I can't like salmon...

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  • shrimpydoo
    shrimpydoo Posts: 112 Member
    I'm not a big fan either, but I love, love, love it marinaded, grilled and served with a dill pickle/tomato salsa served on top. Pickles however are not low in sodium :(
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    I hear the best way of losing weight is to run whilst eating salmon.













    How about tuna? Similar properties to salmon, I'd have thought.
  • Lozzer135
    Lozzer135 Posts: 12 Member
    Try it cooked in the oven in lemon juice and topped with green pesto and a few green beans. Wrap it all in foil, it steams and absorbs the flavour of the lemon and pesto. Serve with either salad or a few boiled potatoes. Easy, fast and yummy....
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    I like most fish and shellfish but I just can't find a way to like salmon. Any recipe ideas that are not loaded with salt and/or sugar?

    Maybe thats the problem right there? No salt, no sugar, no vinegar is needed for this fish. (maybe a dash of salt, but not too much) I use olive oil, italian seasonings and maybe a pinch of garlic from time to time. I usually bake it. Would grill it, but dont have the right accessories to keep it from sticking.

    I dont like fish that much, but salmon is truly one of the few fish I enjoy eating and would eat it without any seasonings at all. Do you really enjoy the taste of the other fish that you eat or do you tolerate them and found other ways of coating it in marinades and/or breading that youre able to eat it?

    I hope no one is putting tartar sauce on their salmon. Its like putting A1 on steak.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,062 Member
    My Mom always made it in the oven and I liked it, but didn't love it. My brother started BBQing years ago with my youngest uncle and WOW did they come up with some great ways to make it! The Cedar Plank salmon is awesome, and when he smokes salmon in his smoker, it's insanely delicious. He's become critical to the point of having to improve it each time, and while my favorite's in the smoker, I'll be there in a few minutes (he lives real close) if he's making it for his family! My parents, brother,, Sis-in-law, and nephews still go out for birthday dinners and I've chosen his salmon over my favorite restaurants it's so good!

    Another way we may be able to help is if you say how you've had it. One thing I don't recommend is canned. I had no idea it didn't come like tuna, without the bones and skin like tuna does. Boy was I grossed out when, after picking through the fat and skin, there were little circular bones in my salmon. SO much for my cheap way to eat it, it's cheap for a reason, LOL! If I'd had an idea I may have been okay with it, but thought it would seriously be like tuna. I'd rather pick frozen fillets since that's still somewhat affordable, but enough so that I can have it twice a week.. I'm glad it wasn't my first introduction to salmon! :)

    I think with salmon you can go just about any type of seasoning. My favorite in the oven is with Yoshida's sauce, which is a sweet type of sauce/marinade, so it may not be to your liking. It would be great in the oven with various herbs, and you can bake or roast it with your preferred topping. I hope you find ones you like and come to love it!
  • joolywooly33
    joolywooly33 Posts: 421 Member
    Bake in the oven with lemon juice, butter and crushed garlic!
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Try King Salmon, it has a higher fat content, that is better distributed throughout the meat, which leads to a milder tasting, more buttery salmon taste without the fishiness.

    If you want to make it taste good with a sauce, try lemon caper, olive tapenade, miso / soy, honey, mustard, honey/mustard, bbq, garlic, curry

    (pretty much anything with a strong distinct flavor to it works well with salmon, since salmon is so versatile, it adds great flavor to anything.)

    My girlfriend and her family NEVER eat salmon. EVER. I cooked a huge fillet for them that I literally put balsamic vinagrette and mustard on with a little sugar to cut to acid, straight on the grill with the marinade....they all ate it and there was nothing left lol and I put very little time/effort into it.
  • Wilhellmina
    Wilhellmina Posts: 757 Member
    Fish soup: salmon, cod, thyme, onion, fennel, tomato paste, fish stock, sour cream, pepper (if you like it you can add potatoes in it)
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    People she wasnt asking to be talked out of eating it she was asking for ideas so she can branch out and maybe find a way she likes. I hate squash, but in a search for new ways to cook it I found a preparation that I can not only live with but I actually like. I applaud her not closing off a food just because she doesn't like the traditional preparation of it.

    Salmon cakes
    You're a good friend to share this idea! (Eww, salmon cakes are my most hated form of salmon, and the reason I don't even like salmon in the first place, but to each his own... glad you like 'em! :happy: )
    Try King Salmon, it has a higher fat content, that is better distributed throughout the meat, which leads to a milder tasting, more buttery salmon taste without the fishiness.
    Thank you for this tip; it sounds really good and I will try it!

    I really like lox and cream cheese, come to think of it. I know it's super-salty, but for myself I'm not really caring about that, so maybe I'll try to eat that more often. I also take a good quality fish oil supplement three times a day, so maybe I'm worrying over nothing.

    And thanks to the OP for this topic. There are so few foods that I just don't like, and salmon is one of them, and the place that does healthy meals that I like to get all the time doesn't do any other fish but salmon. I'll eat it but I don't enjoy it. So this topic is helping me think of other ways to try it.
  • princesstoadstool82
    princesstoadstool82 Posts: 371 Member
    i believe ( ive read it somewhere).. that the only way to preserve the omega oils is by baking the fish... i love cooked salmon only, not canned or raw..

    This had me intrigued, so I went searching for an evidence-based answer. I know there are a lot of folks out there who believe in raw eating, and to each their own, but perhaps that philosophy is what you happened upon when reading about salmon. There was a study in 2010 that says that cooking and cooking method had little effect on the Omegas

    If you want to look up the abstract on Google Scholar here's the article:

    Larsen, D., Quek, S.Y., & Eyres, L. (2010, Mar 15). Effect of cooking method on the fatty acid profile of New Zealand King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) [Abstract]. Food Chemistry, 119(2): 785-790.

    THANKS for the recipe idea :)

    Great :)

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