Salmon and Sweet Potatoes

"I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street." - W.H. Auden

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If you live in an area where fresh salmon is available, it is very simple to make into a delicious meal. A brown sugar and spice crust is especially tasty. Add sweet potato fries and a decent salad with a white wine vinaigrette, and dinner is served.

• Ezra Pound Cake has a great recipe for Peppery Brown Sugar Salmon
• Sweet potato fries are very simple - just peel and slice two or three sweet potatoes, toss with a teaspoon of olive oil and one or two teaspoons of salt and white sugar each, lay out on a baking sheet and bake in an oven at 450 degrees F for 15 minutes at a time, turning them over in the pan with a pair of tongs, until crispy and lightly browned. 

For a deliciously unusual dipping sauce to use with the fries, this Garlic Aioli works well with the salmon.

•  1/4 cup mayo
• 2 small cloves garlic, mashed to paste with salt or garlic powder
• juice of half a lemon
• dash of black pepper
• 1 tsp. curry powder
• dash cayenne pepper
• sea salt to taste

Make garlic paste and mix all ingredients together. Serve on the side of the fries in a condiment dish.
And of course, white wine goes best with fish.

Bon Appetit!