NYC Restaurants, Scrumptious Salmon, and Mmm Mmm Good Mango

Hey All,
Sharon here - the dark, sultry New York City sister. =P So I thought I'd start off my first post like any good city girl with two absolutely amazing NYC restaurants that everyone ought to try...
Number 1 - Pure Food and Wine
www.purefoodandwine.com
It's a raw food restaurant and it is incredible! It's a little bit on the pricey side but is so worth it. The menu has lots of fun intriguing dishes and the wine list features lots of organic and biodynamic wines. Do yourself a favor and try the Chocolate Mousse for dessert it will be the best foodgasm of your life!

Number 2 - Nanoosh
www.nanoosh.com
It's a Mediterranean hummus bar - so delish! Try their sauteed mushroom and hummus wrap with the quinoa salad it's incredibly satisfying. Then rejuvenate and revitalize with a nice warm cup of their mint infusion. The best part is it's also pretty afforable too!

Now even a city girl needs to stay in and cook sometimes. So thought I'd share this incredible recipe I made the other day. It's easy enough for everyday but also fancy enough you can make it for company. It's really fast too!

Mustard and Brown Sugar Rubbed Salmon
recipe found in Prevention Magazine

2 tbsp dark brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp mustard powder
4 salmon fillets (6oz each) skin removed
1 tsp olive oil

1. Stir together sugar, salt, pepper, cumin, and mustard in small bowl. unwrap fish and leave it on paper you bought it in, placing it so side that had skin is down. Press sugar mixture evenly onto fish.
2. Heat oil in large non-stick or cast iron skillet over medium heat. When hot, place fish rub-side down in pan. Cook until rub dissolves and darkens slightly (be careful not to burn), about 4 minutes. Flip fish and cook to medium doneness, about 1 minute.


It's so delicious! I recommend serving it with some quinoa or brown rice and a steamed veggie. The first time I made this I also made a mango salsa to go along which was quite tasty - here is the recipe for that as well...

Mango Avocado Salsa


1 ripe mango
1 avocad0
1/4 to 1/2 red onion
fresh lemon juice
1/8 tsp sea salt
just a dash of red pepper flakes

1. Dice mango, avocado, and red onion.
2. Toss together in a medium sized bowl squeeze lemon juice over mixture. (This adds a nice acidity to the dish as well as keeps the avocado from oxidizing too much)
3. add seasonings to taste.


The sweetness of the mango with the creaminess of the avocado is really nice. To make things even faster just toss all the ingredients in a tupperware dish and shake! shake! shake! Feel free to add anything else for some extra color - a little cilantro or parsley can be really nice to add a fresh bite.


That's all I have for now but stay tuned more fun and delicious recipes will come and until then Happy Cooking!