Queensland nut

Baked salmon with quinoa kale wasabi aioli coconut noodles

Tonight I made some baked salmon and served it with noodles. These weren’t just any noodles though, I made them with quinoa, kale, coconut milk, aioli, wasabi, cheddar cheese, chilli flakes, cracked pepper, basil, spring onions, fried shallots and dill.

I now have the baked salmon down pat. Twelve minutes at 200 °C in a benchtop oven gives me a perfect result every time. I wanted it tonight to go with a nice creamy noodle base. I thought about flaking the salmon but I just put the fillet on top of the noodles and ate it with chopsticks and a Chinese spoon.  You can see a video of how I ate it below.

Baked salmon with quinoa kale wasabi aioli coconut noodles
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: [url href=”http://about.me/garydlum” target=”_blank”]Gary Lum[/url]
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Salmon 1 fillet
  • Noodles 1 pack of instant noodles
  • Quinoa ¼ cup
  • Kale 3 stems
  • Coconut milk 150 mL
  • Aioli 2 tablespoons
  • Wasabi 5 cm from a tube
  • Shredded cheddar cheese 50 grams
  • Chilli flakes 1 teaspoon
  • Cracked pepper ½ teaspoon
  • Basil 10 leaves shredded
  • Spring onions sliced stems
  • Fried shallots 100 grams
  • Dill a couple of sprigs
Instructions
  1. Boil some water
  2. Add quinoa and cook for 5 minutes
  3. Add shredded kale and cook for 5 minutes
  4. Add a pack of instant noodles and cook for 5 minutes
  5. Strain the noodles
  6. Put back onto the heat and add coconut milk, aioli, wasabi, cheese, chilli flakes, cracked pepper and stir off the heat until thick and creamy
  7. bake the salmon for 12 minutes at 200 °C
  8. Plate up and garnish with the basil, spring onions and dill
Tuesday dinner. Salmon and noodles.
Tuesday dinner. Salmon and noodles.

Watch me eat my baked salmon and noodles

Baked salmon and noodles from Gary Lum on Vimeo.


Earlier today I had a Queensland nut tart with a coffee from Urban Bean Espresso Bar.

Queensland nut tart and coffee from Urban Bean Espresso Bar
Queensland nut tart and coffee from Urban Bean Espresso Bar

Last night I had baked salmon, sweet corn and aioli wasabi avocado. You can see the pickled onions I made on Sunday afternoon.

Monday dinner. Baked salmon, sweet corn and wasabi aioli avocado.
Monday dinner. Baked salmon, sweet corn and wasabi aioli avocado.

Baked salmon, sweet corn and wasabi aioli avocado from Gary Lum on Vimeo.

 

What I ate today

I had a pretty good day today. I spent the morning at an external meeting which was really interesting.

I also ate well today. For breakfast I had a salmon rissole with an avocado and some sweet chili sauce on a plain bagel. For lunch I had a Queensland nut ganache from Urban Bean Espresso Bar. For dinner I had some baked salmon with sweet potato hot chips and baked sweet corn.

Tuesday breakfast. Salmon rissole and avocado on a plain bagel.
Tuesday breakfast. Salmon rissole and avocado on a plain bagel.
Queensland nut ganache
Queensland nut ganache
Tuesday dinner. How sweet is this meal? Baked salmon, sweet corn and sweet potato.
Tuesday dinner. How sweet is this meal? Baked salmon, sweet corn and sweet potato.

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Blueberry whipped cream Queensland nut waffle

My last breakfast in Hawaii was a Blueberry whipped cream Queensland nut waffle at Eggs ‘n Things in Waikiki.

Blueberry whipped cream and Queensland nut waffle
Blueberry whipped cream and Queensland nut waffle

This was a very good waffle. The cream while it looked bulky was basically full of air and very light and fluffy. I’m assuming no calories. I also poured maple syrup and coconut syrup all over the waffle. 

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There are so many tourists and very few locals here. 

The Royal Hawaiian from the Aqua Waikiki Wave
The Royal Hawaiian from the Aqua Waikiki Wave

After breakfast the bags got packed and Honolulu International Airport (HNL) was reached. 

The flight back to Australia was QF4 HNL to SYD. I was treated really well on the flight. The attendants ensured I had the menu selections I wanted and it was about the best international flight I’ve ever flown.

Prior to departing I bought a copy of Muriel Miura’s Spam cookbook. Not only does it contain amazing recipes but also some great facts about spam. 

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Lunch was a grilled salmon salad. Delicious 😀 

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Chocolate mousse. Yummy 🙂 

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This melon flavoured ice bar was really good. 

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Dinner was dolphin fish (not the sea mammal). My first time. It was wonderful. 

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Panna cotta was good.

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Breakfast before the bus ride back to Canberra was yoghurt and muesli. 

I’m still craving a Queensland nut waffle.