What sides go well with Salmon?

[Deeko]

Rice a roni!

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

i've heard the nordstrom cafe makes pretty good salmon.

 

[Kadarin]

You're doing it wrong. She should be making dinner for you.

If it's the very start of a relationship, he may have to make it for her once or twice. This is a known thing and is perfectly ok.

I approve of this thread, and it reminds me of last night's dinner: Baked salmon with a teriyaki glaze along with rice and a veggie mix of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. Good stuff!

 

[darkewaffle]

I like quinoa, though my dad is a salmon fanatic and thinks the stuff tastes like cardboard lol.

 

[Born2bwire]

Asparagus and rice.

I came in here to say this.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Sauteed spinach and quinoa.

 

[endlessmike]

Rice and asparagus. Even if you're not a very good cook it'll be hard to screw up, and neither is very labor intensive.

Also not likely to get stuck in your teeth.

 

[HumblePie]

It really depends on how you are preparing the salmon. Most salmon dishes are done very lightly, with little seasoning and sauce added to the salmon to bring out the inherent flavor of the salmon instead of over powering it. In which case, most salmon dishes prepared like this do not like to overpower the salmon with side dishes that may be too strong as well.

So if you have a lightly seasoned or sauced up salmon piece then light tasting sides are best. Rice, mashed potatoes, non sauced pasta, green veggies (not the strong ones), and such all make for a very light meal.


Some people like to do a special sauce that is a bit more complex tasting to mix in with the Salmon. A vera cruz sauce would be an example. Or even something a bit more spicy like a habenero and pineapple sauce. When putting together a dish of salmon with a stronger sauce on top then stronger tasting sides are recommended. If the sauce is fruity and sweet tasting then a nice cooling counter balance is usually done. For example I like serving gazpacho with salmon that has been drizzled with my habenero and pineapple sauce. The cooling taste of the cucumber works well with it. Then adding something strong and starchy to the mix after that works too. A good rye bread cna work, but there are other things that can be used.

The point is pick what compliments the main course of the meal when preparing a good meal. If the overall theme is light tasting, then stick with light tasting foods. If going for a stronger punch, make sure to counter balance whatever is used with sides that add to the counter balance. Otherwise the entire meal tastes way too one sided without the counter balance.

 

[Baked]

Cock.

 

[SandEagle]

Cock.

do you know how i know that you're gay? :awe:

 

[HumblePie]

Cock.

do you know how i know that you're gay? :awe:

Because he's a fashionable dresser? :ninja:

 

[vi edit]

I like this one:
Maple roasted carrots...
http://myfeasts.blogspot.com/2010/02/maple-roasted-carrots.html

I use thyme instead of sage though.

 

[Perknose]

Lol, came in here to say "asparagus and rice," but, errrr, it seems to have been well mentioned!

 

[Pantlegz]

Lol, came in here to say "asparagus and rice," but, errrr, it seems to have been well mentioned!

I was going to say this too

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

I'd assume both the left and right side...

 

[manimal]

I always wanted to start a fish shack and call it..


Salmon ella's

 

[Perknose]

I like this one:
Maple roasted carrots...
http://myfeasts.blogspot.com/2010/02/maple-roasted-carrots.html

I use thyme instead of sage though.

Thanks!

DO like, will make, down to using thyme instead of sage since I only have ground up sage and no leaves.

I already throw carrots coated in olive oil in to roast when I'm doing baked potatoes, which is relatively often. And I also often throw in an entire bulb or two of garlic --untreated in it's skin(s) -- for the last 20 minutes. Sometimes I roast an untreated onion as well.

^^^ Crude but effective (enough) guerrilla bachelor cuisine!

 

[sigurros81]

Thanks for the info guys, I'm not the most proficient cook in the world, so I will definitely do the rice and asparagus. The salmon I'm doing is oven baked, covered in a crust of breadcrumbs, basil and sprinkled with pepper flakes.

 

[BladeVenom]

I like quinoa, though my dad is a salmon fanatic and thinks the stuff tastes like cardboard lol.

Quinoa or couscous, rice is too boring and common. That plus asparagus.

 

[Stuxnet]

I approve of this thread, and it reminds me of last night's dinner: Baked salmon with a teriyaki glaze along with rice and a veggie mix of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. Good stuff!

Sounds sooooo awesome

Rice and asparagus. Even if you're not a very good cook it'll be hard to screw up, and neither is very labor intensive.

Also not likely to get stuck in your teeth.

Agreed. The only real way to screw up salmon is to overcook it. There are only a couple places in town where I'll order it. Even at some fairly nice restaurants around here, you can tell them "please please PLEASE: medium!" they'll still cook the carbon out of it.

If I'm cooking it myself, medium rare.

 

[Kadarin]

Quinoa or couscous, rice is too boring and common. That plus asparagus.

I'm not a big fan of either quinoa or couscous... Quinoa to me tastes like shredded rose petals, and couscous I think is made of recycled cardboard. Bleh.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

A vomit bag.

 

[janas19]

I'm not a big fan of either quinoa or couscous... Quinoa to me tastes like shredded rose petals, and couscous I think is made of recycled cardboard. Bleh.

You're an effin lunatic man. Quinoa has a nice nutty flavor. And you know it has the fullest protein profile of any cereal grain, which is a big plus...

 

[marvdmartian]

Steam some asparagus, drizzle a little butter over it, serve. Easy, relatively inexpensive, and makes you look like a culinary genius (unless she doesn't like asparagus, of course!).

 

[KeithTalent]

Asparagus and risotto.

KT