Homesick Blues

On every adventure we’ve ever experienced there are times, sometimes only moments, sometimes longer, when we are homesick. Today is one of those times. It has rained hard overnight and we have an overcast dark sky this morning. Barry is resting his knee and Marlene is restless so she heads out on a walking tour of the Truro Heights area, getting back to Willow Bend Motel just before a major downpour. The rain continues all afternoon so we catch up on our reading, email, and telephone calls.
The good news is that Barry’s knee is improving and it is raining in Ingonish Beach (where we planned to be) too! Nothing like a small motel room on a dreary day to make us long for all the amenities of home so the next best thing is to plan all the recipes we’re going to try when we get there, including this one:

Maritime Potato Crusted Salmon
4 salmon fillets (4 oz or 100 grams)
4 tsp (20ml) Dijon mustard
¼ cup (50ml ) minced onion
2 large potatoes
2tbsp (25ml) olive oil
Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 400 F. Pat the salmon dry and spread 1 tbsp of mustard on the fleshy side. Lightly season . Peel, wash, and grate the potatoes, stir in the onions and divide the potato mixture into 4 equal portions. Use your hands to squeeze excess moisture from the potato mixture and press mixture firmly and evenly onto the fleshy side of each fillet. Heat oil in an ovenproof pan and carefully place each fillet potato side down in the hot oil and brown 3 to 4 minutes. Gently flip so the skin side is down and place pan in oven and bake until done(about 10 minutes).
Variation: replace mustard with bbq sauce.