California Brunch: Salmon Sandwich with Baked Potato Wedges
Posted by RenaissanceTrophyWife on May 25, 2009
The weather’s warming up and all sorts of veggies and fruits are in season… I love the beginning of summer! City Girl’s cucumber watermelon cooler and Smitten Kitchen’s asparagus/goat cheese/lemon pasta got me jonesing for those hot summer nights that haven’t quite reached the West Coast yet… you know, the ones where you lie around basking in doing nothing.
Speaking of doing nothing, it’s pretty easy to achieve in the kitchen when you’ve got a bunch of produce and can just throw things together. I always have salmon (flash-frozen wild alaskan from Costco) on hand because it’s tasty, easy, and good! Since I was resisting the lure of Whole Foods one weekend morning, this was our brunch: pan-grilled salmon with wasabi (canola) mayo, avocado, and tomatoes on a toasted English muffin. I popped some potato wedges with herbs and parm in the oven before prepping the fish, and voila– lazy Sunday brunch! It’s pretty healthy too, what with all those omega-3s and monounsaturated fats… enough that a small grating of cheddar didn’t hurt.
At first I was debating about putting this up since it’s not really a recipe, per se, but I was drawn to the colors and the sheer simplicity. Honestly, during the height of summer I probably could subsist on caprese salad, fruit, and grilled veggies alone; the less stovetop cooking, the better! Mmmm, heirloom tomatoes and sweet corn…
What’s your favorite “taste of summer” food?
Kristan said
Grilled corn on the cob, I think…
Tellie said
My favorite “taste of summer” food would probably be Botamochi. I guess technically Botamoci is a spring food… but it’s a really tasty japanese treat with sweet rice and a red bean paste.
Tellie said
Looks good. i love smitten kitchen!