FOOD ART AND FAMILY TRADITIONS: LEMON GARLIC SALMON:

(From the recipe collections of Sheila Gail Landgraf)

Need a little fish in your diet?  Salmon is tasty, healthy and makes a delicious meal.  Be careful to buy wild Alaskan Salmon.  The best place to get this fresh in the south is Whole Foods Market.   This side dish of baked cauliflower will wean you off of mashed potatoes forever.  Just add the simple green salad and some hot buttered bread with your favorite beverage and you have a wonderful late winter meal.

FRESH GREEN SALAD

Ingredients:

2 cups shredded fresh spinach leaves

2 cups shredded lettuce

1 onion – chopped

1 cup cauliflower – chopped

2 cups fresh blue cheese dressing

Directions:

Mix spinach leaves and lettuce.  Add onion and cauliflower.  Pour blue cheese dressing over all and chill until time to eat.  Should be served ice cold.

 LEMON - GARLIC SALMON

Ingredients:

6 boneless salmon filets

3 lemons – sliced thinly

2 onions – sliced thinly

3 tablespoons minced garlic

1 cup lemon juice

2 sticks of butter – melted

1 cup Parmesean Cheese, grated

Pinch salt

Pinch pepper

Directions:

Place the filets in a baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Place onion slices over fish.  Place lemon slices over onions.  Sprinkle minced garlic over all.  Pour melted butter and lemon juice over all.  Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and cover with foil.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees and cook for 50 minutes covered. 

TWICE BAKED CAULIFLOWER

Ingredients:

1 head fresh cauliflower (cut into tiny pieces)

1 whole onion, chopped

1 quart sized beef flavored broth

4 teaspoons minced garlic

2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded and divided in half)

1 8oz. block of creamed cheese cut into small chunks and left at room temperature

1 stick butter (melted)

1 cup sour cream

1 pkg. bacon bits

Directions:

Chop the cauliflower pieces and the onion and place inside a medium sized sauce pan.  Pour in 4 teaspoons minced garlic.   Fill the sauce pan the rest of the way with as much beef broth as is safe to boil the cauliflower in and turn the heat on medium high until the vegetables are soft.  Drain the broth and mash the vegetables together.  While the mix is hot pour in one half of the cheddar cheese and mix well.  Pour in the melted butter, sour cream, cream cheese and bacon bits and cream all together.  The mix will have the consistency of mashed potatoes.  Grease a quart casserole dish.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Pour ingredients into casserole dish.  Top with remaining cheddar cheese and cook for 30 minutes.