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Spaghetti Squash with Zingy Pesto served with Smoked Salmon and Quinoa Croquettes
SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH ZINGY PESTO
1 medium spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise, seeded
Olive oil
Pesto Sauce, your favorite homemade or store bought, probably need 1/3-1/2 cup (depending on how much pesto you like)
4-6 oz. fresh pico de gallo
2 green onions, chopped (green part only)
1/3 c. grated Asiago cheese or your favorite cheese
Salt, black pepper, garlic powder
- Preheat oven 375.
- After cutting squash in half, removing seeds, rub the inside flesh with olive oil.
- Place cut side down on a baking sheet lined with foil and sprayed with PAM.
- Bake the squash until tender, about 30-40 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Shred the cooled squash with a fork into a bowl.
- Toss in the pesto, pico and cheese. Mix well.
- Season to taste.
- Sprinkle in the green onions or just garnish. Serve.
*I like to serve this with my salmon and quinoa croquettes. Yummy!
SMOKED SALMON AND QUINOA CROQUETTES
1 ½-2 lbs. center-cut salmon, skin on
1 c. cooked quinoa
1 large egg, beaten
2 fresh jalapenos, seeded and diced
½ c. chopped green onion, green part only
2 T. flour
Zest of 1 lemon
Salt and black pepper to taste
2 T. canola oil or olive oil
1 c. Applewood chips, soaked for 30 minutes
Lemon wedges, for serving - Drain Applewood chips and scatter them in bottom of foil-lined roasting pan.
- Heat pan over medium heat until chips start to smoke, about 8-10 minutes.
- Place salmon skin=side down on wire rack placed over chips.
- Cover the roasting pan tightly with foil and cook over medium heat until salmon is just cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
- Remove salmon from pan and cool to room temperature.
- Preheat oven 350.
- Remove skin from salmon and discard. Flake the salmon into a bowl.
- Add the quinoa, egg, green onion, flour, zest, salt and pepper.
- Mix well until combined.
- Form into 6 patties about 1” tall and 2 ½” wide.
- Heat the oil in a large cast-iron pan over medium heat.
- Sear the patties on both sides until crispy and deep golden brown, about 1-2 minutes per side.
- Transfer patties to a rack set over a baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 12-15 minutes.
- Sprinkle each patty with a little more pepper and serve with lemon wedge.
*You can also buy the salmon already smoked in specialty stores. I bought mine at Fresh Market. I love to serve this with my Spaghetti Squash with Zingy Pesto. Yummy!