Sometimes I go onto Pinterest to print out the recipe and something else catches my eye instead, and it always looks better than the original recipe I was planning to make. And other times I'm just not feeling what I was originally going to make...so I get back onto Pinterest to find something better.
I found a cute Pinterst project to create a recipe book. I need to sit down and make the book, and maybe it will help me not be so wishy-washy. But...do I do all the recipes I've pinned, or just the ones I've made and liked? Decisions, decisions.
So, back to my recipe. I had decided to make one type of salmon for dinner, and just happened to be on Pinterest to look at other stuff...lo and behold, I came across Sesame ginger sweet teriyaki salmon with garlic quinoa stir fry. I had already planned to make quinoa either that night or the next day, and when I came across this recipe I figured it was the best of both worlds...and it looked really awesome.
Here's the recipe picture:
And here's my version:
I also made it with shrimp:
This was uh-mazing!! Clearly my sauce didn't turn out nearly as deliciously dark and glaze-like as the recipe picture. I used regular teriyaki sauce, as the recipe called for, but I think she might have used a teriyaki glaze to get that color. But honestly, it was absolutley delicious so I really couldn't complain.
I also had a problem getting the veggies as nice and charred as hers. I always worry about burning the garlic under a high heat--trust me, it stinks, and then the whole dish tastes awful--but the unfortunate compromise was uncharred veggies. But just like the salmon, the veggies tasted awesome. Maybe next time I'll cook the veggies on a super high heat to get them charred, and then scale back the heat and add the garlic and ginger.
Will I make this again? I already have!! And next time I go shopping I'm buying a bottle of the teriyaki glaze so I can try it with that.
Recipe found on Ambitious Kitchen
