potato crusted salmon and sweet potato wedges

So, tonite I arrived at home at 5:20 and my sweet nephew came home with me. Its a treat when he comes to stay with us. Tonite I am making the salmon I bought on Monday at Costco. Another recipe in the April Real Simple magazine. Of course I cant follow a recipe exactly...so I have done it a little differently and it tasted great. My nephew said 'this is delicious'. The recipe says to take frozen hashbrowns and sprinke them on the fleshy side of the fish and press gently to help them adhere....they dont adhere. But dont worry...when you get to this part just quickly turn over the hashbrown encrusted salmon quickly but gingerly into the hot oil...yes, the frozen hashbrown will fall off the salmon into the oil....just lay the salmon on the bits of hashbrown...as it cooks it will adhere. After 3-4 minutes use a spatula and gently scoop up potato/salmon and flip over. Cook another 3-4 minutes. I decided to do the baked sweet potato fries as a side with some horseradish sauce on the side.

Here is a list of ingredients and recipes:

Salmon

*2 pounds fresh salmon cut into individual portioned steaks

*1 1/2 to 2 cups frozen hashbrowns

*canola oil in heavy skillet to coat the bottom of the pan

Heat the oil in a heavy skillet. I like to use cast iron. Salt and pepper the salmon steaks. Sprinke with frozen hashbrowns and press them onto the salmon. Place in hot oil as described above and cook 3-4 minutes on each side.

Sweet potato fries

*Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees

*3 medium sized sweet potatoes, washed, and cut into thin wedges.

*Coat potatoes with olive oil and salt and pepper.

*Line cookie sheet with tin foil and coat with nonstick cooking spray.

*Lay wedges in a single layer on the foil and place in oven for 25-30 minutes until tender and longer if you want them a little crunchy.

Sauce for fries and fish

*1/4 cup sour cream

*1/4 cup plain yogurt

*2 tbps vinegar

*1 tbps horseradish

*1 tsp salt

*1/2 tsp pepper

Mix altogether with a wisk in a bowl. Serve on the side for dipping the potatoes and salmon.

Eating fish at least once weekly will improve your heart health. Fish is high in omega 3's. So give it a try!

~bon appetite~