Name: Alaska Salmon Satay Skewers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 36 min
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 4 x 125g fillets of wild Alaska salmon; 70g crunchy peanut butter; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks; 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks; 2 medium courgettes, sliced; A little vegetable oil; 2 carrots, peeled; A few lettuce leaves, shredded; 100g beansprouts; 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted; Freshly ground black pepper; Lime wedges, to garnish

These Alaska Salmon Satay Skewers are full of nutrition and vitamins, high in protein and low in fat.

Alaska is a large and sparsely populated state and is one of the world’s largest seafood exporters. Seafood is Alaska’s most valuable renewable resource. Seafood from Alaska is wild, natural and sustainable.

Nutritional benefits of eating wild Alaska seafood:

Protein:

Seafood from Alaska is an excellent source of lean protein as well as other important vitamins and minerals including amino acids, selenium, and vitamins E, C, D, and A.

Eating this complete high-quality protein builds and maintains lean body mass, regulates metabolism and builds stronger muscles which results in greater mobility, strength, and dexterity.

Vitamins found in Alaska seafood:

Vitamin E

Benefits include balancing cholesterol (it acts as a protective antioxidant that fights against cholesterol oxidation that causes damage in the body).

It is also brilliant for repairing skin; strengthening the capillary walls acting as a natural anti-ageing nutrient as well and decreasing signs of acne and eczema due to the vitamin being absorbed by the epidermis layer.

It's also known to thicken hair.

Vitamin C

This vitamin is needed for the maintenance and protection of cells. It helps prevent the DNA in the skin from reacting with sunlight and causing discolouration or even precancerous cells.

The body also uses vitamin C to help heal injuries to the skin and aid hair growth.

Vitamin D

Research has shown that vitamin D may play an important role in regulating mood swings and warding off depression.

Vitamin A

This Vitamin is crucial for good vision. Vitamin A is part of the rhodopsin molecule, which is activated when light shines on the retina and sends a signal to the brain, which results in vision.

Besides all those lovely vitamins, did you know there are so many minerals found in Alaska seafood?

It increases immunity and fights things like the common cold.

Zinc can interfere with the molecular process, exerting an antiviral effect by attaching itself to receptors in the nasal epithelial cells and fighting illnesses.

It is also great for supporting liver health, and digestion and plays a very important role in fertility.

Iron

Iron is known to make the skin glow. A lack of iron causes haemoglobin levels to decrease resulting in the subsequent reduction of red blood cells. A dose of iron can prevent this from happening.

Selenium

This micro mineral is used by our cells to create enzymes that help clear waste products and it also helps protect our DNA from damage.

Calcium

The body needs calcium to build and maintain strong bones. It also helps with cardiac muscle protection, weight management, the prevention of kidney stones and dental care.

Omega-3:

Seafood from Alaska is packed with healthy omega-3 fatty acids, essential to the human body. DHA and EPA help to ensure a healthy heart, brain, immune system, vision, nerve cells, and gums.

Every species of salmon found in Alaska is full of the healthy Omega-3 fatty acids DHA & EPA.

Wild Alaska sockeye is the most abundant in the UK and is renowned for its vibrant red flesh.

85g of sockeye salmon contains
23g of Protein
730mg of Omega-3s
4.7g of fat

Wild salmon is the perfect addition to help maintain a rich diet. It is high in protein and low in fat which is the perfect combination for training sessions because of the high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids that it contains.

This helps with the recovery of joints and muscle soreness, allowing the body to train for a longer period and at a higher intensity.

Canned Alaska Salmon is full of nutrition and full of high-quality protein:

Canned salmon is full of lean high-quality protein. Canned salmon from Alaska contains both sockeye (red salmon) and pink salmon. A 213g can of wild pink salmon contains:

43g of Protein
16 Vitamin D
0g Carbohydrates

Canned salmon comes in two forms, skin & bone and skinless & boneless. The benefits of skin & bone salmon are that it falls apart easily and it is full of calcium.

One 213g can of skin & bone pink salmon has 240mg of calcium.

The body needs calcium to build and maintain strong bones. It also helps with cardiac muscle protection, weight management, the prevention of kidney stones and dental care.

This is a benefit that skinless & boneless cans don’t have.

Alaska seafood is available at all major supermarkets including Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Morrisons, Iceland, Aldi, and Lidl.

Alaska salmon is found in fillets (chilled and frozen), canned and smoked.
Alaska pollock is sold in frozen fillets by most supermarkets including Ocado and Iceland.
Canned salmon from Alaska is sold by John West, Princes and many own brand labels.

Both wild salmon and pollock can be cooked from frozen.

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Author: Alaska Seafood