Category: Recipes

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Grilled King Salmon with Tomato-Peach Salsa

Use a peach that’s just ripe so it’s juicy but still holds its shape. King (also called chinook) salmon is the best quality and works well in this dish, though sockeye works. Ingredients 1 cup chopped peeled peach 3/4 cup quartered cherry tomatoes 1/4 cup thinly vertically sliced red onion 3 tablespoons small fresh mint […]

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Salmon with Spinach Salad and Miso Vinaigrette

Sustainable Choice: Wild Alaskan salmon is a sure sustainable choice. Avoid farmed salmon. The gingery vinaigrette is also delicious with a steak salad. Ingredients 8 teaspoons canola oil, divided 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick) 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon white miso (soybean paste) 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 2 teaspoons minced […]

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Plank-Grilled Salmon with Grape Relish

Serve this dish with pinot noir. Briny olives, sweet grapes, and rich salmon match well with the wine’s balance of earthiness and acidity. Substitute picholine or other green olives, if necessary. Ingredients 1 (15 x 6 1/2 x 3/8-inch) alder wood grilling plank 4 (6-ounce) wild Alaskan salmon fillets 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon […]

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Grilled Halibut with Peach and Pepper Salsa

A fresh fruit salsa is a lovely accompaniment to grilled fish in the summer; try it also with striped bass or arctic char. Here, the season’s juiciest peaches pair with fiery habanero pepper for a sweet-spicy flavor. Leave the peaches unpeeled for more color and texture. Ingredients Salsa: 1 1/3 cups coarsely chopped peeled yellow […]

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Chicken Strips with Blue Cheese Dressing

Ingredients Chicken: 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 pound chicken breast tenders 1 tablespoon canola oil Dressing: 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese 1 tablespoon red […]

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Middle Eastern: Moroccan-Spiced Roasted Chicken with Sweet Onions

ake a weeknight culinary adventure to North Africa with this Moroccan-inspired chicken recipe. Sweet onions are the ideal ingredient to contrast the strong spices used to season the chicken breasts. The bold spices are so potent you only need to marinate the chicken breasts for 10 minutes before cooking. You can eat this light chicken […]

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Mexican: Cumin-Rubbed Chicken with Guacamole Sauce

This fast chicken dinner, which is ready in just 30 minutes, is a great way to use ingredients you might have in your fridge and pantry. Fresh avocado, cilantro, onion, and lime juice—often left after a taco night—come together to create this irresistible, Mexican-inspired spicy chicken dish. Because you’ll mash up the avocado into a […]

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Asian: Korean Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Chicken lettuce wraps are an adventurous way to introduce new flavors and cuisines to your table of eaters. They’re a lot like tacos—handheld and highly customizable—and often very fast to prepare. For this Korean-inspired version, we let chicken marinate in big-flavor ingredients—gochujang, sesame oil, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Think of gochujang as Korean steak […]

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Comfort Food: Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and dumplings are a notoriously time-consuming enterprise, but the end result is very much worth the effort. However, if you’re a time-crunched cook who craves the comforting pleasures of this classic dish, this is the recipe for you. In just under 45 minutes, you can turn the quintessential ingredients for chicken and dumplings—celery, carrots, […]

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Grinding: Greek-Style Chicken

Ground chicken is a lighter, leaner alternative to ground beef. We especially like combining it with herbs and spices and forming patties as a quick healthier option if you’re looking for a lighter hamburger-style meal. You can serve chicken patties in the place of a hamburger or chicken breast in classic sandwiches. Make smaller patties, […]