Salmon with Pear and Cherry Chutney

One time at this amazing restaurant I had salmon with a pear and cranberry chutney. It was incredible. I have always wanted to recreate it, but haven't ever found a recipe for it and didn't feel like guessing, today I did. Well not totally, I looked into some other chutney recipes and worked from there. There was also a last minute panic at the grocery store when they had no frozen cranberries (thinking back, that's really not that awkward). So here's how I did it:
-2 1/2 bartlett pears, peeled, cored and sliced
-1 bag (12 oz or so) of frozen cranberries cherries
-1 cup of sugar
-1 cup of water
-1/2 cup of cider vinegar
Simmer everything in a pot for about 30-35 minutes. Drain and press. Refrigerate until needed.
Now my one fault was not doing much with the salmon. I used some olive oil, salt and pepper and threw it in the oven. This made for a flavorful chutney and a bland piece of fish. So in the future, figure out a better way to prepare the fish, keep the chutney as is. And here you have it:

The side dish are green beans made from this recipe, and they were phenomenal.

I also decided to make a banana bread for breakfast tomorrow using this recipe. I have yet to taste it but it smells great and was fun and easy to make. Looks pretty good too, don't you agree?


Sorry, no cheesecake this week. I'll be in Arizona next week (perhaps I'll share anything good I have there), so you'll have to wait on the caramel apple cheesecake for a couple more weeks.