Pistachio crusted salmon with fresh take on coleslaw

And there's more! The crowd goes wild! A whole onslaught of posts is coming your way, as you may or may not have noticed. And they're all amazing. The food, I mean. And the posts are pretty nice too ;)

 Here's another main dish, fresh from mom's kitchen (made by yours truly, of course). If there's something I've been craving protein-wise while I was travelling, it is definitely fish. The fish in Finland is so good and plentiful, that we've been having it for almost every meal since my return. The fresh water fishes are super yummy, but salmon is still my all-time favourite. The traditional way of preparing it (at least in our kitchen) has to do with smothering the poor thing in sour cream and/or cheese, which makes the dish rather heavy. So, when I saw this take on a traditional fish dish on Syötävän hyvä, I jumped at the chance. Pistachios and salmon! Oh boy, that cannot be bad. And it wasn't, let me tell you. Especially with the super fresh side of kohlrabi, apple and carrot.

A plateful of awesomeness that doesn't leave you sluggish or bloated afterwards. What more can a girl ask for?

(Well, some sweet treats. But there will be a post very soon on that front. Stay tuned!)

So, drumroll, please: Mr. Salmon meets Miss Slaw. A match made in heaven!

 

Pistachio salmon meets kohlrabi apple slaw

(original recipe here, in Finnish)

Part 1: Mr. Salmon

300–400 g salmon fillet

ca. 1 dl pistachio nuts (ca. 250 g salted and roasted pistachios in the shell) 

1–2 tbsp Dijon mustard

chives

parsley

salt + pepper

Peel and chop nuts. If you're using ready-shelled nuts, check if they're already salted. If not, roast on a pan and salt. Crush nuts. Mix with mustard and a generous helping of chopped chives and parsley. 

Cut the salmon into portion sized pieces. Line baking sheet with baking paper, place salmon pieces skin-down on the paper. Sprinkle salt (can be quite a lot) and pepper (a little less) on the fish. Cover with the pistachio-mustard-mush. 

Bake in 200 degrees for about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish bits. Don't overbake! Nobody likes dry fish...

Part 2: Miss Slaw

1 part kohlrabi

1 part green apple

0,5 part carrot (just for the colour splash, you know)

a little mayonnaise

a little olive oil

small squeeze of lemon

salt + pepper to taste

Grate kohlrabi, apple and carrot. Mix with the rest of the ingredients. Introduce to Mr. Salmon.