In all I am, do, and will write, my aim is to hit God's mark. I will have moments of being misguided as I am not perfect, but know that I serve a God that loves me through it all.
I certain recipe card has been sitting on my kitchen counter for roughly three weeks as a reminder to me to blog about it. Does anyone else do that? Leave things around the house as a reminder, I mean. I've been in such a space cadet mode for so long that I have little reminder pieces all over the house! This is not mixing with my personality type very well. I like order! Things are beginning to look very cluttered around here. Not a good thing.
The recipe? Oh. We called it Supper Salmon when I was growing up, but I prefer to call it Salmon Casserole. The use of the word supper makes me feel like I'm lying to you all by implying I'm from the South. I'm not. And, 'course I just typed you all purposefully instead of y'all so as not to imply the same thing! Whatever. Just call me paranoid. :>)
As a child, on nights when salmon was served for dinner, I used to purposefully eat as little as I could get away with. Not because I didn't like salmon. But, because, if there was leftover salmon, Supper Salmon was on the menu the next night! I have since learned from other siblings that they did the same thing!
Anyway. I better get on with sharing the recipe or I might be tempted to make it for the fourth time in as many weeks...to my husband's dismay. He'll eat it, but he doesn't get quite the thrill from it as I or my children do. He claims it's not my cooking, but because his dad was a commercial fisherman for a time. Salmon was on the menu apparently more than he cares to remember.
So, ever wondered what to do with leftover salmon? Reheating it, in my opinion, dries it out way too easily. Here's a solution: Salmon Casserole!
Make up a pot of brown rice (if you had rice as a side dish to the salmon meal, it's a great way to use up those leftovers too!) Yes, you can use white rice. We prefer brown.
Melt:
3 T butter with 2 T flour in a medium sized sauce pan. (I use a gluten-free alternative flour such as arrowroot or tapioca starch. Basically, your making a rioux. Not sure if that's how you spell that.)
Add the following to the melted butter and flour heating it over low heat until it starts to get a foamy look to it. Stir the whole time...it doesn't take long:
1 t salt (Celtic sea salt preferred by us.)
1/4 t dry mustard
1/2 t curry powder
Add:
1 1/2 cup milk or milk alternative such as rice milk. I bet almond milk would taste fabulous!
1 c cooked rice Shredded Salmon (Of course, you've been smart enough to debone it first. Amount depends on how much leftovers you have. It really needs at least the amount you'd find in a tuna fish can or more. You can use canned salmon if you don't have any or not enough leftover salmon.)
Dump all this mixture into a casserole dish. Not sure size. I double the recipe, and it fits nicely into a 9 x 13 dish.
Grate 1/2 c cheese on top. We use goat cheese...whatever kind I happen to have. I still think cheddar tastes the best. Don't use too much cheese as it can make the meal a bit greasy.
Pop the uncovered casserole into a preheated 350 degree oven. Bake for about 30-35 minutes. Let it rest for about 10 minutes before serving. I like to serve it on a bed of greens. Enjoy!
And I'm off to put the recipe card away. One thing accomplished. Yay! Maybe I'll even get around to figuring out what to make for supper tonight. Salmon sounds good. :>)
Many Blessings,
Holly
P.S. I am attempting to try my first meme, or is a carnival? I'm sending this entry through something called Mr. Linky to a new thing starting up called Saturday Stirrings. You can find it at It Couldna' Been Worse
Since I've never done something like this before, I figured it would be safe to try one before there gets to be, like, 700 participants. Besides, I don't like jumping into something long after it's started. I kinda like being with something from the beginning so's I don't feel like I've missed something.
I was also excited about getting in on this meme from the beginning! I plan to try your recipe sometime when we have leftover salmon. I need mine disguised to get it down. We like to use ketchup on it! ~ Farrah
Sounds like an excellent use of leftover salmon! Definitely putting this in my recipe file! Thanks for sharing it!
Kim
http://kimfromthesouth.blogspot.com/
Holly,
We're huge Salmon fans in the House of Fiddle. I've copied and pasted this recipe to try. It sounds wonderful. I basically only have maybe two good Salmon recipes! Thank you.
