Ginger steamed cod with chilli soy sauce

For ➍
dipping sauce:
8 cl low sodium tamari or soy sauce
2 tbs rice vinegar
2 ts minced red chilli
1 ts minced garlic
1 ts sugar
cod:
1 tbs peanut oil
1 ts sesame oil
300 g baby pak choi, trimmed & halved lengthwise
170 g shiitake or crimini mushrooms, halved
1 piece (7.5 cm) ginger, peeled & julienned
1 bunch scallions, trimmed and sliced
4 cod fillets (150-170 g each), fresh, thawed or frozen*

Thoroughly mix dipping sauce ingredients; set aside.
In a deep frying pan, sauté pak choi and mushrooms in peanut and sesame oils over medium-high heat until crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm.
Wipe pan clean. Bring 2.5 cm of water to boil; turn off heat. Place metal steamer basket in pan and open up sides. Portion ginger and ¾ of green onions in basket. Rinse any ice glaze from frozen cod under cold water; place fillets in steamer. Return water to boil; cover loosely and steam just until fish is opaque throughout, about 5 to 7 m. (Reduce cook time by half for fresh or thawed fillets.)
Serve cod over sautéed vegetables with dipping sauce; garnish with remaining green onion slices.

*Substitute pollock or sole fillets for cod, adjusting cook time for smaller fillets if necessary.

Fennel-scented salmon with lentil & spinach salad

For ➋
100 g French green lentils, rinsed & debris removed
50 cl water
1 bay leaf
1½ tbs sherry wine vinegar
1 ts Dijon mustard
½ ts plus ⅛ ts sea salt, divided
4 tbs extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1½ tbs minced shallot
¼ cup chopped Italian parsley
2 [wild Alaskan] salmon fillets (150 g each)
⅛ ts pepper
⅛ ts ground fennel seed (or fennel pollen, if available)
2 handfuls baby spinach
6 cornichons, for garnish

Preheat oven to 200°C.
Prepare lentil salad. Combine lentils, water, and bay leaf in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, covered, for about 20 m, until lentils are tender. Drain and discard bay leaf. 
While lentils are cooking, make the dressing.
Stir together sherry wine vinegar, mustard, and ½ ts salt in a small bowl. Gradually add 3 ½ tbs olive oil, whisking constantly, until emulsified. While lentils are still hot, add shallot, parsley, and ¾ of the dressing, and toss to combine. Keep warm until ready to serve.
Cook salmon. Wipe salmon dry with a paper towel. Brush an ovenproof baking dish with a little of the remaining olive oil, and set salmon fillet inside, skin side down. Brush salmon with the remaining olive oil, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and fennel seed. Bake until just cooked through, about 20 m.
To serve, divide spinach between 2 plates. Top each with lentil salad and a fillet of salmon. Drizzle the remaining dressing on the spinach and garnish with the cornichons.

Klondike baked salmon

For ➍
4 (Alaska) salmon fillets (thawed)
2 tbs mustard
2 tbs butter, melted
1 tbs honey
4 tbs fresh bread crumbs
4 tbs finely chopped pecans or walnuts
2 ts chopped parsley

Preheat oven to 200°C.

Blend mustard, butter and honey in small bowl. Set aside.

Mix bread crumbs, nuts and parsley in another small bowl. Set aside.

Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper. Place on non-stick or spray-coated baking sheet or broiler pan. Brush salmon with mustard-honey mixture. Pat bread crumb mixture onto top surface of salmon. Bake for 10 m per 2.5 cm of thickness, or until salmon flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Serve with side dishes like green beans or cinnamon applesauce.

The Klondike river, in Canada, near the Alaskan border, is best known for the famous gold rush in the 1890's, which spread to the Alaskan peninsula. Before there was gold, there were fish. Fish have supported the people of Southeast Alaska as long as there have been people. In 1878, fish canning came to Alaska. The Alaska salmon is considered one of the best in the world. It is now shipped frozen, and still canned as well.
Picture shows the Lynx brand wrapper.