Cafe Michael Recipes

September 22, 2008

I hope you enjoyed our segments from Cafe Michael today. Chef Michael and his staff do a great job with their meals and also with the cooking classes. What a great idea to have classes for children! The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday and also offers private parties. As promised, I have included the recipes that we featured today and also the dip that we made during the program. Here is the recipe for the dip...it's real easy.

Corn Relish Dip

1/2 jar of corn relish (can be found in Cafe Michael kitchen shop)
1 to 2 cups of sour cream (or to taste)
Mix together well and serve with Pita chips, potato chips or Fritos




CAFÉ MICHAEL SALMON DINNER

Sauteed Blackened Salmon
Israeli Couscous
Vegetables Medley

-Cut salmon filets into 6-8 ounce servings. Rub generously with blackened seasoning (or other seasoning mix you like). Place a small amount of oil in a saucepan and heat to very hot, then add salmon and cook on each side about 3 to 4 minutes, until center is done. Remove from heat.
-Make Israeli couscous according to the directions on the package (boiled in salted water about 10 minutes). When couscous is fully cooked, Place in a small saucepan with about 3 Tbs. white wine and salt and pepper and sauté just until hot through and wine is reduced. (Fresh Market is the only place we have found this couscous).
-Make a vegetable medley of onion, zucchini, cherry tomatoes and blanched green beans. Slice onion thin, slice zucchini, halve tomatoes and cut green beans to bite size (or use haricots verts, which are very small thin beans).
In a saucepan, heat about 2 Tbs. oil, add vegetables, toss until all vegetables are soft, season with salt and pepper.
Corn relish, sold at Michael’s kitchen shop, makes a good topping for blackened salmon.

CAFÉ MICHAEL
GRILLED SHRIMP WRAPPED IN BACON

Use large uncooked, tail on peeled and deveined shrimp. Make a slit lengthwise across the top of the shrimp and fill space with a small amount of fontina cheese. (You may also use asiago or jalapeno cheese). Wrap each shrimp in one half piece bacon and secure with toothpick.
Shrimp are best grilled, until bacon is cooked and browned. Shrimp can also be baked in the oven at 375 degrees until bacon is cooked. Serve with your favorite barbeque sauce for dipping.

For information on catering, kitchen shop items, and cooking classes, call:
MICHAEL GRIFFIN
Restaurant: 564-7007
Or you can ask for Cary Mason or Kathy Barnhart
CAFÉ MICHAEL is located between Monte Sano Mountain and Hampton Cove in the Interior Marketplace, 5732 Highway 431 S.