Chips & Salmon

CHILDREN’S RECIPE: Ricotta and Mushroom Chips
Mushroom Puree:
Ingredients:
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 cup Onion, chopped
1 clove Garlic, smashed
6 Mushrooms; Button or Shiitake, destemmed, sliced
2 cups Water
½ tbsp Thyme
2 tbsp Salt

Method of Preparation:
In a hot pot, sauté the onions and garlic until opaque, the eventual caramelization will give your puree a buttery flavor. Then add the mushrooms. Add the water, thyme and salt. Let simmer for 10 minutes, puree.

Mushroom Chips:
Ingredients:
6 Mushrooms; Button or Shiitake, destemmed, sliced thin
3 cups Olive Oil
2 cups Mushroom Puree
1 cup Ricotta Cheese

Method of Preparation:
Bring the olive oil up to 350F and fry mushroom slices until they are crispy. TIP: Save the mushroom oil to top pasta for a delicious meal another day.

Mix the Mushroom Puree and ricotta to make dip. Place the dip in a bowl and serve with mushroom chips.

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FAMILY RECIPE: Salmon with Mushroom Sauce and Pickled Mushrooms
Ingredients:
2 cups Sugar
2 cups White Wine Vinegar
2 cups Water
4 tbsp Caraway Seeds
4 tbsp Cumin Seed
4 tbsp Fennel Seed
4 tbsp Coriander
1 tbsp Red Pepper Flakes
2 tbsp Salt
3 Mushrooms; Button or Shiitake, sliced
2 fillets Salmon, 6 oz each
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 cups Baby Lettuce; any variety

Method of Preparation:
Put the sugar in a sauce pan and caramelize to a deep amber brown. Add the vinegar, all spices, salt and the water. Let it steep for 15 minutes. Add mushrooms and refrigerate overnight. Sauté all sides of salmon in olive oil. Dress lettuce with pickling liquid, top with mushrooms and serve with salmon.

Crêpes Two Ways

CHILDREN RECIPE: Turkey, Cheese and Avocado Mousse Crêpes
Ingredients:
2 Eggs
1 Yolk
½ cup Flour
1 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Butter
¼ cup Chives, chopped
2 Avocados, pitted and sliced
3 tbsp Sour Cream
1 Lime, juice of
Salt to taste
3 oz Turkey, sliced
2 oz Cheese, sliced
Arugula to taste

Method of Preparation:
Crêpes
Whisk yolks, eggs, flour, sugar together, add butter and chives whisk until smooth. Fry in high heat pan, flip when edges are brown.

Avocado Mousse:  Put avocado, sour cream, lime juice and salt into food processor.

Spread mousse over crêpe, add turkey, arugula and cheese.Fold crêpe and serve. You may heat in oven at 350F to melt cheese.

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FAMILY RECIPE: Smoked Salmon, Pickled Red Onion, Arugula and Avocado Mousse Crêpes
Mousse Crêpes  
Ingredients:
Crêpes, from children’s recipe
Avocado Mousse, from children’s recipe
4 oz Smoked Salmon
½ cup Pickled Red Onion
4 sprigs Dill
Arugula to taste
 

Method of Preparation:
Spread mousse over crêpe; add smoked salmon, pickled onion, arugula and dill. Roll crêpe and slice sushi style.