Lure – Recipe, review and giveaway

Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast by Ned Bell and Valerie Howes will open your mind to a vast array of fish and shellfish that you might not have considered before. Here, readers embark on a wild Pacific adventure and discover the benefits of healthy oils and rich nutrients that seafood deliver. 

This cookbook, authored by chef and seafood advocate Ned Bell, features simple techniques and straightforward sustainability guidelines around Pacific species as well as 80 delicious recipes to make at home. Have no fear, you don’t need to live in the Pacific Northwest to enjoy the recipes in this cookbook. Lure is a stunning cookbook with a retro look that shares modern and innovative recipes for today’s seafood lover.

You’ll find tacos, fish burgers, chowders, and sandwiches the types of dishes that fill bellies, soothe souls and get happy dinner table conversation flowing on a weekday night as well as elegant (albeit still simple-to-execute) dinner party options, such as crudo, ceviche, and caviar butter. Recipes such as Dungeness crab and white cheddar mac ‘n’ cheese, Mussels in creamy, spicy seaweed broth, and Shrimp risotto with golden corn, white cheddar, and chili oil – will delight cooks of all levels. The author even includes some desserts – (Sea)weed brownies and Dulse, dark chocolate, and cranberry power cookies will stretch your baking muscles. (Who says I have no self-control? I had to stop myself from writing baking mussels and I did, almost.)

Special thanks to the publisher, Figure.1, for sharing a recipe with us today and for providing two copies of this book in our contest below open to US and Canadian EYB members.

Salmon with sauce vierge

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One of my fondest childhood memories is baking a whole salmon that my dad and I had caught just outside of our house on the shore in Sydney, B.C. There’s just something so satisfyingly primal about cooking a whole fish-head to tail-especially when you’ve caught it yourself. But even if you’ve picked it up from the store, when you present a whole fish, or even a whole fish fillet, at the table, it’s the kind of dramatic gesture that guests love. For this party-ready dish, I keep the preparation simple and let the sauce vierge do the talking. Uncooked and loaded with herbs, this classic French sauce is brighter than the usual creamy sauces we associate with French cuisine. It’s a stunner with salmon but is delicious with tuna, too.

 

Sauce vierge
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Ingredients

  • 4 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced (about 3 cups)
  • 1 large shallot, finely chopped (about ¼ cup)
  • ½ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • ½ cup chopped fresh chives
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Zest and juice of 1 large lemon
  • Sea salt and coarsely ground black pepper

Method

Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl. Season to taste. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.

Salmon
Ingredients

  • 1 (2 to 3 lb) any salmon fillet
  • Olive oil, for brushing the salmon and for drizzling
  • Sea salt and coarsely ground black pepper
  • ½ lemon

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Brush the skin with olive oil and season both sides with salt and pepper.

2. Place the salmon skin side down onto the prepared baking sheet. Add the lemon cut side up beside the salmon, and bake for about 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of fish. An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part should read 120°F to 125°F. Set aside to rest for 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Add a few generous spoonfuls of sauce vierge on top, drizzle with olive oil, and serve with the charred lemon.

Chef’s note: Alternatively, preheat the grill and cook on the grate skin side down. (The bbq acts like an “oven” with the lid closed so you cook the fish evenly.)

Excerpted from Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast by Ned Bell with Valerie Howes.

The publisher is offering two copies of this book to EYB Members in the US and Canada (one winner for each country). One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post.

Which recipe in the index would you try first?

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60 Comments

  • Kristjudy  on  November 27, 2017

    Tuna melt!

  • lgroom  on  November 27, 2017

    Clam and tomato chowder.

  • rchesser  on  November 27, 2017

    The Pacific cod with broccoli three ways sounds delicious.

  • sarahawker  on  November 27, 2017

    Kale cashew pesto

  • cora429  on  November 27, 2017

    The mini Dungeness crab tacos

  • sgump  on  November 27, 2017

    The salmon with sushi rice and miso maple glaze sounds lovely!

  • ktwalla  on  November 27, 2017

    Salmon Tacos with Jalapeno Vinaigrette, Black Beans and Smashed Avocado

  • PennyG  on  November 27, 2017

    Salmon with sushi rice and miso maple glaze – yum!

  • AGENT99  on  November 27, 2017

    Pacific cod with broccoli three ways

  • contest718  on  November 27, 2017

    Honey lemon vinaigrette

  • bfg67  on  November 28, 2017

    crab tacos

  • matag  on  November 28, 2017

    Tuna poke bowl

  • vickster  on  November 28, 2017

    Cornmeal Crusted Squid Salad

  • kmn4  on  November 28, 2017

    Ned's fish 'n' chips

  • dbielick  on  November 28, 2017

    Salmon and kale salad with apples, dried cranberries, hazelnuts, and fromage frais

  • infotrop  on  November 28, 2017

    Grilled wild salmon and summer squash salad with zucchini pesto and lemon vinaigrette (has to be salmon since I live in Oregon)

  • AnnaZed  on  November 28, 2017

    Curry vanilla vinaigrette

  • robynsanyal  on  November 29, 2017

    Definitely Mussels in creamy, spicy seaweed broth

  • lindaeatsherbooks  on  November 30, 2017

    I would like to try making the Pacific cod with broccoli three ways.

  • skipeterson  on  November 30, 2017

    Rockfish with honey and roasted black-pepper plums

  • t.t  on  December 2, 2017

    Roasted sturgeon with tomato confit, capers, chickpeas, and parsley

  • jc214a  on  December 2, 2017

    Vanilla Lime Vinaigrette sounds delicious.

  • lhudson  on  December 2, 2017

    Planked wild salmon with nectarines, thyme, honey, almonds, and ricotta

  • lselke  on  December 2, 2017

    West coast bouillabaisse.

  • rachael_mc  on  December 2, 2017

    Halibut with spring peas and spinach puree

  • antpantsii  on  December 2, 2017

    The west coast bouillabaisse would definitely be one.

  • LaurenE  on  December 4, 2017

    salmon with sushi rice and miso maple glaze

  • Uhmandanicole  on  December 5, 2017

    Rockfish sandwiches with chili lime mayo and quickles

  • rglo820  on  December 5, 2017

    I'd love to try Sablefish brandade with horseradish vinaigrette!

  • bibliophile02  on  December 7, 2017

    Citrus butter

  • Siegal  on  December 8, 2017

    I want to make neds fish and chips

  • Dannausc  on  December 10, 2017

    Chef’s juice

  • Katiefayhutson  on  December 11, 2017

    Pacific cod with broccoli three ways

  • ljsimmons  on  December 12, 2017

    Pan-seared Arctic char with lentils, parsnips, and vanilla vinaigrette

  • Gowestgalyyc  on  December 12, 2017

    Shrimp risotto

  • Senkimekia  on  December 12, 2017

    Tuna poke bowl

  • love2laf  on  December 13, 2017

    Salmon with sauce vierge is already on my grocery list!

  • GoodnessGrandma  on  December 15, 2017

    Spaghetti with clams, chili, and olive oil

  • Julia  on  December 15, 2017

    Carmelized broccoli

  • PeavineBlues  on  December 16, 2017

    Gravlax

  • Mmmouthfuls  on  December 16, 2017

    Salmon with sauce vierge

  • tarae1204  on  December 16, 2017

    Dulse, dark chocolate, and cranberry power cookies. Why not?

  • tararr  on  December 16, 2017

    Poke bowls are a thing now, no? So… Tuna poke bowl.

  • intrepid9923  on  December 16, 2017

    clam and tomato chowder

  • RSW  on  December 17, 2017

    Arctic char with oat and barley porridge, carrots, brown butter, and birch syrup

  • tennyogirl  on  December 17, 2017

    Honey, Ginger, and Seaweed Butter

  • RickPearson54  on  December 18, 2017

    Citrus butter

  • Shana.  on  December 18, 2017

    King crab cobb salad

  • bstewart  on  December 19, 2017

    Salmon tacos with jalapeño vinaigrette, black beans, and avocado smash

  • artthecat  on  December 21, 2017

    Dungeness crab tacos!

  • trudys_person  on  December 23, 2017

    Caesar with seaweed vodka "prawn cocktail" sounds delicious!

  • desdemona246  on  December 28, 2017

    Salmon with sauce vierge

  • Berryd  on  December 28, 2017

    Ned’s fish & chips

  • Shelley.b  on  December 31, 2017

    Tuna melt

  • auntietina  on  January 1, 2018

    Grilled wild salmon and summer squash salad with zucchini pesto and lemon vinaigrette

  • sequoia55  on  January 1, 2018

    Planked wild salmon with nectarines, thyme, honey, almonds, and ricotta

  • Sfgordon  on  January 2, 2018

    I'd try pacific cod with broccoli three ways

  • sberes  on  January 4, 2018

    Best tuna melt ever

  • EmilyR  on  January 4, 2018

    Tuna poke bowl

  • jmay42066  on  January 5, 2018

    Ned's fish 'n' chips

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