Oh man! Was this creation awesome! Looking in my cabinets, I saw that I had walnuts and figured that I could do something with them to accompany the fish. Oh yeah! SO GOOD. And the husband?! He loved it! Woohoo. It was a massive success. I served it with quinoa, spruced up with some cherry tomatoes. Yum, yum, yum!
Grilled Salmon with Dijon-Walnut Sauce
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 salmon fillets that are approximately 8oz. (or 4 4oz. fillets)
2 TBS canola oil
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup halved walnuts
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 TBS Dijon mustard
1 small garlic clove, minced
Directions:
1. In a food processor or chopper, chop the walnuts and olive oil. After the walnuts are broken down, add the mustard and garlic. Mix until well-combined and set aside.
2. Brush some canola oil on both sides of the salmon and season with salt and pepper.
3. On medium-high heat, grill the seasoned salmon, 3 minutes on the first side, and approximately 2 on the other.
4. Once the salmon is finished, serve with the Dijon-Walnut Sauce! Yummm! Enjoy!
Cherry Tomato and Garlic Quinoa
Serves a lot. I mean a lot. Tons of left overs. Probably yields 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
1 cup dry quinoa
2 cups water
1.5 cups cherry tomatoes
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 TBS salt
Directions:
1. Cook the quinoa according to the package's directions, but add the tomatoes, garlic, and salt with the quinoa and water. It will add great flavor!
2. Serve with any dish, especially this salmon!
What a lovely first dinner to share as a married couple! The salmon looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteyou know, my grandmother Zig, taught me how to cook from the cupboard, but you already know that... if you can do that well, you can cook anything... this sounds like it was amazing.. searing the salmon in simple olive oil is all needed with that nutty mustard - what am I going to call you now, I was just getting use to calling you Zig, I will not call you Mol
ReplyDelete@5 Star: thanks so much! We were quite tickled with the dish :-)
ReplyDelete@Drick: As the husband said, I will always be Zig (that's what he calls me, not Emily.. hehe), so to you Drick, I will always be Zig, since I will always be a Ziegler! Right?! :-)
quinoa is one of my favorite grains and sounds like the perfect accompaniment with the simple delicious salmon. looks great!
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing! I just picked up some salmon from WF too. I think it was meant to be. :) I might even have to try the quinoa.
ReplyDeletegreat dinner,mrs. malloy!congrats!
ReplyDeletebeautiful dish, and a real success for the first one as "married", great start Emily!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! Congratulations to you!! My husband and I are about to have our 9 year anniversary; we've shared lots of meals during this time, but our very first one as a married couple was also salmon!! I can tell you that you're off to a great start!! :)
ReplyDeleteCarli @ Velveeta Ain't Food
Congrats on your marriage and the success of your first official dinner! Good thing you have this food blog to archive the event...I have been married quite a few years, and I cannot remember what I made for the first offical dinner! (uh oh)...
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful.
Yay for cooking your first married dinner :) I love making salmon with dijon mustard, Everything looks delicious and I'm sure your husband appreciated it!
ReplyDeleteLove the salmon and what a fun post, so happy for you both, this sounds like the perfect start to a wonderful life~
ReplyDeleteGrilled salmon and quinoa is my go-to quick recipe! I love this dijon walnut sauce! CONGRATS ON YOUR MARRIAGE!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great - a yummy newlywed dinner! Sweet!
ReplyDeleteI have so much quinoa in my cupboard that is just begging for a makeover. Love the cherry tomatoes and garlic!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your first meal as husband and wife <3
What a treat for both of you! It must be fun!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! Congrats on your marriage and your first couple meal looks so yummy!
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