Supermarket Surf, Spud & Turf recipe

In preparation for tonight’s episode of “Top Chef” (which, conditions permitting, will be simulblogged here), I am going to take the unusual step of offering forth one of my personal recipes.

Roughly once a week, we publish something from my kitchen in The Badger Herald. But for tonight, so everyone can enjoy a fine meal while watching Bravo’s latest hot series, I am sharing my Supermarket Surf, Spud and Turf:

Ingredients
4 cloves garlic
3 button mushrooms
1 filet salmon
1 onion
1 potato
1 handful of spinach
¾ tbs. oregano
¾ tbs. house spice
½ lbs. ground beef
¼ tbs. salt
¼ cup olive oil

Dice potato, onion and 1 clove of garlic. Oil pan and bring to full heat, adding diced ingredients, salt, house spice and ground beef. Continue to cook on high, mixing periodically, until potatoes are well browned. Add house spice to taste.

Mix 3 cloves of garlic, mushrooms, oregano, spinach and olive oil together. Place in food processor and puree until a smooth sauce is formed.

Rub salmon with olive oil and house spice. Bake in oven or pan fry until cooked through.

Plate salmon on top of potatoes and beef, finishing with pesto-style sauce.