Dinner #3: Fresh Tomato & Cucumber Pita Salad, Grilled Garlic and Savory Butter Salmon, Baked Strawberry Tarts

Step 1: Appetizer -- Fresh Tomato & Cucumber Pita Salad

Ingredients:

1 large cucumber--chopped into bite sized pieces

2 large tomatoes--chopped into bite sized pieces

1/4 c chopped red onion

1 pita

2 Tbls olive oil

1/2 tsp honey

1 Tb lime juice

Salt and Pepper to taste

1/2 teaspoon Cumin

Directions:

Mix cucumber, red onion and tomatoes in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix olive oil, honey, and lime juice. Pour over the vegetables and mix well. Toast pita in a toaster and cut into small pieces. Add pita to salad and mix. Salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Step 2: Main Course -- Grilled Garlic and Savory Butter Salmon

Ingredients:
Two Fresh Pieces of Salmon (ideally wild caught rather than farm raised)

Two tablespoons of butter (softened)

1 tablespoon of fresh finely chopped Savory

2 cloves of finely chopped Garlic

1 teaspoon of rock salt

1/2 teaspoon if fresh ground pepper

Directions:

Add the chopped garlic, savory, salt and pepper into a small bowl. Add softened butter and mash all the ingredients together with a fork until mixture is smooth end thoroughly blended. Heat grill on high in order to sear the Salmon. Place Salmon fillets, skin down, on the grill. Rub butter mixture generously over the top of the fillets. Cook until Salmon filets are tenter and flakey. Enjoy!

Step 3: Dessert -- Baked Strawberry Tarts

Ingredients:

2 store bought biscuits (they come in a can of 8, you can freeze the remaining 6)

About 10 strawberries (sliced)

2 Tb powdered sugar

2 Tb butter (melted)

1 Tb granulated sugar

Directions:

Flatten biscuits with a rolling pin or glass. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Top with sliced strawberries. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot.

Closing Remarks:

Brian: To me, this whole dinner went together very well. My favorites where probably the tart and the Salomon. I enjoyed the salad as well, but next time, I probably would not add the cumin as I am not a huge fan of the spice. With regard to the Strawberry Tart, next time, we intend on making our own dough, which I believe will not only make the tart taste better, but will also be more cost effective.

Suzy: I liked everything! If you don not have n outdoor grill, you can probably make the Salmon in a regular grill pan or even bake it in the oven, although a grill pan would be preferred.