seafood & shellfish

cedar plank salmon & fire roasted corn

Saturday, July 17, 2010
By Garrett Schack
cedar plank salmon & fire roasted corn

Find the appropriate sized untreated cedar plank.  Soak it in salt water for several hours to prevent it from incinerating in the cooking fire. To prepare the salmon place the whole side on the plank skin side down and dress it with sliced lemon salt and pepper.  I picked some wild fennel in the... »

spot prawns, fusili, pesto & cherry tomatoes

Friday, June 11, 2010
By Travis Hansen
spot prawns, fusili, pesto & cherry tomatoes

Bring large pot of water to boil. Peel 12 fresh spot prawns. Sliver 3 cloves of garlic. Cut 24 cherry tomatoes in half. Once the water is boiling add a healthy dose of salt and cook the fusilli until al dente (6-7 minutes). Drain the pasta into a colander and let sit to drain.... »

spot prawn bisque

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
By Bradford Boisvert
spot prawn bisque

Ingredients: 2 ounces butter 1/2 pound prawn shells 1/2 cup minced onion 2 cloves garlic minced 1 Tablespoon paprika 1 Tablespoon tomato paste 2 Tablespoons brandy 1 ounce short grain rice (raw) 2  fresh bay leaves 1  1/2 litres shellfish or fish stock 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper juice of 1 lemon 8 ounces... »

spot prawns, flat bread & edamame

Thursday, May 20, 2010
By Jill Thomas
spot prawns, flat bread & edamame

Ingredients 1 pound shelled edamame beans 2 Tablespoons chopped garlic 2 Tablespoons butter 8 oz goat cheese 1/4 cup whipping cream 2 Tablespoons sour cream 1 Tablespoon lemon juice salt and pepper to taste 3 Tablespoons of minced red onions several pieces of flat bread Method Blanch edamame beans for 30 seconds in boiling... »

spot prawns on corn & pea succotash

Thursday, April 8, 2010
By Travis Hansen
spot prawns on corn & pea succotash

Succotash ¼ cup red onions 2 cloves garlic 1 cup red pepper 1 cup corn kernels 1 cup English peas ½ cup cherry tomatoes 2 Tablespoon basil pesto * Request a pesto recipe on ask a chef if you need it Method: Sauté diced red onions and garlic in just a little olive oil.... »

seared fish, green apple & coconut curry

Thursday, March 18, 2010
By Fatima Da Silva
seared fish, green apple & coconut curry

Saute lightly over medium heat: 1 green pepper -chopped 1 banana pepper -chopped 1 large onion -chopped 1 granny smith apple -cored and chopped ½ teaspoon hot chili flakes 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro-chopped 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger -peeled & chopped 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil 2 kaffir lime leaves 1 teaspoon of ground cumin Do... »

thai green curry

Thursday, March 11, 2010
By Jill Thomas
thai green curry

This recipe will work for all Thai curries including red, yellow or green.  Red curries are best with pork and seafood and green with chicken.  In Thailand they add small tender eggplants to green curry but our eggplants don’t work so I use mushrooms.  At Rock Salt Restaurant we serve green curry with halibut,... »

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