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Salmon Steak With Strawberry Sauce
I really will get round to posting some more of my own recipes soon, it has been so hectic here lately with the Easter and the holidays and I have just not come up for air to go through my growing number of photos for my dishes. I made this one a few weeks ago and it was really delicious I served it over salad with an avocado and I really enjoyed it. It was not one of my group members recipes but just a tag of someone’s who was playing the game. This was his original recipe and I thought it was quite inventive and worked really well together, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. I did make this with a salmon fillet rather than a salmon steak but that is just my personal preference. I also added a pinch of sugar to the sauce as I find that always takes the edge off of the tomatoes and herbs. To view more photos of this recipe or to read more reviews please click here.

Ingredients

2 Salmon steaks (I used fillets)
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 Garlic cloves
1 Cup fresh strawberries
1/4 Cup crushed tomatoes
4 Teaspoons malt vinegar
4 Teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/4 Teaspoon oregano
1/2 Teaspoon basil
1 Teaspoon chili flakes
Pinch sugar
1/4 Teaspoon ground black pepper
4 Sprigs parsley, chopped

Method

1. Crush strawberries in a mortar & pestle. Don’t go overboard because the sauce looks nicer with a thick texture.

2. Mix all ingredients except salmon, oil and garlic well in a bowl and place in refrigerator (can be done ahead of time).

3. Cook Salmon on a BBQ or grill. I used a medium BBQ plate for around seven minutes a side.

4. Place garlic and olive oil in a saucepan and place over medium heat.

5. Lightly saute garlic for five minutes, add the sauce mix to saucepan.

6. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Don’t let the sauce boil hard, just simmer.

Once the fish is cooked plate up and pour over the sauce. I served ours over a salad with avocado garnished with extra strawberries.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.

Carrot Cake
I have been doing lots of cooking lately, what with Easter and the holiday’s. I have made several more of my own recipes but as I have had family in town I have not had the time to go through all the photos yet to post them. I will hopefully get around to doing this over the weekend and be able to post them next week. until them I give you another recipe made from one of my team mates for the swap I am in this month. This is an absolutely fabulous carrot cake recipe it is truly one of the most moist carrot cakes I have made. My whole family just kept raving about it from the flavour to how moist it was, to asking for the recipe and also please make it again soon. If you would like to read more reviews on this recipe please click here.

Ingredients

2 Cups flour
2 Teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 Teaspoons baking soda
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1 Teaspoon salt
2 Cups sugar (I added less just personal preference)
3/4 Cup vegetable oil
3/4 Cup applesauce
4 Eggs
2 Cups carrots, grated
1 (8 ounce) Can crushed pineapple (I drained mine)
1 Cup walnuts, chopped

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine dry ingredients.

3. Add other ingredients.

4. Put in 9 x 13 cake pan or a little larger. (The cake pan will be very full.) Bake 30-40 minutes.

5. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.