Use your microwave and a few Mediterranean type pantry staples to make these olive and salmon mini sandwiches in minutes.
Confession: Being on the tail finish of getting a cookbook manuscript collectively, I fully forgot I had this put up on the calendar.
I spotted yesterday that I wanted a sandwich recipe for this month’s Recipe ReDux theme (which I sheepishly knew months upfront being that I’m one of many TRR moderators):
“It’s the ReDux birthday month! Birthdays are a time to take inventory and improve. Present us your wholesome upgrades to the straightforward sandwich.”
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Right here was my thought course of as my calendar alert popped up yesterday morning:
Thought #1: Oh drat – I forgot about this! (G-rated model of thought.)
Thought #2: Possibly I can improve an outdated sandwich put up – in any case, we now have over 700 recipes on Teaspoon of Spice. (Seems we now have solely THREE sandwich recipes and all of them are sponsored to allow them to’t actually be recycled.)
Thought #3: Oooh, I can showcase that Kalamata yogurt sauce I simply created for our 30-Minute Mediterranean Weight-reduction plan Cookbook (popping out mid-October – #shameless plug.)
Thought #4: It will likely be a yummy sandwich improve to prepare dinner up some recent salmon and use that sauce as a sammie unfold. (I run to the shop to get some components.)
Thought #5: (After returning house) Oh drat – I forgot {that a} man from the township knocked on our door this morning and stated they have been going to show off the gasoline for the day to put in the brand new strains on our avenue. (We have now a gasoline range. Once more G-rated model of this thought.)
Thought #6: Our new (popping out in October) cookbook to the rescue! Serena has a recipe in there on the way to prepare dinner fish within the microwave in 3 minutes!
Okay, so significantly, having the gasoline turned off for the day ended up being the largest blessing in disguise as I’ve by no means tried to prepare dinner fish within the microwave earlier than (and I used to be significantly considering that I nonetheless was going to place within the recipe directions the fundamental approach how I grill or saute salmon on the range.)
However after the SUPER success of the microwave salmon – which was completely cooked, tremendous moist and never dry in any respect – I knew I needed to share the way to do it.
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Use your microwave and a few Mediterranean type pantry staples to make these olive and salmon mini sandwiches in minutes.
- 1 pound skinless salmon, reduce into 4 items
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup reduced-fat (2%) plain Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup chopped Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped (saving 2 tablespoons of olive juice)
- 8 mini hamburger buns, break up
- 1/2 of a (12 ounce) jar roasted crimson peppers
- 2 Romaine leaves, ripped into 8 items whole
- In a glass pie plate, place the salmon fillets. Sprinkle with black pepper. Cowl the dish with plastic wrap leaving a small half open on the edge to vent the steam. Microwave on excessive energy for about 3 minutes. The fish is finished when it simply begins to separate into flakes (chunks) after being pressed gently with a fork. Lower every fillet in half.
- Whereas the fish is cooking, in a small bowl, whisk collectively the yogurt, olives and olive juice.
- To assemble sliders, place a bit of salmon on the half of every bun. High with a roasted pepper after which a bit of lettuce leaf. Unfold the olive yogurt sauce over every high bun and place on the lettuce. Serve instantly.
So, that is really a sandwich improve so far as chopping down on kitchen time whereas counting on some delish (and Meditteranean) pantry staples – like jarred roasted crimson peppers and Kalamata olives – to have a restaurant type sammie in your plate in minutes.
*****HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY RECIPE REDUX!******
