Monday, May 07, 2007

Good use of badly cooked salmon

You probably already know that salmon is a great source of omega 3s, which is vital for healthy cell walls and other things. You hear all these great things that salmon is good for health-wise, but they don't tell you how tricky it is too cook it.

Salmon is really yummy when cooked just right, but it is very easy to overcook, whether you are baking it, grilling it, or pan-frying it. Overcooked salmon, like most overcooked fish, becomes dry, rubbery, and generally unpleasant to eat.

Over the weekend I found a great use for accidentally overcooked salmon. Instead of tuna salad, make salmon salad. The mayo (I substitute half the mayo for ranch dressing because I love the flavor) eliminates the dryness of the fish, and after you mash up the fish meat, you don't really notice the rubberyness of it anymore.

You'll usually have already seasoned the fish when you first cooked it, so that means you don't need to do anything other than chop up some celery to throw in with the mayo and dressing. Mash it all together and it's done. It turns something that you were likely throw away into something you actually want to eat.

5 comments:

ookaninam2000 said...

HOLY MACARONI!

This is spot on! Last night, i over poached my salmon to the point of yuckiness. i debated what to do, since it was darn expensive and i didn't want to just throw it out, so i just googled 'what do you with overcooked salmon'. i read your blog and you're right. it's bloomin' delish! Thanks!

Geeky Dragon Girl said...

That's fantastic! I'm so glad you found this post helpful (I actually forgot I wrote it, hehe), and even more glad that you were able to salvage your salmon.

Trish said...

Great idea! I was ready to throw it out and found this--turned out to be really good. Thanks!

Chantall said...

Love this! I'm trying it tonight with the yucky dry salmon I made last night. hehe

Anonymous said...

Thanks!