Crab-Stuffed Salmon on Dressed Spinach with Sweet Potato Fries

I'm so proud of myself for this one. :D I came home from day 3 of bikram classes wanting something crispy with cheese on it.
The crab stuffing for this salmon makes the dish. I use a dill and garlic white cheddar and some bread crumbs to rich-up the salmon. It works.



This recipe serves two with leftovers.

For salmon:
1/2 pound salmon
1 container crab meat
1/3 cup shredded dill and garlic white chedder
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 egg
dash olive oil
shake or two of: old bay, garlic salt, cumin, cayenne pepper, black pepper

Mix crab meat, cheese, bread crumbs, egg, olive oil, and seasonings in a bowl and then use hands to build mixture on top of salmon. Bake for 30 minutes at 375. Keep an eye on it. Depending on the thickness of the salmon, it may take more or less time to bake through. Also, check the middle because it will take longer than you're expecting to bake.

Dressed Spinach:
2 cups raw baby spinach
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
small handful pecans

Dressing:
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon brown mustard
dash garlic salt

Toss spinach in dressing and then sprinkle cranberries and pecans on top. Simple. So good.

For sweet potato fries:
1 big sweet potato sliced into THIN rounds
dash of: cumin, coriander, curry, cayenne pepper, garlic salt, pepper
2 garlic cloves minced (diced up real small)
1 tablespoon olive oil

Toss raw sweet potato rounds in olive oil, then sprinkle with all seasonings and garlic. Bake on 375 for 10 mins, then flip and bake for 5 more, keeping an eye on them.

Aioli dip for sweet potatos:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon mayo
1 tablespoon sour cream
Good dash of yellow curry powder (to your taste)
dash of: cumin, garlic salt, cayenne pepper

Mix all ingredients together, making alterations to seasonings to your taste. I like this dip to be pretty spicy, so I go crazy with the cayenne pepper, but do keep in the mind the fries will already be a little spicy.


Put it all on a plate, get some white wine, and eat it. :)