Friday, January 25, 2013

Quinoa citrus pasta, with skillet salmon over a bed of fresh spinach.

Super fresh recipe and full of flavor pasta, hope all of you enjoy it!

Ingredients.

- 1/2 a pound of Quinoa pasta (You can replace with whole wheat pasta)
- 2 fresh salmon fillets.
- Mrs. Dash.
- 5 tablespoons of dry white wine (the one of your choice i used Pinot Grigio).
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
- 1 cup of cherry tomatoes cut in half.
- 1/2 a medium white onion (minced).
- 8-1 2 leaves of fresh basil.
- 2 teaspoons of dry oregano.
- 3 tablespoons of chives (minced).
- 4 medium cloves of garlic (minced).
- 2 cups of baby spinach.
- Juice of 2 lemons.
- 1 lemon (zested).
- salt and pepper (to taste).

Directions:

Season salmon with a little bit of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and freshly ground pepper. Meanwhile, warm the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high . Add the fish to the pan and cook , about 4 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fish. Remove the salmon from the pan.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally.

Warm olive oil and add the minced garlic and onions, add the pasta, salt, pepper, oregano lemon zest, and lemon juice, wine, tomatoes, to the spaghetti mixture and toss to combine and after that add the basil and chives.

Set out serving plates or shallow bowls. Place spinach in each bowl. Top with the pasta. Top each mound of pasta with a piece of salmon. Serve immediately.




Monday, January 7, 2013

Grilled Salmon With A Parsley And Chives Mustard Sauce. Salmón a la parrilla con salsa se mostaza, puerro y perejil.

English:

This is an easy, healthy recipe and a fun twist to salmon.


Ingredients:

Salmon:

- 4 fresh Salmon fillets.
- 3 tablespoons of lime juice.
- Mrs. Dash.
- 1 teaspoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
- Salt and pepper (to taste).

Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons of all natural mustard (no preservatives).
- 4 tablespoons low fat greek yogurt.
- 4 tablespoons of warm water.
- 1 tablespoon of chives (Minced).
- 1 tablespoon of parsley (Minced).
- Pepper (to taste).

Directions:

Take the salmon and seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, Mrs. Dash, lime juice, salt and pepper (to taste), and grill until you get the perfect gold color on your salmon fillets.

For the sauce add the yogurt and mustard first, stir well and the add the warm water after that add the rest of the ingredients, pour over salmon and enjoy!

On the side there is a Yucca Mash that my husband wanted i used yucca, 1% heavy whipping cream salt and pepper to taste, topped with low fat mozzarella cheese and then baked at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, for a healthier version you can replace the yucca with sweet potato and it is a tasty and much healthier.

Spanish:

Esta es una receta fácil y saludable con un giro divertido al salmón.


Ingredientes:

Salmón:

- 4 Filetes de salmón.
- 3 cucharadas de zumo de limón.
- Mrs. Dash.
- 1 cucharadita de Aceite de oliva extra virgen.
- Sal y pimienta (Al gusto).

Salsa:

- 3 cucharadas de mostaza natural (Sin preservativos).
- 4 cucharadas de yogur griego bajo en grasa.
- 3 cucharadas de agua tibia.
- 1 cucharada de puerro (Picadito).
- 1 cucharada de perejil (Picadito).
-Pimienta (Al Gusto).

Instrucciones:

Tome el salmón y sazone con el aceite de oliva extra virgen, zumo limón , Mrs. Dash, sal y pimienta (Al gusto) y lleve a la parrilla hasta que obtengas ese color dorado en tus filetes de salmón.

Para la salsa agregue el yogur y mostaza primero, mezcle bien y luego agregue el agua tibia y siga mezclando luego agregue el resto de los ingredientes, rocíe la salsa sobre el salmón y disfrute!

Al lado había un puré de yuca que mi esposo quería el cual hice con yuca, crema de leche 1%, sal y pimienta (Al gusto) con queso mozzarella bajo en grasa por encima y lleve al horno a 400 grados por 15 minutos. Para una versión mas saludable del mismo pueden reemplazar la yuca por batata y sabe tam rico y mucho mas saludable.