Salmon Cucumber Boats? Whaaaat?

Salmon cucmber boats. I KNOW what you're thinking. It sounds cray, but it's quite good. This recipe will take very little time to prepare and, as far as I can tell, it's all pretty darn healthy too. #DoubleWhammy #EffYouPaulaDeen

I found a very easy recipe in Women's Health mag, which I modified slightly by using Greek yogurt (vs regular yogurt) and nixing the capers that the original recipe called for. Capers are effing gross, sooooo....  NO THANKS.

Here's what you need:

- half an English cucumber (one of those looong cukes) or just one regular cucumber. (Canadian? American? I dunno, it's rude to ask.)
- 1 can of salmon
- 2-3 tbsp Greek yogurt (I accidentally bought lime flavored Greek yogurt and then had to go back to the store to buy even more yogurt in a non-lime flavor... so choose your yogurt carefully.)
- 1 tsp mustard (the recipe called for yellow mustard but I used dijon and it was delightful)
- 1 small tomato
- 1/2 an avocado
- salt and pepper, to taste

First, cut your cucumber in half length-wise and scoop out its seedy innards, leaving a channel down the center of each half:

.  i wanna scoop, baby  .

In a bowl, mix together your salmon, yogurt, mustard, and salt & pepper. Combine well.

Chop up the tomato and avocado. 

Stuff the cucumber halves with your salmon mixture...

I made this for myself for dinner one night, sprinkling the top of the cucumber boats with the avocado and tomato. It was a filling and refreshing light summer dinner.

If it's your first time buying canned salmon don't be alarmed that there are bones in it. I freaked out a little at first, until I did a ton of Googling to discover that it's totally fine for bones to be inside of canned salmon. You're not going to choke on them, and I promise they won't puncture your throat or stomach on the way down. In fact, they add a bit of a crunchy texture and apparently even supply a good amount of calcium... which makes sense - being bones and all. Just try not to think about that part too much while you're eating...

Try these salmon cucumber boats and let me know how you like them!

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Tasty Way to Eat Greek Yogurt

Since you're on the internet right now, I'm going to go ahead and assume you haven't had your head beneath a rock for the last few years - so you're familzzz with Greek yogurt. If you don't know what it is, it's yogurt on steroids. It provides more protein and generally less sugar than regular yogurts and is also a great calcium source. #MyBig(Low)FatGreekYogurt

Well anycrap, I bought some Greek yogurt for a healthy recipe (coming soon), but the market I was at was only selling containers in size Enormous. Basically I found myself with a ton of Greek yogurt and thus had plenty of time to figure out different tasty things to eat with it.

So far my favorite way to eat Greek yogurt is with fresh strawberries and torn mint leaves:

The yogurt is so thick and creamy that this dish really feels more like a dessert than a snack. Mint, as far as I'm concerned, should be approached with wild abandon or not approached at all... so don't be shy about really dumping a ton of that in there. The minty sweetness balances out the slight tartness of the yogurt.

The brand of Greek yogurt I bought was Olympic Krema Thick and Rich Yogurt Greek Style - and honesty because it was so thick and creamy it probably was a little higher in sugar than the healthiest version of Greek yogurt you'll find. But damn was it good.

Greek yogurt also makes a healthier substitute for sour cream, so while trying to finish this container of yogurt we also plopped some of it onto our tacos. #DontBeScurred

Do you eat Greek yogurt? What's your favorite way to serve it?

Stay tuned for a recipe that features more of it - the reason I bought the container of yogurt in the first place!

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