Wild Alaskan salmon in Japanese bikini sunbathing on Belgian beach ... yummy!

Summer 2009, Knightsbridge Crescent, England

This is a totally random creation for dinner. So there was a packet of 2 wild Alaskan salmon fillets waiting to be undressed. There's a baby gem lettuce looking lonely in the fridge and I had a craving for anything potato. So here we go. Oh we had 3 florets of Chinese baby pak choy also looking quite lonely. You can tell from the picture the pakchoy florets are out of the place, but hey, this is a global village we are in, isn't it? The only thing lacking is perhaps something errrmmm Hispanic?? Something red, like some roasted romano tomatoes in simply divine balsamic vinegar & olive oil & basil. (We finished up tomatoes for brunch, a shame! On that note, one should have a constant supply of tomatoes in the kitchen - lesson learnt!)

So here in 35 mins I put this random combination of food on the plate. Sear the wild Alaskan salmon marinated in Mirin, Kikkoman, black pepper & sesame oil and rock sea salt. Whip up some new potatoes skin on, with fresh milk (whole milk, after all it's only 4% fat and we don't drink milk by the bowl, justifiable right?) & a knob or two butter - Irish of course & corriander powder, black pepper & thyme. Add the whipped pototoes with freshly sliced baby gem lettuce and voila - c'est Stoemp! Then for the dressing, saute thinly sliced red onion in olive oil, add Kikkoman, Mirin, honey & a dash of balsamic vinegar & sesame oil and wait for a reduction. Finally, just simply blanch the pakchoy florets in hot water for 30 secs and dress them up with a swirl of olive oil.

That's dinner fixed for the evening. I love cooking quick & yummy (& 'impromptu')food like this but the downside is, this is comfort food, especially the stoemp. One can't get enough of it, especially if you are a potato lover! Oooh and the best part, dinner for two costs about a fiver and you get your Omega 3, protein, B6, Vit C, Vit A, folic acid, potassium, fibre all on one plate. Talk about *yummy* value for money :)