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Alaskan Wild Salmon is a healthy, savory, versatile, and exotic fine dining experience. In fact, Alaskan wild salmon are acclaimed as one of the world’s healthiest foods. In addition to being a delicious fine source of high quality protein, low in calories, and carbohydrate free, Alaskan wild salmon has incredible,
cardiovascular benefits.
Alaskan Wild Salmon is packed with heart-healthy essential omega-3 fatty acids. While the human body cannot produce omega-3 fatty acids on its own, they are vital to the human body providing benefits such as preventing irregular heart rhythm, minimizing the risk of blood clots in arteries, improving blood flow, lowering cholesterol, and reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke. Furthermore, Alaskan wild salmon also promotes cardiovascular health through its sources of the B-vitamins niacin. Moreover, their omega-3 fatty acid content has won coldwater fatty fish like salmon the nickname “brain food.”
What’s more, recent studies indicate that eating Alaskan wild salmon may help protect against a variety of cancers due to its omega-3 fatty acids and selenium content. (Selenium is a crucial element of several key metabolic pathways, including thyroid hormone metabolism, antioxidant defense systems, and immune function.)
As if all these benefits were not enough, Alaskan wild salmon is also packed with many crucial vitamins such as A, D, B6, B12, niacin, and riboflavin. Its lack of connective tissue make it an ideal food for children and mature adults to digest.
Recipe: Smoked Salmon Appetizer
7 oz Copper River Alaskan Smoked Salmon
8 oz Herbed Cream Cheese*
12 slices cocktail Rye or Pumpernickel Bread**
1/2 cup thinly sliced Red Onion
3 Tablespoons Capers
Lemon Slices
Fresh Dill Sprigs
Arrange smoked salmon, small bowl of herbed cream cheese, and bread slices on a medium size platter. Garnish with red onion, capers, lemon slices and dill.
Yields 6 servings.
*Herbed Cream Cheese: Beat together until smooth 8 ounces cream cheese, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon each lemon juice and dill weed.
**Six mini-sized bagels split in half may be substituted.
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