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Easy Cedar Planked Salmon Dip

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Easy Cedar Planked Salmon Dip is a healthy, protein-packed appetizer that will wow guests at your next party or get-together. This recipe is also a great way to use leftover baked or grilled salmon.

Easy Cedar Planked Salmon Dip

I want to thank Cedar Bay Grilling Company for inviting me to be a part of the Inaugural Cedar Bay Grilling Blogger Recipe Challenge. Cedar Bay has provided me with their two of their 24-ounce Planked Atlantic Salmon to create my recipes with. Each of the recipes in this challenge will be judged on visual appeal, creativity and taste; and be eligible for a cash prize. Please wish me luck in this recipe contest!

Cedar Bay Grilling Company's Planked Salmon Full Fillet - Applewood with Orange and Ginger

This salmon dip recipe is so quick and easy to make. It will surely impress your guests at your next family get together or dinner party. This recipe only requires three ingredients and a whirl of the food processor and you’d done. This elegant appetizer recipe couldn’t be any easier.

Easy Cedar Planked Salmon Dip

One of Cedar Bay’s high-quality products is their full fillet of Atlantic Salmon, pre-seasoned (choose either Sugar & Spice or Orange Ginger) on a pre-soaked cedar plank and sold frozen. You can’t beat the convenience as we are all looking for new ways to cook healthy meals for our families in less time.

For this recipe, I used Cedar Bay’s Applewood with Orange & Ginger Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon. It was easy just place in the refrigerator to thaw overnight. Cooking the already prepped salmon in the oven (or can easy be grilled also) and it’s ready to serve in about 20 minutes. This recipe is also a great option for leftover salmon after you’ve enjoyed an impressive Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon dinner.

Cedar Bay Grilling Company products can be found throughout the US and Canada, at Kroger, Publix, Hannaford, Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Ralph’s, Giant, Giant Eagle, Stop n Shop and Roche Bros. Visit Cedar Bay Grilling Company for a store location near you and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for great tips and recipes.

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Easy Cedar Planked Salmon Dip is a healthy, protein-packed appetizer that will wow guests at your next party or get-together. This recipe is also a great way to use leftover baked or grilled salmon.
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Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: American
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 Cedar Bay Applewood with Orange & Ginger Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon Filet (24 ounces)
  • 8 ounces Cream Cheese, at room temperature
  • 1T. Capers
  • Fresh chives to garnish, chopped
  • Crackers
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Place Cedar Planked salmon directly on the middle rack and place a foil-lined baking sheet on the rack below to catch dripping juices.
  3. Cook 18-20 minutes, until the flesh becomes flakey. It is perfectly cooked when it is still slightly pink in the center of the fillet.
  4. Crumble baked or grilled salmon into a food processor bowl.
  5. Add cream cheese and capers, pulse in a food processor until combined.
  6. Spoon into a serving dish and serve with your favorite crackers.
Notes
1. Discard the plank after 1 use.
2. Keep the salmon frozen until 24 hours before cooking.
3. Once Salmon has defrosted, do not re-freeze!
4. This recipe can be cut in half; to provide 2 salmon servings and 1 cup salmon dip.

Easy Cedar Planked Salmon Dip

Cedar Planked Salmon Salad with Citrus Ginger Vinaigrette

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Enjoy this Cedar Planked Salmon Salad with Citrus Ginger Vinaigrette, for an easy and healthy weekday dinner. The perfect dinner salad to enjoy the fresh flavors of summer.

Cedar Planked Salmon Salad Recipe

I was fortunate to be asked to be part of the Inaugural Cedar Bay Grilling Blogger Recipe Challenge. Cedar Bay has provided me with two of their 24-ounce Planked Atlantic Salmon Fillets to create my recipes with. Each of the recipes created for this challenge will be judged on visual appeal, creativity and taste; and are eligible for a cash prize. Please wish me luck guys!

Are you looking for a way to hold onto the last bit of summer we have left? What better way than to enjoy a flavorful, fresh dinner salad featuring goat cheese, dried cranberries, candied pecans, strawberries, and bacon. With a little meal prep, you can have a healthy dinner on the table in about 20 minutes (salad dressing can be made and bacon cooked and crumbled ahead of time).

Cedar Bay Grilling Company's Planked Salmon Full Fillet - Applewood with Orange and Ginger

Cedar Bay Applewood with Orange & Ginger Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon

Cedar Bay offers a full fillet of Atlantic Salmon on pre-soaked cedar planks. This provides a very convenient way to serve a high-quality salmon dinner to your family and friends already prepped for you. The plank is pre-soaked and the salmon seasoned perfectly; you just have to choose the spice rub that interests you (either Sugar & Spice or Orange Ginger).

You can easily thaw in the refrigerator overnight and cook on the grill or in the oven, and serve in less than 20 minutes.

Citrus Ginger White Balsamic Vinaigrette

There is nothing better than homemade salad dressings made with only fresh and high-quality ingredients you want to serve your family. This vinaigrette includes orange juice, lemon juice, freshly grated ginger, and garlic, to marry with the orange and ginger flavors in the salmon; and finished with a light white balsamic vinegar and high quality extra virgin olive oil.

Cedar Bay Grilling Company's Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon Salad

Assembling Cedar Planked Salmon Salad

To accompany the fresh orange and ginger flavors of the salmon, I’ve added fresh summer flavors. This dinner salad starts with a bed of spring mix greens and adds sweet, salty and sour flavors from dried cranberries, goat cheese, bacon, strawberries, and candied pecans. It is then drizzled with the Citrus Ginger White Balsamic Vinaigrette on top of your salad and topped with a piece of Cedar Bay Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon.

Cedar Bay Grilling Company products can be found throughout the US and Canada, at Kroger, Publix, Hannaford, Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Ralph’s, Giant, Giant Eagle, Stop n Shop and Roche Bros. Visit Cedar Bay Grilling Company for a purchase location near you and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for great tips and recipes.

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Enjoy this Cedar Planked Salmon Salad with Citrus Ginger Vinaigrette for an easy and healthy weekday dinner. The perfect dinner salad to enjoy the fresh flavors of summer.
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 Cedar Bay Applewood with Orange & Ginger Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon Filet (24 ounces)
  • 5 ounces Spring Mix Greens
  • 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • ½ cup candied pecans
  • 6 large strawberries, sliced
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 1 t. garlic, finely ground (about 2 cloves)
  • 1 t. fresh ginger, finely ground
  • 1 t. sugar
  • 1 t. pepper
  • Dash of salt
  • 2. T. lemon juice
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup white balsamic vinaigrette
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Salad Dressing:
  1. Grate garlic and ginger with a fine grater or zester, place in a small mason jar or similar container that closes securely.
  2. Add sugar, pepper, salt, lemon juice, orange juice, white balsamic vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil to the mason jar and shake to mix well.
  3. Set aside.
Salmon:
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Place Cedar Planked salmon directly on the middle rack and place a foil-lined baking sheet on the rack below to catch dripping juices.
  3. Cook 18-20 minutes, until the flesh becomes flakey. It is perfectly cooked when it is still slightly pink in the center of the fillet.
  4. Cut into 4 pieces.
Salad:
  1. While salmon is cooking, place spring mix greens in 4 bowls or plates.
  2. Top greens with goat cheese, dried cranberries, candied pecans, strawberries, and bacon.
  3. When salmon is done, drizzle with Citrus Ginger White Balsamic Vinaigrette and top with salmon.
  4. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
1. Discard the plank after 1 use.
2. Keep the salmon frozen until 24 hours before cooking.
3. Once Salmon has defrosted, do not re-freeze!

Cedar Planked Salmon Salad

Healthy Spice Rub Salmon over Forbidden Rice

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Healthy Spice Rub Salmon over Forbidden Rice

This is my go-to salmon recipe, which I cook quite frequently. I love that this dish not only has a upscale restaurant appeal; it’s also quite tasty, can be prepared quickly, and also has so many health benefits.

I was inspired by a Dr. Oz show many years ago that spoke of the health benefits of turmeric and other spices, so love that I’m adding healthy spices to my family’s diet. This healthy spice rub mixture is not only good for salmon, but I have used this versatile spice rub for other fish varieties and scallops. And yes, it’s also Dr. Oz speaking of the health benefits of salmon that inspired me to cook salmon so frequently.

Forbidden rice has a beautiful appearance on a plate (I love the contrast in colors against the salmon) and has an amazing nutty taste. It’s also a great source of the antioxidants referred to as anthocyanins. Although it is also known as black rice, forbidden rice is actually a very dark purple in color, so contain the same antioxidant benefits of blueberries and acai.

I hope you enjoy this quick, tasty and healthy dinner entrée as much as my family does.

 

Healthy Spice Rub Salmon over Forbidden Rice
 
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Health salmon dinner you can cook at home in about 30 minutes.
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Forbidden Rice
  • 1¾ cups water
  • 2 salmon fillets (I get mine here)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (I get mine here)
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons sage
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
Instructions
Rice:
  1. Combine rice and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
  2. Let stand for a few minutes and fluff with a fork before serving.
Salmon:
  1. Mix ginger, sage and turmeric in a small bowl until well combined.
  2. Generously sprinkle spice mixture on both sides of salmon fillets and set aside. Reserve some of the spice mixture to use as a garnish.
  3. While rice is cooking, heat olive oil in a medium size skillet over medium heat.
  4. Pan fry salmon fillets over medium heat, about 5 minutes on each side or until desired doneness.
  5. To plate, place a salmon fillet over the forbidden rice. Garnish with reserved spice mixture.

 

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