A healthy tasty light sandwich and a trip to Death Valley!I cannot figure out why some people think that healthy food is just stuff like boring plain granola and yogurt. Many people think that healthy food has to be raw or unseasoned. Wrong! Many food items are healthier to eat and more nutritious when cooked. Seasoning and flavoring any kind of food can make it more appealing. From a health standpoint, alternative sandwiches like this salmon sandwich are a better choice than sliced deli meats or hamburger. Especially in hot summer weather! Lighter food is easier on the tummy when the heat of the day comes around. Everybody has been complaining about some kind of a heat wave lately. I just laugh! For the last 30 years, I have spent most of my life living in two of the hottest areas on this planet. The Mojave Desert and the Everglades. It is no use complaining about the heat when living in a region that has average temperatures that can set records anywhere else. It is better to deal with overcoming the heat, than it is to waste energy complaining about it! Yesterday, I had to travel to one of the hottest areas of Death Valley on business. I spent most of my day at a resort in Furnace Creek, Death Valley. Furnace Creek? Death Valley? That must be close to hell. Actually, the town of Hell is by Riverside, California on the west end of the Mojave desert! You may laugh, but there is a good reason why the names of towns, regions and valleys in the Mojave desert have harsh names. The Mojave desert is one of the hottest harsh environments on earth. Those who go there with a carefree attitude, often come upon misfortune and tragedy, even in modern times. When traveling through the desert by car, pack some nonperishable food, a few gallons of water and leave note with someone responsible, especially if you travel off road like I do. The pictures above are from Death Valley and Mule Train Canyon by Furnace Creek. Borax mining was big in this area about 80 to 130 years ago. Twenty mule team wagons were the cargo haulers of that era. Many western movies and western television shows were filmed at Furnace Creek and Mule Train Canyon in Death Valley, California. One of my old time favorites was the 1940's serial Riders Of Death Valley. That series has great picturesque scenes that were filmed in Death Valley. The landscape has not changed since those days, so places in the old western movies can still be recognized. I hope that you enjoy the pictures of Death Valley and Mule Train Canyon. I do not complain about hot weather, because I am used to it. If you visit Furnace Creek in Death Valley, then the next time that you have to listen to someone drone on and on about how hot the weather is outdoors, you can say this: "Shut up! This weather aint nuthin'! Try going to Furnace Creek in July like I did!"
Bok Choy Slaw Recipe: Place 1/2 cup of thin sliced bok choy into a mixing bowl. Add a few thin red bell pepper strips for color. Add 1 thin sliced green onion. Add 1/2 teaspoon of ginger paste. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar. Add 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil. Add 2 pinches of sesame seed. Add 2 pinches of black sesame seed. Add sea salt and white pepper. Add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. Toss the ingredients together. Set the Bok Choy Slaw aside and let the flavors marinate for 5 minutes.
Five Spice Salmon: Cut 5 ounces of salmon filet into large thin flat pieces. Heat a saute pan over medium heat. Add a splash of vegetable oil. Add the salmon pieces. Saute the salmon pieces on both sides, till a few light brown highlights appear. Add 1/4 cup of water. Add 1/4 cup of dry rice wine. Add 1 pinch of Chinese five spice powder. Add sea salt. Mix a little bit of cornstarch and water together to form a slurry. Add just enough of the slurry to thicken the sauce to a very thin consistency. Simmer and reduce the sauce, till only enough sauce remains to glaze the fish. Keep the 5 spice salmon warm on a stove top.
Five Spice Salmon with Bok Choy Slaw on Grilled Whole Grain Bread: Brush 2 slices of whole grain bread with melted unsalted butter. Grill the bread on a griddle or saute pan over medium/medium low heat. When the bread becomes toasted, place it on a cutting board. Place the 5 spice salmon on the bread. Place the bok choy slaw on the salmon. Place the top half of the grilled bread on the sandwich and cut the sandwich in half. Set the sandwich halves on a plate. Garnish the plate with pickles of your choice and a green onion. (I garnished the plate in the pictures with Persian pickled wild cucumber, pickled mild green chile pepper and green onion.)
Light, healthy and delicious, even with unsalted butter on the grilled bread! Small amounts of fats are actually beneficial in a balanced diet. Skin cell walls depend on protein and fat, especially in hot sunny weather. This is a nice light summer sandwich! ... Shawna
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