cheese biscuits
March 8, 2011 by Jill Thomas
We serve these biscuits with our eggs benedict at Rock Salt Restaurant as a delicious soft substitute for English muffins. Feel free to experiment and switch up the cheese, the herbs or add additional savoury ingredients like baked yams or cooked asparagus. 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder pinch salt 1 Tablespoon fresh dill [...]
garam masala
February 26, 2011 by Heidi Fink
Makes 6 to 8 tablespoons. 3 Tablespoons whole coriander seed 2 Tablespoons whole cumin seed 2 Tablespoons whole black peppercorn 1½ teaspoons whole cardamom seed (buy the package of seeds already out of the pods) 2 teaspoons whole cloves ¾ teaspoons ground cinnamon Heat a small skillet over medium-low heat. Add the coriander, cumin, peppercorns, cardamom [...]
mussels in beer, garlic & chilies
February 20, 2011 by Bill Jones
First buy mussels that are fresh from a store that knows good seafood. Just before cooking, look over the mussels and discard any that are opened and appear to be drying out. Clean any woolly beards that are attached to the shell. Don’t do this too much in advance as it will kill the mussels. [...]
tomato ragu
February 10, 2011 by Jill Thomas
I submitted this recipe to be used as a sauce with pan fried fresh sturgeon but it will work very well served with any white fish. 1/2 cup olive oil 2 cups pearl onion 1 fennel bulb – shaved 1/2 cup crushed garlic 1 teaspoon chili flake 4 anchovy filet 1 can tomatoes (good quality) [...]
salmon corn chowder
February 3, 2011 by Peter DeBruyn
Ingredients 2 cups red potatoes- medium diced 1/4 cups butter 1 cup celery-minced 1 cup leeks – julienned 1 cup red pepper 3 cups corn 3 Tablespoons minced garlic fresh cracked fresh pepper to taste lemon pepper to taste pinch cayenne 1 Tablespoon brown sugar 2 Tablespoons tomato paste 3 Tablespoons flour 1 Tablespoon lemon [...]
sweet chili sauce
January 22, 2011 by Jill Thomas
This is Rock Salt Restaurant’s recipe for sweet chili sauce. It is easy to make, cheap and tastes just as good as the stuff in the bottle -maybe better. It was requested by one of our readers. It tastes great on everything. We use it on rice on our sweet chili chicken wrap and on [...]
black bean soup
January 15, 2011 by Jill Thomas
A blog reader requested this from Rock Salt Restaurant and Cafe on Salt Spring Island. Garnish with all or some of the following – chopped fresh avocado, corn tortilla chips, sour cream, diced challots and grated good quality cheddar. Sauté: 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 yellow onions (minced) 4 carrots – peeled & minced [...]
