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Hey guys, let me say thanks for the wonderful help I've recieved so far from this community.

I'm trying to get purer fish into my diet (rather than preprepared stuff), so I've taken to buying either canned salmon or frozen fillets o' fish.

For the canned salmon, what can I put on it to make it taste better? Homemade Mayo could be an option, though the recipe I used tasted overwhelmingly of olive oil. If you have a high O-3 mayo recipe you like, or another canned fish method, let me know.

For a slab of fish, what sort of sauces do you put on it? In my experience, fish is bland with just salt and pepper.

This site is really incredible, and any help is gratefully received!

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Just make sure you're buying wild canned salmon, not farmed. – 42 Jul 13 2010 at 3:18
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Almost all canned salmon is wild-caught -- for some obscure reason, the farmed stuff doesn't can well. – John R Jul 13 2010 at 11:03
Canned Atlantic Salmon = farmed Canned Alaska Salmon = wild caught – Jack Mac Jan 14 2011 at 2:47
wait, some of the canned salmon that says its "wild caught" is farmed? – henrydrn Feb 15 2011 at 5:56
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Buy ALASKAN salmon – Sunny Beaches Mar 30 2012 at 13:18

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Salmon loves avocado - so I mix it up with that, some red onion and olive oil. For white fish, try baking it with some olive oil, cilantro (coriander), strips of red pepper and carrot, lime juice (or lemon), garlic and chilli (or a combo of these). You can wrap it in some baking paper to make little parcels and it stays nice and moist.

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I take a can of salmon, with two avocados. Mix it all together and season with some Mrs.Dash fiesta lime. From there I mix this in with some romaine lettuce and celery. Simple, cheap and very good way to get a omega 3's and various nutrients.

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Select the salmon with the highest percentage of calories as fat (usually red or sockeye salmon). It tastes better.

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...and make sure it isn't Atlantic/farmed salmon. – ScottMGS Jul 12 2010 at 22:34
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I eat canned salmon on salad - current favorite is arugula, salmon, red onion, guacamole and salsa verde. It's also good in salmon patties, but substitute some ground flax seed or some other binder like O3 eggs for any bread crumbs. Lemon juice or horseradish mixed with Greek yogurt or cream to top.

I'm really simple with baking fish - some olive oil and lemon or Mrs. Dash Chipotle/Lime.

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Here's a link to more paleo salmon recipes: paleohacks.com/questions/3011/… – Karen Jul 13 2010 at 0:17
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canned salmon, greek yogurt, lemon juice, diced onion, diced garlic, (any other veggies, such as peas, diced peppers, shredded carrots), dill, black pepper, capers

Mix together.. try not to break up the salmon so it stays pretty chunky (can also do it with canned tuna, or cooked salmon.. or diced chicken come to think of it)

Great with some lettuce wraps

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IMO, meat items that are low fat taste much better when some kind of fatty sauce is added. I like cream sauce. I usually just make it with cream (which is technically not paleo cuz of the diary) but you could probably find some coconut milk recipes out there. For tasty 'battered' fried food, you can dip the item in egg and then roll it in coconut flour and then fry as usual. Coconut flour is slightly carby but not too bad. You can add spices like pepper and garlic to the coconut flour for added twang. Yum! Another goto option is bacon. Bacon tastes good on almost everything and all that fat really helps when mixed with lean meats. Keep some cooked bacon in the fridge and see how fun it is to crumble it on other foods. I like olive oil just fine, but at least for me, it just not seem to add enough to low fat foods to make them taste as good as high fat foods, whereas other fats like animal fat, cream or cream cheese, or avocado seem to work better. Maybe the taste buds just do not like straight protein that much. Even a slightly carby sauce recipe like blueberry, shallots and red wine (like for venison) can make a world of difference. Personally, I find if I do not add something to the protein, I get full on it really fast but then I get hungry again soon after.
-Eva

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Coincidentally, I just posted a recipe for Hot Salmon Hash on my blog this week. It's made with eggplant. If you like corned beef hash, you will love this. It was quite tasty! Salmon Hash Recipe

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I'll try this without eggplant (worst vegetable ever), maybe throw in some red pepper. Thanks! – memostotle Jul 14 2010 at 13:05
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Yeah that stuff is great, I keep it in my car for emergencies when I'm out for a while and just need a healthy snack. It is kinda gross at that warm /tepid temperature, but hey, its healthy. I eat it plain, oh yeah and get it packed in water to avoid the ridiculous omega-3 content from the olive oil for sure.

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is having canned fish safe in high temperatures? Which canned salmon is your favorite? – henrydrn Feb 15 2011 at 5:55
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you can use the recipe I am going to post for canned salmon or raw salmon...

http://stonedchef.com/2009/10/salmon-tartar/#more-266

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Or you can add tapenade (olive or sundried tomato) to the canned salmon! So good! – GiGiEats Aug 20 2010 at 2:16
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if i may offer a meta-answer to the question, http://www.amazon.com/Flavor-Bible-Essential-Creativity-Imaginative/dp/0316118400/

the Flavor Bible offers a comprehensive list of what goes well with what.

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