The goal is to broaden my fish-eating horizons. But...some habits die hard. So, I started off with a salmon recipe. The cajun spice mix was an excellent compliment to the pan-fried salmon, which was then finished in the oven.
Cajun Spice Mix
4 tsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp fennel seeds
2 tsp white peppercorns
2 tsp black peppercorns
1 tsp cayenne
4 tsp Hungarian paprika
4 tsp chili powder
2 tsp celery seeds
1 tbsp dried oregano, crumbled
1 tbsp dried thyme
2 tbsp coarse salt
2 tbsp dried onion
1 tbsp garlic powder
Combine the coriander seeds, fennel seeds, and peppercorns in a spice grinder and process until you have a course grind. Combine with the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Transfer to a jar and keep out of the light for up to 6 months.
17 comments:
That shows you where my head is. I was looking for Cajun Spice just the other day in the grocery store....of course I could have made my own. This would be excelelnt on salmon:D
Love salmon in any of it's many preparations. This one looks very good. Nice that you made your own Cajun Spice mix, too.
yum; this looks so good!
Another one of your lovely salmon recipes. I have to try this one as well.
The fact that you remember your resolutions is impressive! And nothing wrong with salmon -- it's so delicious! I cook it all the time too... last week I tried to diversify and had swordfish instead. But I realized I really like salmon best.
Wow that cajun spice mix looks great! I'm a big fan of salmon so I can't blame you :-)
I feel like I need to get more fish into our diet as well maybe I'll look into that book
those peppercorns are gorgeous--they look like chocolate kix. :) my favorite is the pink peppercorn--alliteration, pinkness, and spice. :)
With all of those spices, I am sure your salmon tastes absolutely delicious.
Cheers,
elra
I'm so glad you posted this! Sorry I've been so lax about getting started. Now that vacation is done, I do plan on making the sauteed one.
The salmon looks even better than I expected. I may give it a shot!
I would have no problem at all with adding more fish into my diet if it was this fantastic! Yum!
Thanks so much for posting the recipe for the cajun spice, I made some red beans and dirty rice for supper today, wish I had checked out your blog first, instead of using the store-bought one :)
Okay ... going to copy this now!
Yeah, I made the same resolution...and less carbs! Don't ask how that's working! Cajun spice looks very tasty!
I have some homemade cajun spice mix and never thought to try it on salmon.
Thanks for the idea!
PS - Great blog!
excellently done very fragrant and delicious. :) x
I really like the sound of that spice combination and the salmon looks really good!
Looks very tasty. I usually use cajun on white fleshed fish lie Halibut and ling cod bit will give this one a whirl!
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