Salmon Pho

I came up with this recipe after researching Pho (pronounced Fuh) and becoming inspired about interesting ways to cook meat.  Pho is a Vietnamese soup often eaten for breakfast.  The secret to making it taste good is using a high quality stock.  The meat is usually thinly sliced and cooked by ladelling hot stock over it. This intrigued me.  Pho is traditionally made with beef, but I wanted to do my own version using my home made vegetable stock and marinated salmon because I'm trying to eat more fish.  The result was a lot of fun to make and tasted beautiful.  The broth is a very different flavour to beef Pho, so I'm stretching things a little by using its name.  This meal is my twist on the cooking concept underlying Pho.  It is a fun meal to make for guests - serve it at the table and carry the pan of broth and a ladle with you.  You can then ladle the broth over the salmon in front of them so that they can watch the cooking process finish itself.  It is a bunch of fun.  Cooking this for the first time gave me lots of ideas - in fact my Sesame Soy Salmon and Soba recipe that I posted a month or so ago is a spin on this recipe - using similar flavours in a different way.  I know you will enjoy this as much as I did.

Sesame Soy Salmon with Soba

How's that for a tongue twister? I haven't made much Asian food lately and I was craving something with a delicious rice wine vinegar and soy based sauce along with some salmon.  After raiding the pantry and the fridge, this is what I came up with!  I was really happy with it in the end.  Salmon is always delicious.  Plus the sauce was so so good over the noodles.  It is important to prep all of your veggies etc first, because once you start, this meal is on the table in 10 minutes.  Gotta love a fast, delicious and healthy meal!  I was actually really proud of this meal.

Baked Salmon with Avocado sauce

Salmon and vegetables ready to bake - feel the health!

This weekend we gorged on delicious naughty food.  We had churros, TWO big breakfasts (Saturday at a cafe and Sunday at home) and macaroni and cheese for dinner.  Not the healthiest, and I think I may have gained a kilo through carbicide and oilicide.  It was beautiful though, and somewhat worth it.  So tonight the Dragon and I are looking for a healthy no carb dinner with loads of nutrients ;)

This is a simple recipe which I have adapted from one by Gillian McKeith that I found years ago during a no preservative, no dairy, no red meat, low carb period of my life.  I've always loved it and have added to and changed it to suit my tastes.  Once you have made it a couple of times it is incredibly simple and quick.  I recommend making this about once a month to help you to feel healthy and fabulous. Plus it is delicious.

Baked salmon always feels special.  Every ingredient in this meal is brimming with nutritious goodness.  The combination makes for a yummy meal which will leave you feeling satisfied without a trace of guilt.  You will have some leftover spring onions, so it is good to plan another recipes using up the leftover spring onions in the same week, eg a stir fry.