Aloha Shoyu Salmon Rice

I made this up all by myself, inspired by a Hawaiian soy sauce that I found at the grocery store recently (in the Asian aisle at Walmart) and a burning desire to eat more brown rice. I'm totally addicted! Kinley loves it too, without the pineapple.I have had it probably 8-10 times in the last two weeks. Nervous chuckle...

3/4 of the calories come directly from brown rice and salmon, two power foods. This recipe makes two delicious smallish servings or one really big serving! Tangy, savory, yum! If you have the rice already cooked and waiting patiently in your fridge, this is a very quick meal. Less than 10 minutes from start to finish.
Ingredients:

• 3-ounce salmon fillet (make it a little heavy because it will shrink down a little. I measured 3-ounces after it was cooked (153 calories)
• 1 cup cooked brown rice (216 calories)
• 1 tsp sesame oil (40 calories)
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 cup pineapple tidbits, with or without liquid -- I slightly prefer the liquid, but I've done it both ways. (60 calories)
• 1 Tbs Aloha Shoyu Hawaiian Soy Sauce** (0 calories)
• Dash of salt

Instructions:
Heat up sesame oil in skillet. Sear salmon until cooked almost through, approximately 3-4 minutes on each side (frozen fillets work just fine; don't even need to thaw them first). When the salmon is cooked, or almost cooked, break it apart into small pieces with your spatula. When salmon pieces are completely cooked, add rice, ginger, Aloha soy sauce, and pineapple. Stir until warmed through. Serve warm, add a dash of salt if desired.

**Regular soy sauce WILL NOT WORK!!!!!

Total Calories: 2 servings, 235 calories each.

Pesto Salmon Pizza

I am proud to say that this one is my very own brain child! A happy success. Yum yum!
Needed: Skillet with a lid

Ingredients:
1 Guerrero whole wheat tortilla (120 calories)
2.5 ounces cooked salmon, pan-seared, broiled, or baked as you like (75 calories)
1 Tbs Classico Pesto Sauce (58 calories*)
1 Tbs Swiss cheese (46 calories)
1/2 roma tomato (9 calories)

Directions:
Toast the tortilla on one side. Transfer to a plate with the toasted side up and the uncooked side down. Spread pesto sauce on the toasted side of the tortilla. Top with salmon, tomatoes, and cheese. Return to pan. Cover with lid and cook until bottom of tortilla is toasted and cheese melts.

Transfer to a plate, cut into quarters and serve warm.

*That's what the jar says, but it is actually less. Whenever I open a jar of Classico Pesto Sauce, I always immediately dump out the thick layer of oil that sits on top of the rest of the sauce. That dumps out unnecessary calories and doesn't hurt the taste one bit.

This could also be done in an oven.

Total Calories: 308 or less*

Lemon Pepper Salmon

I love this salmon recipe. Our whole family eats it happily, which is sayin' something.

The quote from hubby: "Are you sure this is healthy? This tastes way too good to be healthy."

Ingredients:
One large salmon filet (Costco's are delicious)
"I can't believe it's not butter" spray
Lemon pepper

Directions:
Cover a cookie sheet (or something similar to it) in tin foil, spray with cooking spray. Lay salmon flat on top. Spray with "I can't believe it's not butter" all over the top, season liberally with the lemon pepper. Broil uncovered on low for 25-35 minutes in the oven until delightfully crispy on top, but flaky, moist, and tender inside.

Total Calories: 120 calories for 3 ounces of salmon