This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. One tradition that we have for Christmas Eve is to keep our meal simple. We generally have a couple of kinds of soup. I shared a post about this here. Soup is such a warm hug type of food, or comfort food in other words. Recently we had a women's Christmas Dinner and Program at our church. I am on the planning committee for these activities and our committee decided to have a buffet of soups for the dinner. If you haven't ever been to a soup buffet, I also wrote a post about that on this post. We had about 9 different kinds of delicious soup and the night was wonderful! My contribution to the buffer that night was two kinds of soup. One was the ever popular Taco Soup, with toppings of tortilla chips, sour cream and cheese. The other was this Salmon Shrimp Bisque that I came up with as an alternative to the much more expensive Lobster Bisque. Whenever I come up with a new recipe and try it on people, I am always a nervous wreck. What a relief when I discovered that this soup was practically all gone by the end of the night! Whew! I actually made this soup in my Instant Pot. I was able to sauté the veggies in it and then after everything was mixed together, I used the Instant Pot as a Crock Pot to simmer the soup in until it was time to serve it! One pot equals less mess and I love that. Not only that, with the lid on the Instant Pot, transporting the soup was an easy task. No spills! If you don't have an Instant Pot, you can always use your Crock Pot and simply start the vegetables in a skillet on the stove. I haven't decided if I'm going to make the switch from clam chowder this year and go with this bisque or stick with tradition. My son is also doing a duck for Christmas Eve this year, so things are going to be a bit different than the norm. That's okay though, as long as we keep the reason for the season in mind and spend it with as many loved ones as we can, I know that it will be a great Christmas. So, if you want to try this Salmon Shrimp Bisque for the holidays, or anytime, here is the recipe! Click on it for the PDF.
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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. What is a seafood lover to do with today's prices in the grocery store? Purchasing salmon for my salmon addiction has always been a splurge, but now I am finding myself saving up in order to pay the huge price and still be able to purchase the basics. Fortunately, and surprisingly, I can usually find a pretty good sale on shrimp. Some weeks, the sale will be on large shrimp, others, on medium. Salad shrimp or small shrimp are usually pretty affordable compared to other seafood in the supermarket. Since I adore shrimp, I find myself purchasing it more often to put into our menu rotation. Benefits of Eating Shrimp The great thing about eating shrimp is that it is very good for you! It contains vitamin B12 and other things like niacin and zinc. It is high in anti-oxidants that fight inflammation, wrinkles and sun damage. Shrimp is also good for thyroid function. Of course, you shouldn't overdo it with shrimp, they are fairly high in cholesterol and sodium, and of course, some people are allergic to shellfish, which is very sad for them. All of that being said, shrimp is great to have on hand because it cooks up quickly and that makes it easy to create a delicious dish in no time at all! I was browsing through our posts and realized that we have a bunch of wonderful shrimp recipes that will add so much variety to your lunch, dinner and even snacking menu! Here are our best shrimp recipes. Click on the photo to go to the recipe. Having shrimp in a home cooked meal always makes it seem special to me. When I can do it in a budget friendly way, that is even better! Do you have any shrimp recipes that you love? I would love to hear about them in the comments!
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There are 2 things about this recipe that are perfect for me! First, I have been trying to learn more about Danish cooking. Second, I love salmon!
In my search for Danish recipes, I came across this website, International Cuisine. Of all the recipes that I found to make cured salmon, this one was by far the most simple and it worked fantastically! So, I am referring you to that website for the recipe and just sharing a bit about what I learned as I made Gravlax, or Cured Salmon for the first time.
I lined a glass baking dish with the plastic wrap that I was going to used to wrap the salmon, then I placed the salmon skin side down on it. Next, I rubbed on the salt and sugar curing mixture and then placed on some fresh dill sprigs. Now, most of the other recipes I had read also used a bit of wine or cider vinegar or mustard in their recipes. This recipe doesn't call for any of that, so it made me nervous. So, I poured about 1/2 a cup of cider vinegar around the edge of the salmon. I don't know if it did anything. I couldn't taste it later on, so you don't have to use it. After I had done it I worried that I shouldn't have, but everything came out great in the end.
Finally, wrap the plastic wrap tightly around your salmon and put the whole thing into the refrigerator for 3 DAYS! That made me really nervous because I didn't want it to go bad. But, all of the recipes required at least 3 days to cure the fish, so I crossed my fingers and did it. I wondered if I would be brave enough to eat it when it finally was all done.
After 3 days, I pulled the salmon out of the refrigerator. There was liquid in the pan that leaks out during the curing process. I drained that off, removed the dill and threw that away and rinsed off all of the salt and sugar mixture. I was pleased to see that the salmon was darker in color and looked just like cured smoked salmon that I have purchased in the store. Except mine wasn't smoked. Now for the moment of truth! Tasting it!
The recipe says to slice it horizontally into thin strips. I struggled with that. It was hard to get a pretty thin slice, but that may have been my knife. I did get a few good slices. Of course, I tasted the very first slice. It was fabulous! This salmon is so flavorful and sweet! I was thrilled with the result.
Since many of the recipes called for mustard. I first served mine on a sprouted wheat roll with a layer of mustard and the salmon on top. I was trying to get that smorgasbord feel.
Later, I boiled some eggs and served a light supper with sprouted wheat toast, slices of eggs topped with gravlax. It was so tasty! My husband loved it, too! I felt so in touch with my Danish roots! I can't wait to try another Danish recipe very soon! Let me know if you give this one a try!
This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! It is no secret that salmon is my absolute favorite food! I shared my favorite, go-to broiled salmon recipe on this post. The other day, I was looking through some old recipes and I found this Apple Salmon Bake that I had forgotten all about and I haven't made it in years! I decided that for a change of pace I would give it a try. It was delicious and I'm so glad that I rediscovered it! This recipe can also be made with a blend of apples and pears, but I didn't have any pears at the time. Also, the recipe calls for peeling the apples, but I left the skin on and the apples looked beautiful and tasted great. So, you can peel them or not. Asparagus makes a nice accompaniment with salmon, so I just steamed some with salt, pepper and garlic. Doesn't that make a pretty plate? Here is the recipe! Let me know how you enjoy it! Here are other Seafood Recipes you might love:
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