Strawberry Chipotle Salmon and Quinoa Salad

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Jennifer FIsher

This post is sponsored by SitkaSalmonShares.com. However, all content, opinions and enthusiasm remain my own.

Sweet and just a little bit spicy! That sums up my personality and is also a flavor profile I love.

Sweet and lightly spicy, this southwestern inspired strawberry chipotle glazed salmon is delicious and nutritious atop a quinoa salad packed with strawberries, spinach and avocado. Can be made ahead and also great for meal prep.

Strawberries play perfectly with the smoky heat of chipotle peppers in my new fish recipe – Strawberry Chipotle Salmon on Strawberry-Avocado Quinoa Salad. Not only is it a 30-minute recipe, but a flavorful and nutritious salmon recipe you’ll have on repeat all summer long.

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I used wild Coho salmon from a fisherman’s co-op I love and trust – SitkaSalmonShares.com (jump below to get an amazing discount code). Coho salmon is a healthy, clean sources of protein with amazing nutritional benefits.

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Coho salmon is leaner than the omni-present Sockeye salmon you most typically see in the grocery store and also offers the highest amounts of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, of all wild Alaska species. These essential fatty acids are important for brain health during all stages of life. I like to purchase my salmon with the skin on, primarily because that’s were a large concentration of the omega-3s are found. It’s the brownish fatty layer between the skin and flesh – don’t scrape it off, EAT IT to optimize the nutritional benefits of Coho salmon.

This strawberry chipotle salmon recipes is very easy, you don’t even have to make the quinoa salad if in a rush. The glaze is simple a no-sugar-added strawberry preserve* mixed together with soy sauce and chopped chipotle peppers in adobo (or a chipotle paste for no chopping and thus even more convenience).

*Note: For the strawberry preserve or jam, there are options based on your dietary preferences. For example, I used a stevia-sweetened jam, but there are jams sweetened with honey, juices and different sweetener substitutes. You can also use a traditional strawberry jam or preserve, if you’d rather.

Stawberry -Avocado Chipotle Quinoa salad

The strawberry quinoa salad is equally easy to whip up. I like to prepare my quinoa in advance so that it has time to cool to at least room temperature. Then it’s just a matter of tossing in the chopped strawberry avocado quinoa salad ingredients.

And, shaking up strawberry chipotle dressing in a jar.

This inspired by the southwest quinoa salad is holds up well and can even be made the day before – or meal prepped and put into jars! For best results, stir in the avocado right before serving.

Serve the strawberry chipotle salmon filet atop the sweet-spicy quinoa salad. Or, you can also “chunk” up the salmon and stir into the salad. Tasty served warm, room temperature OR cold – making it an excellent meal prep salmon salad recipe.

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Creamy Coconut Lime Salmon Skillet is another one of my favorite Sitka Salmon Shares recipes using Coho salmon. This thai-inspired salmon dinner comes together on the stove top in just 15 minutes and is suitable for low carb diets.

5 from 3 votes

STRAWBERRY CHIPOTLE SALMON ON QUINOA SALAD

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

Calories: 498 kcal

Ingredients

For Fish:

1 1 lb. boneless filet Coho salmon skin on
3 tablespoons no-sugar-added strawberry preserves
2 teaspoons Low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

For Salad:

2 cups cooked quinoa from 2/3 cup dry
1 medium avocado chopped,
1 cup chopped strawberries
1 cup packed chopped fresh spinach
½ cup diced red onion
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

For dressing:

¼ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped chipotle in adobo sauce
2 tablespoons no-sugar-added strawberry preserves
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Pat salmon filet dry and place skin side down in rimmed baking dish.
Mix together preserves, chipotles, and soy sauce and spread across top of fish.
Bake for about 20 minutes until fish flaky. Keep a close eye so that glaze doesn’t burn. Use a spoon to redistribute any run-off glaze halfway through baking and again when removing from oven.
While fish is baking, toss together salad ingredients.
Make dressing by shaking up dressing ingredients in jar. Mix into salad.
Serve fish atop quinoa salad, either warm, room temperature or cold! All ways delicious.
If desired can “chunk up” the salmon and mix into the salad.

Recipe Notes

Sheet Pan Chile Lime Spiralized Hash Browns

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Jennifer FIsher

Sheet Pan Chile Lime Spiralized Hash Browns are baked, not fried, and make a yummy potato side dish for any meal of the day!

[Sheet Pan] Spiralized Chili-Lime Hash Browns . . . and easy, economical and nutritious potato side dish for any meal of the day! And, oh yeah, AMAZINGLY delicious.

Easy, economical, and a nutritious food choice to fuel an active lifestyle – plus bonus, this fun sheet pan hash brown recipes is a big hit with the entire family. The added flavor comes from a simple drizzle and toss with butter, olive oil, and spices before baking.

Making this sheet pan recipe is a time and sanity saver. There is NO standing over a hot, grease-spitting skillet flipping hash brown patties one by one.

Plus, it’s fun to prep potatoes using a spiralizer to make long, twisty potato strands – get the kids to help with this portion of the chili lime hash browns.

Also, check out my Pinterest Story for video step-by-step.

Pro Tip #1: If you don’t have a spiralizer (I love my s piralizer attachment for the Kitchenaid Mixer), a similar result can be achieved with an i nexpensive manual spiralizer, shredding potatoes with a food processor, or grating with a simple box grater. That last box grater option will give you an arm workout too!

Pro Tip #2: After spiralizing or grating, rinse off potatoes in a bowl of cold water to remove the excess starches. You can skip this step, but the potatoes will be gloppy and less crispy (but still taste just fine).

Pro Tip #3: Line the baking sheet with a silicone baking sheet or parchment paper. This recipe will stick to pan otherwise.

Pro Tip #4: You can adjust the chili spice level up or down depending on the preference of your family.

Pro Tip #5: Use an approximate 10” x 15” rimmed baking sheet and don’t overfill it. Use the amount of potatoes called for in the spiralized potato recipe. Too many spiralized potato strands and the hash browns will not bake up crispy.

Pro Tip #6: Don’t try to flip or stir the potatoes during baking. They WILL get crispy on top and bottom and lining the pan with parchment will keep them from sticking.

Pro Tip #7: Sheet pan potato recipes like these spiralized chili lime hash browns are very versatile and work for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner!

Reduce food waste by roasting the “potato butts” that are remnants after spiralizing. They look so funny, but taste just as yummy!

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Sheet Pan Spiralized chili Lime Hash Browns make an easy, economical and delicious side dish for any meal -- breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.

Sheet Pan Spiralized Chile Lime Hash Browns

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

50 mins

Course: Breakfast, brunch, dinner, Side Dish

Keyword: potatoes, sheet pan, side dish

Ingredients

2 lbs. Russet potatoes washed
3 Tbsp. butter melted
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp. chili powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried parsley

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
Grate or spiralize potatoes with skin left on.
Dunk prepped potatoes in cold water, drain, and pat dry on a dish cloth.
Line approx 10"x15" rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking sheet. Spread out potatoes on pan.
In bowl, melt butter and stir in olive oil, lime juice, chili powder, salt and garlic powder, parsley. Drizzle over potatoes and toss around with spoon or hands. Spread potatoes back out into even layer.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes (WITHOUT stirring or flipping), or until browning. If you would like them extra, extra crispy, turn OFF oven and let pan sit in oven for another 10-15 minutes.

Paleo Blackberry Almond Tart (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Lower Carb)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Jennifer FIsher

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Fresh blackberries, yum! Nothing says toes-in-grass summer dessert more than a berry tart and that’s what I did with a recent windfall of plump, juicy blackberries!

My Paleo Blackberry Almond Tart is also gluten-free, vegan-friendly, made lower carb with some sweetener swaps. It’s a healthy berry dessert recipe that fits with so many dietary eating patterns!

Blackberries are rich in antioxidants, fiber, and a variety of other health promoting nutrients. If this, plus their sweet taste, isn’t enough motivation to eat them, check out the blackberry macros: just 6.1g of carbs 0.7g of fat, and 61.9 calories (plus, surprise – 2g protein)!

This is a super simple recipe, and starts with super-fine ground almond flour and coconut flour crust made without dairy, egg, or high calorie sweeteners (instead I used granulated Monk Fruit sweetener to moderate the carbohydrates and make it a (not LOW) but lower carb blackberry tart).

After baking the crust in an 11” Tart Pan, the fresh berries are simple tossed with a little more sugar substitute along with lemon juice and lemon zest. It’s popped back into the oven for 30 minutes until the berries are nearly bursting with juices.

Or, check out the Pinterest Story on how-to make this paleo blackberry tart with video demonstration.

Best served warm, as is – or with the creamy topping of your choice. I used a non-dairy yogurt mixed with lemon curd.

Each serving of this Paleo Blackberry Tart has 309 calories, 22g fat, 24g net carb (39 total with 15g fiber), and about 7g protein.

Do you have a favorite healthy berry dessert or Paleo blackberry recipe?! Please share – in need inspo for the rest of my fresh blackberries (which, BTW, were about $0.80 per pound where I picked them up!!!! A super deal!)

Also, another perfect blackberry recipe for summer entertaining: Skinny Blackberry Nectarine Margaritas!

Skinny Blackberry Nectarine Margarita and Virgin Smoothie Option

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5 from 8 votes

BLACKBERRY ALMOND TART (PALEO, GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN, LOWER CARB)

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

50 mins

This delicious berry recipe is simple and perfect for summer entertaining!

Course: Dessert

Keyword: blackberry, blueberry, gluten free, paleo, tart

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 309 kcal

Ingredients

1 ½ cup super fine almond flour
½ cup coconut flour
1/3 cup cup-for-cup sugar substitute like Monk fruit or stevia
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup coconut oil melted
½ tsp vanilla extract
4 to 5 cups fresh blackberries
¼ cup cup-for-cup sugar substitute like Monk fruit or Stevia
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 ounces toasted almond slivers

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Mix together dry ingredients: almond flour, coconut flour, sugar substitute, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon. Mix in coconut oil and vanilla. Mixture will be crumbly, use hands to shape into ball.
Set ball into middle of non-stick tart pan (11”) and press down and around with fingers until flattened and going up sides of tart pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until turning golden on top.
While crust baking, in bowl toss together blackberries, sugar substitute, lemon juice and lemon zest.
Remove crust from oven and pour fresh berry mixture over rust. Return to oven and bake for 30 to 35 additional minutes, or until fruit starts to bubble.
Remove at top with toasted almond slivers. Serve warm.

Recipe Notes

Procrastinator’s Guide to an A+ Graduation Party — Fast & Cheap

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Jennifer FIsher

What a school year it has been! Whether college, high school or even just kindergarten, celebrate your special 2021 graduate with a hearty congratulations, keepsake mementoes and a really fun graduation party – whether virtual or in-person!

Don’t let the fact that graduation 2021 is sneaking up on us limit your party planning. Check out my Procrastinator’s Guide to an A+ Graduation Party and get going!

Procrastinator’s Guide to an A+ Graduation Party – Fast & Cheap

Get Quick Customized Gradation Announcements & Party Invitations: Let the world know that you are celebrating the accomplishments of your scholar with a custom graduation invite – not those generic, cookie-cutter ones through school ordering. I always head over to BasicInvite.com where, I can better show off my personal style while quickly creating high-quality but inexpensive cards using their trendy to traditional templates. Simply tweak the text, color and layout as needed, and upload cherished photographs of your own. The whole process takes minutes, no more than 7 days to ship, and nothing puts a personalized touch to a 2021 graduation announcement more than a photo of your own graduating Senior smiling ear-to-ear.

As a perfectionist regarding quality and content (yet also someone prone to typos), I really appreciate how Basic Invite allows me to order a printed sample of my actual invitation before placing the final order – I can ensure everything is spot-on perfect before ordering the hundreds I need to share with my world.

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Give Yourself Permission to Use Non-Professional Photos: This is a huge graduation party hack that will save you so much time, money and stress. Instead of forking over a small fortune in sitting fees and then still having to order the photos and digital rights, just simply snap your own! With the camera quality of the latest cell phones these days, you don’t even need a fancy DSRL camera and studio set up. Plus you have senior photo access instantly when making cheap graduation announcements and other keepsake memorabilia.

Serve Food Graduates Really Want: The great news is that most graduating seniors and their young adult and teenage guests don’t want fussy, gourmet food. They just want good eats, like the meals they enjoy on the weekends with their friends when socializing. For graduation party food themes, think pizza, sub sandwiches, tacos or a burger bar that can provide additional options that satisfy a variety of diet types (like plant-based or gluten-free). All of these simple graduation food ideas can be pulled together quickly by ordering out or even pulling it all yourself with simple hacks like you can find in my past post on Burger Bar Tips & Tricks. Also, I think it’s fun to serve non-alcoholic mocktails, the kids feel grown up and I know everyone is safe. Since my son is heading to Texas Tech University this fall, I created this virgin Michelada – aka, Red Raiderade!

Do-It-Yourself DJ: No need for a live band DJ . . . or boring parent “elevator music.” Put your graduate to the task of putting together his or her own playlist for the graduation party Your son or daughter likely already has a huge collection of music enjoyed by their peer group – just ask for them to use the “clean” lyric versions to be friendly for all age-groups and temperaments. Blast it from the home entertainment center, a portable pull-around speaker by the pool or in your Zoom session, whever you are!

Zoom Everyone Together: For those who can’t make it to the party due living far away or the need to still remain social distanced, can still attend the party via Zoom, Google Hangouts or other virtual meeting services. Use the chatroom functions to break out in to smaller conversations, or play big party games! You can even use a far-away guest to make a special speech via one of these meeting services, and play it on the big screen.

Sentimental Slide Show: Search through your digital photos and pull photos from your graduate’s life, from birth to current day – choose a selection of snapshots that are sentimental, milestone-marking, silly and maybe even a little embarrassing. Use Windows Movie Maker or even a phone app to upload photos, make transitions, add text and music. This is always the most popular graduation party entertainment around – grandparents “ooh and ahh,” parents tear up, and the teenage guests always get a good chuckle with the “vintage” photos. Success Tip: include as many photos as you can with your graduate and guests you know are coming to the party.

In-A-Flash Party Favors: Graduation party favors are a thoughtful way to let guests know you appreciate their stopping by to share in the graduate’s big day and accomplishments. There is no need to spend hours or big bucks on these takeaway trinkets, I prefer to make it a little treat they can immediately enjoy. In the past, I’ve done tiny mortar boards made out of a mini peanut butter cup with a cardstock square and tassel on top or “Commence-Mints” (above) made with mints and a simple printout made at home.

Thank You Cards: To many teens, the “thank you” requirement for a graduation gift or money might must mean saying, “Dude, thanks,” or sending out sentiments of appreciation via text or email. Take your son or daughter’s etiquette to the next level by ordering custom thank you card for them to personally write out and hand or snail-mail deliver their appreciation to the gift-giver. They may even want to drop a note of thanks to special teachers, mentors, coaches or individuals who wrote letters of recommendation for their college applications. Again, I order mine from Basic Invite because they are quick, high-quality and customizable. (Don’t forget to use their 15% off Promo Code: 15FF51)

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by BasicInvite.com, however all opinions, comments, and enthusiasm remain my own.

Pan-seared Lingcod with Creamy Burst Tomato Sauce

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Jennifer FIsher

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Winner, winner easy fish dinner! Pan-seared Lingcod with Creamy Burst Tomato Sauce is brilliantly delicious, so easy to make, low-carb on its own, but a family favorite with that creamy sauce sliding over into rice, potatoes or noodles. I’ve noticed that even the non-fish fans in my family are licking the plate!

Pan seared lingcod with creamy burst tomato sauce recipe

This easy fish recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make and is perfect for quick, weeknight meals – but also snazzy enough to serve on a special occasion.

Ingredients for Lingcod with creamy burst tomato sauce

I used mild, white lingcod from Sitka Salmon Shares for this skillet fish recipe (it reminds me a lot of halibut). This fisherman’s co-op reels in the BEST wild Alaskan seafood (salmon, cod, sablefish, king crab, and more) and ships it straight to your door, it’s been my go-to fish source now for two years. Visit them at sitkasalmonshares.com and use my code FITFORK to save $25 on a premium share!

Other firm white fish will work too like halibut, cod, pollock, haddock, and such. It’s really up to your preference. Pan sauté skinless filets that have been seasoned simply with salt and pepper. After just cooked through, remove from skillet temporarily while making the sauce.

The sauce is fresh and simple. In the same unwashed skillet that the fish was cooked in, add whole grapes and sauté until they start to pop. Then finish bursting tomatoes with a fork – piercing the skin to let the juices out and then mashing down before, pouring in a little veggie stock to deglaze the pan. Season this sauce for the lingcod fish recipe with garlic, Italian seasoning and a little paprika – then stir in some heavy cream to give this sauce that rich and luxurious mouthfeel.

Gently add back in the cooked fish, spoon sauce over top of filets to coat and sprinkle with chopped fresh basil.

Also, check out another healthy lingcod recipe of mine using wild Alaskan fish from Sitka Salmon Shares: Paleo Coconut Fish Sticks with Spicy Peach Dipping Sauce.

Paleo Coconut Fish Sticks with Spicy Peach Sauce – Paleo, Gluten-free

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5 from 6 votes

Pan-seared Lingcod with Creamy Burst Tomato Sauce

Prep Time

8 mins

Cook Time

12 mins

Total Time

20 mins

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 307 kcal

Ingredients

16 ounces skinless lingcod filet or other firm white fish like halibut, cod, etc.
1 tsp. salt divided
1 tsp. black pepper divided
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
½ cup vegetable stock
6 oz. heavy cream
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. ground paprika
2 tbsp. shredded fresh basil

Instructions

Cut fish into 4 portions, season with ½ tsp each salt/pepper.
Add oil to skillet over med-high and sear fish for 3 to 4 min each side; remove to plate.
In same skillet at grape tomatoes, heat in pan over med-hi for several minutes until softened. Then use fork to pierce tomatoes and them mash lightly.
Add vegetable stock and simmer for 2 min longer.
Add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, paprika and remaining salt/pepper along with cream. Stir until combined and heated, a couple minutes.
Gently place fish into sauce, garnish with basil. Serve with noodles, zoodles or rice.

Recipe Notes

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Strawberry Chipotle Salmon and Quinoa Salad

Visit the Pin Story for video steps.

Sheet Pan Chile Lime Spiralized Hash Browns

Also, check out my Pinterest Story for video step-by-step.

Paleo Blackberry Almond Tart (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Lower Carb)

Or, check out the Pinterest Story on how-to make this paleo blackberry tart with video demonstration.

Procrastinator’s Guide to an A+ Graduation Party — Fast & Cheap

Procrastinator’s Guide to an A+ Graduation Party – Fast & Cheap

Pan-seared Lingcod with Creamy Burst Tomato Sauce