As a visiting nurse I hear many pearls of wisdom from my patients. Recently a patient said something to me that was particularly noteworthy. He said, “You know, I was a kid in the Depression era. At Christmas time I would get one toy for the year – and I would love it, I would play with it, and I was happy. I didn’t need toys, because I had the outdoors and I had friends. My grandkids get all of these toys, phones, and gadgets, and I don’t think they’re as happy as I was.”
As a parent and as a consumer there really is something to be said about his statement. We’re always getting barraged with advertising of every kind possible, and I don’t have to walk far out my front door to see status symbols like the pricey Mercedes next door. It’s easy to allow one’s identity to get wrapped up in the things that we have or want. The more we have, the more we want, which in the end produces a vicious cycle of discontentment. The truth is, it’s not what we have that makes us happy, but who we are, how we view ourselves, how we view God, and who we love.
“The folly of endless consumerism sends us on a wild-goose chase for happiness through materialism.”
Honey Walnut Crusted Salmon
Seves: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 9-11 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb wild-caught Alaskan salmon
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2/3 C finely chopped walnuts
- 4 Tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- dash of cayenne pepper
- dash of black pepper
Directions
1. Preheat your oven to 400º F. Cut thawed Alaskan salmon into 1 inch strips, place on a baking sheet skin side down, and then lightly brush with olive oil.
2. In a small bowl combine your chopped walnuts, honey, apple cider vinegar, salt, cayenne, and pepper.
3. Top each piece of salmon with a layer of the walnut mixture.
4. Place fish in your preheated oven and cook for 9-11 minutes, then immediately serve.
- 1½ lb wild-caught Alaskan salmon
- 2 tsp olive oil
- ⅔ C finely chopped walnuts
- 4 Tbsp honey
- ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
- ¼ tsp salt
- dash of cayenne pepper
- dash of black pepper
- Preheat your oven to 400º F. Cut thawed Alaskan salmon into 1 inch strips, place on a baking sheet skin side down, and then lightly brush with olive oil.
- In a small bowl combine your chopped walnuts, honey, apple cider vinegar, salt, cayenne, and pepper.
- Top each piece of salmon with a layer of the walnut mixture.
- Place fish in your preheated oven and cook for 9-11 minutes, then immediately serve.
I love this recipe! Making this for sure!!
Thanks Kelley! If you do, be sure to let me know how it turns out!
This was amazing, and it came together so fast. Less than 20 minutes start to finish. I served it over spinach leaves with fresh pineapple on the side. Simple, fast, delicious, and healthy!
I’m happy you liked this! I bet it was delicious and healthy with the spinach leaves. Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed this!
I will say that I wasn’t expecting to read about your patient who spoke about the consumer differences between the great depression and now. It’s one thing to logically know that we way we live now is meaninglessly indulgent, but another to speak to someone who has lived the difference. Got some Patagonia Wild Caught Salmon that I’m excited to try an inspiration of your recipe with, but I want to let you know that your first passage is something I’ll carry with me. The only reason I even bothered to read it was that I saw the Great Depression in it and thought it was wild to try to connect that to salmon, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that you didn’t try to hype up the recipe in the introduction. That was refreshing.