Smoked Salmon and Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Salads

On the table tonight was one of our favorites, smoked salmon!  Although we usually make this on the smoker you can also make this in the oven.  Serve it with cream cheese and crackers if you choose and enjoy.  It is a perfect dish to share with friends because you can leave it on a big tray and snack on it for hours (if it lasts that long).  Let's just say there were five of us enjoying it tonight and there was not but a few good bites left for the puppies...

The strawberry balsamic vinaigrette salads was something new we tried out tonight and I would definitely make it again.  So simple and absolutely delicious.  I also added some candied pecans because they sounded like they would compliment the dressing perfect and they did.

The recipes:

Smoked Salmon

(We make a 2-4 pound salmon, but you can make any size you want)
Season with dill weed, brown sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
Smoke at 250 degrees for 50 minutes

Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad

Dressing:
2 tsp of strawberry jam (I used 1 1/2 TBS
1 TBSP balsamic vinegar (I used 1 1/2)
3 TBSP olive oil (I used a little more)
Salt and pepper to taste

Whisk in a bowl and mix with lettuce of your choice.  Toss in fresh strawberries and candied pecans.

We hope you enjoy these recipes as much as we did.

Stuffed,

Brittany