Sunday, May 1, 2011

Sing a song of Salmon!

I have been uber busy lately, starting my own business, ushering the girls to skate practice (I now have two Jr Derby-ers) and trying to keep my head above the preverbal waters. My husband is an addict to his martial arts and decided recently to enter a submission wrestling competition, his first in three years.  What that means for our family is that Dad has had longer hours at the gym (longer than normal) and dinner is often less exciting (lower in fat and calories) and more expensive (higher costs due to finer proteins like salmon). This should be depressing, but I have learned to take ½ to ¾ pound of salmon to feed five - and only by portion restriction, do we stop eating. I love salmon anyway. It is such a luxurious fish - sweet and fatty and yet lean and very filling.  I really could eat it every day. I need my own fish hatchery in my back yard, but those pesky little critters taste better when swimming out there with their own favorite critters to eat, and not stuck in a pool eating what amounts to dog food pellets. I digress.
The salmon salad that I'm serving for dinner, I've been daydreaming about since breakfast.  It is the perfect dinner in this springy weather we have been having. I hope you think it is as great as I do! Now you could take this salmon and just eat a big fillet, 4-6 ounces, of it as a main course with a side of fresh steamed veggies and lemon rice, but this salad cuts the protein consumption in nearly half, and compensates for super low calorie lettuce and salad fixins that have great nutritional content. Either way you choose to prepare it, it is still fabulous!


Salmon Salad