Panko crusted Wild Sockeye and barley vegetable medley

I love salmon and would like to eat more salmon, but I also like flavor and I find most salmon recipe ...tasty, but only when you're eating the top half of the fish. After that it's just hunks of lovely, salmon-y flesh. Which is not a bad thing, but if you would like to eat salmon 2 to 3 times a week then it becomes a problem.

I've tried the typical miso with ginger and brown sugar paste (which I promise to post in the future), putting it in soup, etc. But oh man, this panko and parmesan crusted salmon is something I would eat twice a week! It's full of flavor  and easy peasy to make. We had salmon with barley and vegetable tossed with oilve oil and soy sauce. Dinner was ready in a jiffy and it was perfect.

Ingredients
2 Salmon steaks
1 egg
1 cup Panko (Japanes bread crumb found in most Asian and Specialty stores)
Parmesan (shredded, about 1/2 cup)
Sea salt
Fresh ground pepper

1 cup Barley (follow package instruction for cooking)
Brocoli and red pepper (chopped to small pieces)
1 clove garlic

Cooking
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Wash salmon steaks and pat dry with paper towel
Spread panko crumbs and shredded cheese on wide, shallow plate
Sprinkle sea salt and ground pepper
Dib salmon steak in beaten egg and then on bread crumbs (make sure to do both sides)
Lay salmon on baking tray
Bake for 10 minutes (crumbs will brown)
Turn off oven but leave salmon in for another 5 to 10 mins

Sauteed garlic clove in olive oil
Put in broccoli and red peppers
Sprinkle sea salt and ground pepper
When vegetables look almost ready, quickly stir in cooked, drained barley
Pour everything into a bowl
Drizzle more oilve oil or flax seed oil and soy sauce to taste

Serve!

Flax seed oil with soy sauce

One of the simplest sauce combination and such a crowd pleaser. All you need is Organic Flax Seed oil and regular soy sauce. We normally use Kikkoman brand soy sauce. You can get flaxseed oil from your local health or gourmet store, Trader Joe's or WholeFoods. Just drizzle flax seed oil onto a small dipping bowl followed by your choice of soy sauce. The result is an unexpected buttery, egg-y tastiness. Heaven.


If you have a toddler who won't eat his vegetables, be prepared to be blown away the next time you serve this combo. In this photo, I have blanched brocollini and sugar snap peas. If you're concern about soy sauce for your munchkins, substitute with braggs liquid aminos, a certified non-gmo protein concentrate. Taste the same. And better for health.


For meat eaters, you have to try it. Once again, just drizzle flax seed oil straight from the bottle, from the fridge onto your perfectly grilled steak or chicken and add soy sauce. Trust me. You've never tasted meat like this. 

Such simple recipes is what I am dedicated to sharing on this blog. Enjoy! And please don't forget to leave your comments :)