Once upon a wine pairing, my sister Heidi challenged me to make one dish to pair with both a chardonnay and a pinot noir; this Salmon with Lingonberry BBQ Butter turned out to be just the dish. I thought quite a bit about different proteins that I thought would be up to the task, and one of the most versatile proteins I know is salmon. Once I decided on Salmon, lingonberries started calling to me. In fact, it was the lingonberries that inspired a slightly Scandinavian meets California feel that runs throughout this menu of kale and potato salads with salmon. But plain lingonberry glaze would be way too sweet to put up next to these rich wines, so I started thinking about how to pair lingonberries with salmon in a more savory way. This led me to think of my time waiting tables in college. I was reminded me of a barbeque butter sauce we used to serve on a shrimp and rice appetizer at Davis Street Fish Market. It was rich and buttery, sweet and savory all at once and inspired me to head straight to the kitchen. This Salmon with Lingonberry BBQ Butter is the happy result of … Continue reading →