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Salmon Niçoise and Olive Dressing
If you are completely exhausted, substitute the salmon steaks with canned salmon. Buy one large can (18 ounces), drain, and arrange the chunks atop the salad. Buy hard-boiled eggs from the salad bar at the market, or boil your own (see Tidbit, page 90).
Lemon, Garlic, and Cilantro Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
This dish makes a perfect side for a simple grilled steak any time of year. With the Surf and Turf Salad it’s a knockout!
Cubano Pork Burgers and Sweet Orange Warm Slaw
Cubanos are traditionally served on a sweet roll. The orange juice and honey are used to hit that sweet note here.
Caesar Salad to Go: Shrimp or Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Creamy Caesar Dressing
This recipe requires no cooking and is served cold, so it makes a perfect low-carb on-the-go lunch, or a picnic for the park as well! Pack the dressing with an ice pack to keep it chilled out. If you think you don’t like anchovies, try them in this dressing. They just taste salty and yummy!
Lemony Salmon Fillets with Asparagus, Sweet Beet Sauce, and Lemon-Thyme Rice
This is salmon with some soul. It’s groovy.
Shrimp and Pork Balls with Spicy Lime Dipping Sauce
A lower-carb alternative to pot stickers and other dumplings.