A Way With Raw Salmon – We Love God!

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood		Atlantic, Fisheries, North	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	oz	Salmon
		Two limes, juice of
1		Watercress, chopped
2	T	Thick natural yoghurt

INSTRUCTIONS

Chop the salmon very finely; do not reduce it to a pulp, though. Drop
it into a bowl and pour over the lime juice. Stir in the watercress
with the yoghurt. It is important that the watercress, and the  salmon,
are very, very fresh. Serve in little mounds with a cucumber  salad.
Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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“The art of love is God at work through you. #Wilferd A. Peterson”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 154 Calories From Fat: 43 Total Fat: 4.8g Cholesterol: 94.1mg Sodium: 428.7mg Potassium: 369.7mg Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 0g Protein: 27.9g

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