Zesty Seafood Salad Subs

I came home from work at Le Bordelais tired and hungry! I momentarily wished I had accepted lunch at the restaurant, but if I had I wouldn't have been inspired to make this seafood salad ;)





You will need:

3 Heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise (Helmans real mayo is suggested)
2 Stalks of green onions, sliced
1 tsp of Parsley paste (or 1 tbsp freshly chopped -the store I went to only had paste)
1 cup of cocktail shrimp(cooked, de-veined, etc.)
5-6 pieces of crab and pollock slices, chopped. The variety I used is a mix of the two, however I am sure crab flavored pollock would work fine.
Salt and pepper to taste
Bread or rolls of your choice

Zest of one lime (I like using a microplane to do this, as pictured)

Juice of one lime

Your choice of cheese, I used what I had on hand which was a firm goat cheese used for raclette grilling

Directions
Start by mixing the mayonnaise, parsley, lime zest, lime juice, salt and pepper together.


Add the shrimp, pollock, crab and green onion slices to the sauce and mix until everything is well incorporated. Serve in a sandwich on the bread of your choice or with salad greens as part of a salad.

Bon appétit!!

Flourless Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made these cookies last night because I needed something quick and sweet. This really did the job! They have just the right texture crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. And who can resist a PB and chocolate desert? Not me...;)

You will need:

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar ( I suggest 3/4 a cup if using chocolate chips as well )
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips ( optional )

Makes approx. 12-16 cookies. I doubled the recipe and made 32 cookies.

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 and mix peanut butter, sugar, egg(s)and vanilla together until the mixture is consistent and smooth.
2 Fold in chocolate chips.
3 Form dough into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet 1 inch apart. My kids love helping with this part and they also like making a checkered design on top of the cookie using the tines of a fork.
4 Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown around the edges and the center of the cookie looks mostly cooked. Let the cookies rest on the hot tray for at least 2 mins before removing to a cookie rack or plate.

Enjoy!!