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Tassal Premium Tasmanian Lemon and Cracked Pepper Salmon Burgers

Premium Tasmanian Lemon and Cracked Pepper Salmon Burgers
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In my endeavour to explore low saturated fat options that are convenient and delicious I thought I would try these Tassal Premium salmon burgers.

My first impression needs to be considered in the context that I burnt my palate and tongue on Sunday morning and my tongue has blistered.

I also had a day away and eating meeting food and some confectionary I bought for the flight back to Canberra.

The perfect meal after a 4 am wake up and interstate meeting is a sandwich. I made a salmon, lettuce and tomato sandwich using an English muffin as the bread.

I cooked it by pan frying in some grapeseed oil for four minutes each side on moderate heat.

Conscious of my tongue and palate I made sure I waited long enough before starting to eat it.

Humpday dinner. Salmon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.
Humpday dinner. Salmon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

So how did I find the Tassal Premium salmon burger? It was okay. It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad. For convenience the burgers are fine. For taste not so great. That said, I will try more of them when my tongue has healed. For now though I won’t be highly recommending Tassal Premium salmon burgers unless you want something quick and easy.

Nutrition Information for Tassal Salmon burgers
Nutrition Information for Tassal Salmon burgers

Here are a couple of iPhone 6 photographs from this morning’s flight.

VA252 being deiced
VA252 being deiced
Flying into Melbourne on VA252 CBR to MEL
Flying into Melbourne on VA252 CBR to MEL

Would you try Tassal Premium salmon burgers?

BLAT Bacon lettuce avocado tomato sandwich

This week Liz from Bizzy Lizzy’s Good Things wrote about an ultimate BLT (bacon lettuce tomato) sandwich. It inspired my Saturday lunch. 

While I was thinking of replicating Liz’s version I had some left over ciabatta in the freezer as well as an avocado that needed eating. In my mind there is no point wasting good food. 

Saturday BLAT for lunch. Bacon lettuce avocado and tomato sandwich. With the top off. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/8sec, ISO 400
Saturday BLAT for lunch. Bacon lettuce avocado and tomato sandwich. With the top off. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/8sec, ISO 400
BLAT Bacon lettuce avocado tomato sandwich
 
Recipe Type: Lunch
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Ciabatta bread
  • Vine ripened tomato
  • Streaky bacon
  • Cos lettuce
  • Avocado
  • Lemon
  • Grapeseed oil
  • Pepper
  • Butter
Instructions
  1. Add a little butter to the bread and grill butter side down in a hot pan until golden brown
  2. Cook the streaky bacon in a bench top oven at 200 °C for 15 minutes
  3. Make an avocado spread with avocado, grapeseed oil, lemon juice and some pepper
  4. Slice the tomato, drain on some kitchen towel and add pepper
  5. Cut the cos lettuce to fit the bread
  6. Apply the avocado spread to the bottom piece of bread
  7. Lay on the lettuce
  8. Lay on the streaky bacon
  9. Lay on the tomato
  10. Shoot a photograph with the top piece of bread artistically positioned over a corner of the sandwich
  11. Shoot another photograph with the rose from my garden
  12. Put some avocado spread on the top piece of bread and put the sandwich together
  13. Cut the sandwich on an angle
  14. Shoot a close up photograph showing all the internal goodness
  15. Eat the sandwich
  16. Wash the dishes
  17. Write the recipe
  18. Blog (verb)
  19. Hope that people like the recipe and the photographs
 

 

Saturday BLAT for lunch. Bacon lettuce avocado and tomato sandwich. The rose is from my garden. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/22, 1/5sec, ISO 400
Saturday BLAT for lunch. Bacon lettuce avocado and tomato sandwich. The rose is from my garden. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/22, 1/5sec, ISO 400
Saturday BLAT for lunch. Bacon lettuce avocado and tomato sandwich. Close up after cutting in half. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 400
Saturday BLAT for lunch. Bacon lettuce avocado and tomato sandwich. Close up after cutting in half. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 400

 
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Chicken Maryland with a cheesy crusted skin

I do love Chicken Maryland

I’ve posted a few Chicken Maryland recipes here but I can’t help myself it’s my favourite cut of chook. The Chicken Maryland contains the best parts of the chook, viz., thigh meat, lots of excellent skin and the crunchy cloaca with a level of fat that gives it so much flavour.

Chicken Maryland and tomato Chicken Maryland and tomato Chicken Maryland and tomato

Chicken Maryland and tomato

Chicken Maryland with a cheesy crusted skin
 
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
Prep time:
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Chicken Maryland pieces
  • Tomato
  • Onion
  • Mixed dried herbs
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Curry powder
  • Tasty Coon cheese
Instructions
  1. Turn on your oven to about 200 °C
  2. Slice an onion and place the rings on the bottom of a roasting tray
  3. Place the chicken on the onion rings
  4. Quarter a firm tomato and place between the Chicken Maryland pieces
  5. Cover the chicken with some tasty Coon cheese
  6. Sprinkle over the chicken and tomato a generous amount of salt, pepper, curry powder and mixed dried herbs
  7. Whack into your oven for 45 minutes
  8. After 45 minutes remove the roasting tray and allow to rest for 20 minutes
  9. Plate up
  10. Shoot a photograph (I used my Nikon D7100 with a Tamron 90 mm MACRO and my new Sony α7S with a Sonnar 55 mm 1.8 lens)
  11. Eat the meal
  12. Wash the dishes
  13. Write the recipe
  14. Blog about it
 

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Pumpkin soup with celeriac

Bacon is always a good way to start Sunday in Canberra

Okay, I’ll get to the pumpkin soup recipe towards the bottom of this post so if that’s what you’re after, go down. 

Gee it was cold this morning. I’m hoping this cold spell finishes soon. 

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Bacon 

Bacon preparation
Bacon preparation
Bacon and eggs with tomato sauce
Sunday morning breakfast. Bacon and eggs with tomato sauce

Then I went for a walk and saw pelicans and black swans

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It was still frosty at nearly 10 am
It was still frosty at nearly 10 am
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Birds on Lake Ginninderra
Black swan on Lake Ginninderra
Black swan on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra
Belconnen
Belconnen
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Pelican on Lake Ginninderra
Belconnen Arts Centre
Belconnen Arts Centre

 

For lunch I had a tin of fried fish and black beans

Fried fish and black beans.
Sunday lunch. Fried fish and black beans.

I love this with rice. I remember as a boy eating this with my Dad. I think my middle brother Dr47 liked it but my youngest brother Mr43 didn’t. I think Mum was a little indifferent but she’d eat it if Dad wanted it. I posted this photograph to Instagram and Twitter and received some interesting responses. My Asian friends were positive in their comments. 


During the afternoon I did some work, watched Star Trek and Farscape and did some ironing. I also watched Poultrygeist Night of the chicken dead. It’s on a par with Sharknado


 

For dinner I made a pumpkin soup with celeriac

Sunday night dinner. Pumpkin and celeriac soup.
Sunday night dinner. Pumpkin and celeriac soup.
Pumpkin and celeriac soup
 
Recipe Type: Soup
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
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Serves: 1
A rich and flavourful soup for a cold winter’s night
Ingredients
  • Onion
  • Bacon
  • Pumpkin
  • Celeriac
  • White wine
  • Chicken stock
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Parsley
  • Smoked cheddar cheese
  • Butter
  • Cream
  • Curry powder
Instructions
  1. Sautée and soften the onion
  2. Add the bacon and allow it to get sticky on the bottom of the saucepan
  3. Add a couple of handfuls of celeriac
  4. Add a couple of handfuls of pumpkin
  5. Add a tablespoon of curry powder and a pinch of salt
  6. Add a splash of white wine to deglase the bottom of the saucepan
  7. Add a cup of chicken stock
  8. Simmer for 30 minutes
  9. Blend with a stick blender
  10. Add half a cup of pouring cream and a tablespoon of butter
  11. Blend until smooth
  12. Ladle into a bowl
  13. Add some shaved smoked cheddar cheese
  14. Top with parsley and pepper
  15. Shoot a photograph
  16. Eat the meal
  17. Write the recipe
  18. Blog about it
 
Notes
This is a great recipe and very easy to make. If you like it please let me know. I’d love any feedback.

 


 

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