Chow - Artisanal Seattle : traditional Seattle recipes

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb chunked (not thin sliced), Alaska-style smoked salmon
• 1 C. bottled champagne salad dressing
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 4 oz. pickled green beans, cut in thirds
• 1 1/2 lbs new potatoes, red or yellow, scrubbed
• 3 medium tomatoes, quartered
• 5 eggs, hard cooked and peeled, then quartered
• 1/2 C. nicoise or other small, black, pitted olives

Directions

• In a large bowl, chop the salmon into bite-sized pieces and keep it aside.
• In a pan of salted boiling water, cook the potatoes for about 15 minutes or till tender and drain well.
• Now cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
• In the bowl of salmon, add the potatoes and the remaining ingredients and gently, stir to combine.
• Serve warm.

Ingredients

• 1/4 C. butter
• 1 Walla Walla or other sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 1 (4 oz.) package cream cheese
• 4 hot dogs, or your favorite sausages
• 4 hot dog buns
• brown mustard
• sauerkraut (optional)

Directions

• Set your outdoor grill for medium-high heat and coat the grill grate lightly.
• In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat and cook the onion for about 15 minutes or till softened.
• In another small pan, add the cream cheese and heat over low heat till it becomes soft.
• Meanwhile, cook the hot dog buns on the grill till golden brown from both sides.
• Place the cream cheese over the hot dogs buns evenly, followed by hot dog or sausage, onion, mustard and sauerkraut (if you like).

Ingredients

• 6 Granny Smith apples
• 6 wooden sticks
• 1 (14 oz.) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 2 tbsps water
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract