FEBRUARY 'BIG LOVE' ~ PHALAENOPSIS / HERB CRUSTED CHERRY SALMON - ROASTED ROSEMARY SWEET POTATOES (NATIONAL HEART-SMART & CHERRY MONTH)
"There is no instinct like that of the heart."
~ Lord Byron
HERB CRUSTED CRANBERRY/CHERRY SALMON
~ A delicious crunchy meld of herbs, antioxidant lemon, tart cranberries & sweet dried cherries combined with 'heart-smart' salmon
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1 1/2 lb. salmon filet
1/2 cup chopped fresh cranberries
1/4 cup chopped dried Michigan cherries
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 cup panko crumbs
zest of 1 fresh lemon
3 Tbsp. melted butter
sea salt & freshly ground cracked pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 375º.
- Rinse and pat salmon dry. Place skin side down on foil lined baking sheet sprayed with Pam. Season with salt & pepper.
- Combine chopped cranberries, cherries, onion, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest, and panko crumbs. Blend in 2 Tbsp. melted butter.
- Pat mixture evenly over salmon. Drizzle with remaining butter.
- Pop in oven and bake for 20 minutes or until salmon is opaque in center. (4 servings)
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ROASTED ROSEMARY SWEET POTATOES
4 scrubbed sweet potatoes (peel or unpeeled)
3 heaping Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary
extra-virgin olive oil
coarse salt & freshly ground cracked pepper
Slice potatoes in thin wedges or chop in bite-size pieces. Place in ovenproof pan or iron skillet. Sprinkle with rosemary, cracked pepper and coarse salt. Bake in 450º oven or 45 minutes or until roasted. (4 servings)
Comments
can't eat fish, but the recipe sounds great. I'll send the link to my son who would love to make the salmon.
I bought some orchids about a month ago and am on a learning curve how to care for them. They are beautiful and so graceful.
Salmon is one of my favorite fish, yummy recipe.
Eileen
I am envious [I know that is a sin] of your Orchids....Lovely!
:)
Rosey
Thanks Di. Mr. Ho-Hum and I love baked sweet potatoes, even the skin. For a change, roasted with rosemary are a flavorful marriage :)
Thank you, Karin, and delighted you agree about Michigan cherries, indeed the best :)
Have fun with orchids, Eileen. The blooms last for months so I've decided not to worry if they will rebloom. Back/forth trips to cottage force mine to vacation outside in summer, some make it, some don't.
Delighted you enjoy sweet potatoes and covet my orchids, dearest Edith. Not only are sweet potatoes delicious but the health benefits, amazing. So eat until your heart is content :)
Thank you, Rosey. (The post title is long-winded like me :)
Thank you, Jane Marie. Do you have photos of your new home? You must be so excited!
Sweet potatoes are wonderful food! The Lawn Man doesn't like them. That leaves more for me. ;)
Have a nice week.
Greetings,
Berit.
Welcome, Berit, and thank you. Your Norway is beautiful!
Thank you, Cat. Orchids are mysteriously beautiful but should not be feared ... simply enjoyed :)
Thanks imac :)
For anyone else who wants to make this but has trouble finding fresh cranberries: I used dried cranberries and plumped them up with some orange juice. Worked wonderfully.
I'm going to bookmark your blog and come back to get your salmon recipe ~ it sounds divine.
Hi Shady ~ thank you. Oh yes, I'm dreaming of spring!
Delighted you enjoyed the offerings, Kim, and a perfect solution for fresh cranberries. This is a great salmon recipe for the holidays (I usually have cranberries in the freezer). An easy dinner too, isn't it! If a salmon lover like me (at least once a week), I have many more recipes posted. Enjoy :)
Welcome, Kathleen, and thank you for the kind comment. I enjoyed visiting your blog and do hope you return.
I drool over these orchids but I have a terrible brown thumb when it comes to caring for them .. it is safer for them and myself if we don't go down that road again? LOL
Joy : )
Thanks for stopping by my blog girl!
Hi Lindalou ~ a HUGE thank you. Happy tomorrow Michigan March :)
(But not before nabbing that recipe for Herb Crusted Salmon).