Grilled Salmon Over Warm Tuscan Bean Salad Food

WARM TUSCAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in tomato and seasonings; cook 3-4 minutes longer. Add beans; cook and stir until heated through.

SEARED SALMON WITH 3 BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Place all 3 kinds of beans in large mixing bowl and toss with remaining ingredients. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Season salmon with cumin, salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place salmon skin side down in skillet and cook until skin is crisp and golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. Turn fillets over and cook until medium rare, about 3 more minutes.
• Serve salmon with salad.

WARM TUSCAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook carrots and onion in oil 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Stir in beans, 1/2 cup reserved liquid, the oregano and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Line large platter with spinach. Top with bean mixture. Pour vinaigrette over salad. Sprinkle with bacon bits.

GRILLED SALMON SALAD

Steps:

• Rub the salmon filets with a little olive oil so they don't stick to the grill and salt and pepper them lightly.
• Cook the filets on a hot grill for about 5- 6 min.
• per side.
• They should still be rare in the middle.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for several hours until cold and firm.
• Remove from frig and remove any skin.
• Break filets up into small chunks and put into a bowl.
• If there is any juice on the plate they chilled on, dump it into the bowl with salmon.
• Add the celery, onion, capers and dill.
• Mix the olive oil, vinegar salt and pepper and pour over salmon.
• Mix well and serve cold or at room temp.

GRILLED TUSCAN SALMON

Steps:

• Sprinkle salmon with salt and red pepper; drizzle with 2 Tbsp olive oil.
• Whisk together garlic, tomatoes, vinegar, basil, and remaining olive oil in a small bowl; set aside.
• Grill over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Remove from grill and pour tomato marinade over fish and serve immediately.

TUSCAN LEMON CHICKEN WITH WARM BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• If using dry beans, rinse beans and place in bowl.
• Cover with three inches of water; leave to soak overnight or at least eight hours.
• Drain beans.
• Place in large saucepan, coverered with three inches of water.
• Do NOT salt.
• Allow to simmer one to two hours till soft (older beans take longer).
• Drain.
• If using canned beans, empty beans into colander and rinse well with warm water.
• Place chicken in baking dish large enough to accomodate all the pieces.
• A 12" x 9" pan should be adequate.
• Roughly chop five (or more if you love it) cloves of garlic.
• Sprinkle chopped garlic with coarse salt.
• Mash garlic and salt into a paste.
• Rub paste onto chicken pieces; sprinkle with ground pepper.
• Whisk together the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of oil, 2 tablespoons of rosemary, the grated rind and the sugar.
• Pour mixture over chicken, cover chicken and chill up to three hours.
• If you like, you can turn it in the marinade once or twice--not a critical step.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Place drained cannellini in a large skillet.
• Add the remaining garlic, chopped fine, the remaining rosemary and olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Uncover chicken and bake 35-40 minutes, basting occasionally.
• Remove from oven.
• Preheat broiler.
• Broil chicken till golden brown--3-5 minutes.
• When the chicken is almost done, gently warm the beans till heated through.
• Ladle beans onto serving platter.
• Top with chicken and juices from pan.
• Note: If you would like more sauce (and your baking dish is safe for the stovetop--if not, scrape any fond into a saute pan), place baking dish over medium high heat, add a splash of white wine and or chicken stock, deglaze and reduce.