Buffalo Salmon

Buffalo Salmon

Switching gears from me to a featured dish that I enjoyed over the weekend....  Who else here looks at a menu and instantly picks anything with the word "Buffalo" in it?????  That's this girl, in fact, it probably qualifies as one of my weaknesses too.  I am always down for some Buffalo chicken!  So, I thought I would try the Buffalo Salmon, since I eat fish quite often. 

Ingredients

5 tbls of unsalted butter

1/4 cup of Frank's hot sauce

1/3 cup of Panko

1 tbls vegetable oil

2 lbs of Salmon Fillets

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. Melt butter with hot sauce and 1/4 tsp each of salt and pepper over medium heat. Set sauce aside.
3. Toss panko with oil in a bowl.
4. Put salmon, skin side down, in a lightly-oiled shallow baking pan.
5. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper, then brush with remaining sauce.
6. Sprinkle panko mixture evenly over top of fish.
7. Bake until panko is golden and fish is cooked through, about 16 - 22 minutes.
8. Drizzle hot sauce over the cooked panko.

Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball

Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball

Ingredients

1 cup of cooked chicken

2 scallions, thinly sliced

1/4 cup of crumbled blue cheese

1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

1/4 cup of Ranch dressing

1/2- 4 oz can of diced jalapenos-minced, cut to small pieces

1/2 tbls of Frank's red hot sauce (buffalo)-- maybe more if you like it really spicy

1 cup of cheddar cheese for coating the outside of cheese ball

Directions:  Mix top ingredients together very well and form ball.  Cover the outside with cheddar cheese.

You can use whatever you want into the dip.  I liked the carrots and celery better than the crackers with this particular cheese ball.