When I was growing up my Mum had this thing about getting as
much omega 3 in me as possible. I’d known for a long time that I wanted to do
something in the City – the plan was to be a career woman – and it wasn’t going
to happen without getting good grades. So from SATs onwards my Mum began plying
me with omega 3 in the form of brain boosting tablets and lots of oily fish!
Fortunately for me I love fish!
Week in, week out we would have salmon in some form –
sometimes twice! I must know a hundred and one ways to cook salmon. On this
blog alone there are recipes for Salmon with Dill and Creme Fraiche,
Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Tagliatelle and Asian Style Salmon with Red Onion and Cucumber Dipping Sauce and Warm PakChoy Salad
This one is slightly different. It’s hot and spicy yet sweet
at the same time, and the steamed rice and peas brings a whole lightness to the
dish to balance it out.
When I was growing up this was my favourite way to have
salmon as it was the most exciting way that my parents would cook it. You can
only have baked salmon and new potatoes so many times! If I was really lucky my
Dad might come home from work with little extras like prawn crackers or spring
roles. Dad’s way of treating us has ALWAYS been with food! If we had a curry he
might bring home poppadums, samosas or onion bhajis when he was in a really
good mood!
Even without the little extras though, this recipe packs a
punch with the heat from the chilli and the zing of the lemon. For those of you
who have resolved to cook more exciting things from scratch, this will
certainly jazz up a normal weekday meal.
