Salmon: A SUPER Food
Vitamins, minerals, and nutrients in super food
Benefits of Eating the Super Food
Helps protect your eyes
Makes you think more ( smarter)
Helps you sleep
Helps make omega-3s ( which we can't)
Ingredients For Recipe
Ingredients
* 1 pint (2 cups) sour cream
* 1 tablespoon double concentrate tomato paste (from a tube)
* 1 teaspoon lemon juice
* 2 tablespoons drained, jarred capers
* 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
* 1/4 pound smoked salmon, shredded (ask your deli counter person for the end pieces)
* 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Recipe
Directions Watch how to make this recipe.
In a medium bowl mix the sour cream, tomato paste and lemon juice until smooth. Stir in capers and red onion. Fold in the salmon and season with the salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For serving dip: Red and green bell peppers, squared bottoms
Purple cabbage, ruffled leaves and hollowed out
Radicchio, ruffled leaves and hollowed out
Green cabbage, ruffled leaves and hollowed out
Dippers:
Mini carrots
Icicle radishes
Treviso leaves
Cucumber spears Cherry tomatoes and green cocktail olives each on sticks
Focaccia strips
Bread sticks (bakery)
Bagel chips, for salmon dip
Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee
History
HISTORY: 5 salmon species, pink, dog, silver, red, king
Pacific salmon originate in Asia and North America
Salmon started getting canned in England in 1840 to California
Servants only got 1 meal of salmon a week
Fun Fact
FUN FACT: The word salmon comes from the Latin salmo, saumon in middle English
Resources
www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=104 http://www.chatelaine.com/health/diet/seven-health-benefits-of-salmon-and-a-vitamin-rich-summer-recipe/ http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/top-salmon-recipes.page-13.html http://divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com/2013/06/salmon-a-nutrient-dense-super-food/ http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/salmonhistory.htm