This makes 2 recipes (It is best to have these done ahead of time but if you forgot, I've added the step in. Remember this is a double batch of potatoes to make the potato cupcakes later in the week.)
Directions for: Dessert First, with Sesame-Crusted Salmon and Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
Dessert First, With Sesame Cru Salmon Sauce2 Tbsp 2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp 2 tsp mustard
2 Tbsp 2 tbsp liquid honey
6 fillets 6 salmon filets, boneless skinless (approx 4 oz or 125 g each)
Paper towels
Cooking spray
Prepared sauce
cup cup toasted sesame seeds
3 3 grapefruit
1 bunch 1 bunch red seedless grapes
8 8 strawberries
1 1 melon of choice
French vanilla yogurt
***Do Ahead PotatoesWater
10 large large baker potatoes
cup cup sour cream, low-fat
cup cup milk
2 Tbsp 2 tbsp butter
4 tsp 4 tsp prepared garlic (in a jar)
1 tsp 1 tsp pepper
2 tsp 2 tsp parsley flakes
Directions
Dessert First, With Sesame Cru1. Preheat oven to 425 F.
2. Half fill a large pot with cold water and bring to a boil.
3. Peel potatoes, wash and cut in half, placing in pot as you cut.
4. Once water is boiling, reduce heat to med-low.
5. In a small bowl combine soy sauce, mustard and honey.
6. Wash salmon under cold water, pat dry with paper towel.
7. Spray an oven proof pan with cooking spray. Place salmon in pan.
8. Pour sauce over salmon.
9. Scatter sesame seeds over salmon using your fingers.
10. Place salmon in preheated oven for 11 minutes, or until cooked through. If salmon is really thick you may need to cook a little longer.
11. Cut grapefruit in half. Hollow out each half and place fruit in a bowl.
12. Wash and slice melon into small chunks and add to bowl.
13. Wash and slice strawberries adding to bowl as you cut.
14. Wash grapes and add to bowl.
15. Stir together and return to hollowed grapefruit halves.
16. Top with yogurt.
17. When a knife easily slides through a potato, turn heat off.
18. Drain water from potato pot and whip in the following ingredients; sour cream, milk, butter, garlic, pepper, and parsley. I like to whip my potatoes with an electric beater.
19. Reserve half of the potato mixture for the Chipotle BBQ with Potato Cupcakes meal.
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