Recipe: Classic Sears Family Dinner

Wild Alaskan Salmon – Wild Rice – Chard

Ingredients

SALMON
6. oz fillet wild Alaskan salmon, 1 fillet per person (We like Vital Choice)

SAUCE (choose one)

• Blueberry Sauce (Option 1)
  • 1/2 c. frozen or fresh blueberries
• Vital Choice Organic Salmon Marinade (Option 2, pictured above)
  • 1 tsp. of marinade
  • 2 Tbs. olive oil

WILD RICE

• Organic Wild Rice
• 1/2 c. raw sliced almonds
• 2 Tbs. butter
• 1/3 c. chopped green onion
• Salt to taste

CHARD

• 1 bunch of chard leaves, stems removed, chopped into bite-sized pieces (serves 1-3 people)
• 3 Tbs. olive oil
• 1/4 c. chopped walnuts
• 1/4 c. raisins
• 1 minced clove of garlic (optional)
• Salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste

Instructions

Salmon, Wild Rice, & Chard

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Start with wild rice. Follow cooking instructions on the package.
3. While rice is cooking, prepare rice mix-ins: In a medium sauté pan, add butter, green onion and sliced almonds. Mix together on medium heat until green onions are soft.
4. Once rice is cooked, add salt and butter to taste.
5. Add green onion and sliced almonds to wild rice. Stir and set aside.
6. Place salmon fillet in oven, coated with desired sauce (cook for 6 minutes before adding blueberry sauce), set timer for 12 minutes. Once cooked, salmon should flake easily. Do not overcook.
7. Steam chard until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
8. Remove chard from heat and set aside.
9. In a medium sauté pan, add olive oil, chopped walnuts and raisins. Cook on medium heat, add garlic when raisins begin to become round. Stir for 1 minute.
10. Add chard to sauté. Add salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste. Stir.

Blueberry Sauce

1. Simmer blueberries in saucepan until reduced. Blueberries should have wrinkly appearance
2. Stir continuously until blueberries look mushy and liquid forms. If too dry, add 1 tablespoon of water.
3. Wait to coat salmon with blueberry sauce until salmon is half way cooked (6 minutes).

Organic Vital Choice Salmon Marinade

1. In a small bowl, mix marinade with olive oil.
2. Coat salmon with mixture and let marinade for at least 10 minutes.
3. Place marinaded salmon in oven.

Plate and enjoy!