The salad, well, isn't exactly sneaky, but the husband ate it right up, and he is not a tomato-lover. I always tell the husband that if he were still in the 'old country', they'd have kicked him out for his dislike of tomatoes! Extra bonus...it's a lazy-wife dish!
Recipes after the jump!
Salmon Cakes
16 oz. Wild-Caught Alaskan Sockeye Salmon
3 oz. Baby Spinach, chopped
2 oz. Shiitake Mushrooms, chopped
3 oz. Panko Bread Crumbs
3 large eggs
Garlic/Sea Salt Blend
Bake the salmon in the oven for 18 minutes at 350°, or until it flakes easily. Flake the salmon off the skin into a large bowl. Mix in the spinach, mushrooms, and bread crumbs in with the salmon. Even though it's icky, it really works best to mush everything together with your fingers. Once thoroughly mixed, add in the eggs and mush again with hands. Add in a little garlic/sea salt blend, roughly 1/2 tsp.
In a skillet, heat enough canola oil to coat the pan. With the mixture, form into 1 1/2-inch balls and make them as firm as possible. Press into 2-inch cakes and place into the skillet. Cook each cake until a deep golden brown on each side. Serve either on a bun as a burger or alone. Makes 6 cakes.
Mediterranean Bean Salad
1 15.5 oz can Cannellini Beans, drained
1 15.5 oz can Light Red Kidney Beans, drained
4 oz. Feta Cheese Crumble
3 Large Roma Tomatoes
1 Large Cucumber
3 oz. Giada De Laurentiis Parmesan Garlic Vinaigrette (found at Target)
5 oz. Seeds of Change Greek Feta Vinagrette (found at Target)
In a large bowl, empty both cans of beans (make sure they're drained), and add the feta crumble. Slice both the tomatoes and cucumber into 1/2-inch slices, and then quarter those slices and add to the beans and feta. Add in both dressings and mix thoroughly.
These have both been husband-tested and husband-approved, so they're in the pipeline for meal rotation. :)
Being Greek, I make something similar to the Mediterranean Bean Salad. Well, it's pretty much a Greek salad...without the lettuce. That's one thing I hate: wilty lettuce. So I just cut up cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese (Presidential is the bed brand; not rubbery/ salty, just nice and creamy), and kalamata olives. Add extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, and fresh Greek oregano out of the garden. Ummm...so good! Also, Marie's Dressing line makes a REALLY good Greek vinegarette.
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Nikki
Thank you so much! I'll have to look out for those dressings. :)
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