salmon for breakfast

Is it the most important meal of the day or not? Many in the medical field believe that eating in the morning is one of the best ways to maintain a balanced diet and even lose weight. But not all breakfast foods are created equally!

Many of the carbohydrate-based breakfast foods are definitely not doing the trick. We should look to cultures worldwide that depend upon a diet that starts the day with protein (specifically sustainably-raised or caught fish) for inspiration.

Fish like Kvarøy Arctic salmon are among the best protein choices you can make given their high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which can help protect your heart, boost immunity, and give you sustained energy.

Since the American Heart Association recommends eating seafood at least twice a week, you might find yourself getting bored with the same seared fillets for dinner, so why not move one of those meals to the morning?

It’s an excellent way to kickstart your day, as fish contains two essential fatty acids (EPA and DHA), which your brain and nervous system need. Studies have found that getting enough of these healthy fatty acids can improve adults’ concentration and mental capacity (always welcome!). It has also shown the potential to increase children’s IQs (and introducing more salmon into kids’ diets helps make them a lifelong seafood lover). By bringing fish to the breakfast table, you’ll shake up your morning meal in a way that’s both healthy and delicious.

Plus, there are so many fun ways to do this! Read on for our favorite ideas for making salmon a breakfast staple in your home:

🐟 Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Bagel
🐟 Salmon and Egg Wrap
🐟 Fried Egg and Salmon Sandwich
🐟 Avocado Toast with Cooked or smoked salmon
🐟 Candied salmon and eggs with toast [RECIPE BELOW]
🐟 Salmon quiche or frittata

Kvaroy Arctic Candied salmon

What is candied Salmon? The way it is most commonly prepared now is lacquered with something sweet, such as brown sugar, maple or birch syrup, or even molasses.

Serves 6

• 5 pounds skin-on Kvaroy Arctic salmon fillets cut into 2-inch thick strips, pin bones removed

• 1 pound Diamond kosher salt

• 1 pound brown sugar

• 1 cup maple syrup

DIRECTIONS

Mix the salt and brown sugar together. Find a lidded container large enough to hold the salmon. Cover the bottom of the container with about 1/4 inch of the sugar and salt mixture. Put a layer of salmon strips down on this, skin side up. Cover the salmon with more salt/sugar mixture. Cover and let cure in the fridge at least 30 minutes, and up to 3 hours.

Remove the salmon from the cure, and rinse well. Pat dry with a paper towel and set the salmon on a drying rack skin side down. Let this dry in the fridge, uncovered, overnight.

Traditionally salmon candy is cold smoked for several days. Smoke the salmon for up 8 hours if you like your salmon candy harder and smokier.

Every 90 minutes to 2 hours, paint the salmon with the maple syrup. This also helps to remove any albumen that can form between the fish fillets.

When the salmon looks lacquered, typically about 4 hours, remove it to the drying racks again and paint it one last time with the maple syrup. Allow to cool to room temperature before storing. Salmon candy will last a week in the fridge.