Salmon Chowder
I have been cooking out of the newly released Primal Blueprint Cookbook, which has been good fun (a more detailed book review later). All of the recipes are gluten free, soy free, and refined sugar free, making them a high candidate for testing. Last week, it finally cooled down enough that preparing a soup didn’t seem ridiculous. I thought I would try out the salmon chowder which is made with canned salmon, coconut milk, and other delicious items. It was good and even better the next day when the flavors had developed more. I served this with a big green salad with cucumbers and sliced apples, and this will likely be one of my go-to pantry meals. Adapted from the Primal Blueprint Cookbook:
Salmon Chowder
2 slices thick cut nitrite free bacon, diced
1 small onion, diced
2 stalks celery, peeled and diced
1-2 cups cauliflower, broken into small florets
1 clove garlic, minced
1 t dried dill
1 bay leaf
2 cups chicken stock or fish stock (low sodium)
1 can salmon, about 7 oz., undrained
1 can smoked oysters, about 4 oz., drained
1 can coconut milk
tobasco to taste
In a soup pot, add the diced bacon and cook to render out fat. When fat is rendered, add onion, celery cauliflower and garlic and saute over medium heat until onions and celery have softened. Add herbs and stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 8 minutes until vegetables are tender but not mushy. Stir in salmon, with liquid, oysters, and coconut milk and heat through. Sprinkle with fresh dill or tobasco to finish.
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Salmon and coconut sounds heavenly! Where do you get nitrite-free bacon?
Can’t wait to try this recipe!!!
Cheers,
Laura
Hi Laura, I normally go to Trader Joe’s and get their nitrite free bacon. They also carry Niman Ranch bacon which costs a bit more. Both are of very high quality. There are also Applegate brand, and my understanding is that Oscar Mayer now has a nitrite free bacon.
I love soup with coconut milk. Looks great!
This is healthy and sounds yummy!
Aloha!
Brenda, the coconut milk adds a yummy richness (and it’s dairy-free).
JamericanSpice, delicious and healthy, always a winning combination at our house!
This looks delicious! I think most of Whole Food’s bacon is nitrate free too.
FoodontheTable, yes, there should be a variety of bacon’s at WF.
I just love chowder. This is a wonderful alternative to traditional chowders. I just got some swordfish from the store last night .. may try this with that instead of salmon! Might work?
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Hi Sarah, this will work well with fresh fish. I would add it in after the veggies are tender and simmer until just cooked through; then add the coconut milk and heat through. Will stop by.
I strongly recommend using freshy cooked wild salmon, or any fresh fish. I doubled the recipe that was in the Primal Bookprint and the canned Salmon and juices made it super fishy. Reminded me of a bad curry base where the cook fell asleep as he was pouring in fish sauce. Would have been great with fresh fish, I’ll try it again.
The last time I made this, I drained the juice in the can and rinsed the salmon (mainly to get rid of salt since the can I had seemed super salty), that cut down on the fishiness. I have tried this with a fresh white fish, it was good, but needs chicken stock or another stock (not water) and bacon to make it fully flavorful. I haven’t tried this with fresh salmon. You might be interested in the Brazilian style salmon and coconut stew that is on this site as well.
Hormel has a natural bacon, I think it is called Black Label. Our store charges over $7 for a package. I got it on sale and it was excellent! No nitrites/nitrates, not cured.
Hi Kaymer, I think many large brands are increasing their lines with fewer additives, but using it as an excuse to charge (sometimes as much as double) a higher price. I haven’t tied the Hormel natural, but I’m happy they have one with no nitrates/nitrites!