Tonight’s dinner was inspired by Green Valley Grill, in Greensboro, NC and when restaurants are open it will be one of the first places I go!!! MmmmMMMmmm!!
One of my favorite meals is the Grape Leaf Salmon, and while I didn’t have all of the ingredients I had many of them, so we improvised and it was faaaantastic! We played classical music, popped open some wine and pretended to be out! What things are you doing to help you during this time of #stayhome? We find that making a special dinner and creating a special atmosphere from time to time can help.
Menu:
Grilled Salmon: Sprinkled with Ruth Ann’s Muskego Ave Chicken/Fish Seasoning, this is one of our favorite, simple seasonings. We had fairly small pieces of Salmon, each piece was sprayed with olive oil and sprinkled with seasoning and grilled for 2-3 minutes each side.
Grits: We use fresh stone ground grits from a local mill. 1 cup grits to 3 cups water and add a little salt and pepper.
Options: Try adding cheese, a little cream cheese, and butter for a twist – if you want to go crazy!!
Peas and Pine nuts: I toasted pine nuts at 400 degrees for 5 minutes and added the peas tossed in a little olive oil and the Ruth Ann Seasoning (or salt and pepper) to the same pan to cook. After the pine nuts are done, scoop off the pan and leave the peas in 5 more minutes.
Sprinkle the pine nuts on the salmon right before serving.
Lemon Raisin Sauce: by Green Valley Grill This is an easy sauce to make, but called for 1 1/4 cups lemon juice! Which is a lot!! However we happen to have quite a few lemons and limes that were getting a little over ripe, so it was perfect. Our sauce was made with more lime juice than lemon juice and was still really good! Honestly I loooove limes!!!
There was plenty of leftover sauce and I added shallots and one clove of garlic to the sauce and pureed it to use as salad dressing later this week. It is a little sweet because of the raisins and you could add a teaspoon of Dijon mustard or a little balsamic vinegar to the blend. – Play with your food!! It’s fun.
Time: 30 minutes
Ease: Simple
This was a simple meal, but felt like fine dining. Give it a try and Enjoy!
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