Lomilomi Salmon
With the passing of time, commercial fishermen made their way to Hawaii bringing with them some new flavors. On their frequent, but long journeys overseas, these fishermen usually had some type of salted fish on board their ships. The Hawaiian people incorporated some of these new flavors together to create a few new dishes for the lu'au spread -- one of these being lomilomi salmon. A truly fusion style dish, lomilomi salmon combines salted salmon and tomatoes for the ultimate "side salad".
Lomilomi salmon (serves two)
1 large tomato, diced
2 ounces salted salmon*, diced
1/2 cup crushed ice
2-3 stalks green onions, chopped
**NOTES**
- If salted salmon is not available, substitute fresh salmon and a quarter teaspoon Hawaiian salt.
- If you'd like, a Maui onion may be chopped and added to this dish. If Maui onions are not available, substitute using a sweet onion such as Walla Walla.
- For a spicy kick, try adding a finely chopped Hawaiian chili pepper or two. If Hawaiian chili peppers are not available, substitute with a choped bird's eye chilli.
Soak salted salmon in water overnight. Rinse salmon well and dice. Place in a small bowl with crushed ice. Add diced tomatoes and chopped green onions, then gently "lomilomi" (masssage) by hand until well combined.
To be continued...
You must have also received the same TypePad Email that the company's at the tail end of adding 2 terabytes of storage space, thus the recent slow uploads. I guess I'll be sticking with Mena and Ben (born Six days Apart).
Posted by: RONW | October 28, 2005 at 08:31 PM
I really admire all your adventures in making Hawaiian food - I've always been a big fan of eating Hawaiian food, but I think I'll just have to give cooking it a try (and use your recipes of course)!
Posted by: Kathy | October 29, 2005 at 03:11 PM
Hi RONW,
I will definitely be staying right here, for now. I contemplated moving, but I guess I'm just sentimental. Besides, they are very helpful and quite accomodating.
Hi Kathy,
I'm glad you liked the series. It ends tomorrow with a simple haupia recipe. I hope you have a chance to try some of these recipes. I'd love to get your feedback on them.
Thanks for your support.
Posted by: Reid | October 29, 2005 at 05:29 PM
Mills is gonna have haupia cooling in her fridge within minutes of reading the recipe! You did an awesome job and so did Kirk. I'm gonna have to make this salmon for Mike. He loves salmon. I used to, but somehow lost my taste for it...
Posted by: Jo | October 30, 2005 at 02:22 PM
Hi Jo,
Thank you for the feedback. I truly appreciate it. Maybe you and Mills can bring some dishes to the next lu'au at her church. I think that would really surprise everyone!
Posted by: Reid | October 30, 2005 at 11:05 PM
I could put a live pig in the mail..::smiles crookedly as a tear forms::
Posted by: Jo | October 31, 2005 at 09:15 PM
Hi Jo,
Pig in the mail huh? Do you think you can fit it in one of those boxes? You'll only pay $7.70 for shipping! =P
Posted by: Reid | November 01, 2005 at 12:44 AM