Life's a Beach

Or at least we we hope it is. I mentioned before that belle bleue gave us some cookbooks to sort through. One I picked up was The South Beach Diet Cookbook. Both the cuisine and the people in Miami were delicious when I visited last year, so I figured maybe there is something to this. We will try some of it out.

First recipe was a lentil and chicken soup...it was okay, but not impressive.

Second recipe we tried was a five spice salmon on spinach. We both found it very light and flavorful. The spinach they had us cook in the microwave;this was a new and surprising thing for me...It came out really well! The recipe was quick to make and not complicated either. A keeper, and a repeater.

1 large salmon filet

3 tb lime juice

2 ts olive oil

4 tsp finely chopped ginger

1tsp Chinese five spice powder

1/2 tsp sugar substitute

4-6 c fresh spinach

2 cloves garlic finely chopped or pressed

Marinate the salmon with the five following ingredients in a glass bowl for 30 minutes.

Place the spinach in a 3 qt glass bowl and toss with garlic and 1 tsp olive oil. Cover and microwave for two minutes. Drain and cover to keep warm.

Grill salmon on a well greased indoor or outdoor grill until flaky. 4 minutes if filet, longer for steak.

Place salmon on spinach and serve! I served with some tabouli on the side.

yum!