Traditional Indigenous Recipes

Salmon

Baked Salmon

Salmon is a staple for many Native households and there are a variety of ways to prepare it. We usually make in one of three ways (the recipes below or we smoke it in our smoker), but check with tribes in the northeast and northwest, however, for dozens of cooking suggestions.

Baked Salmon

Baked Salmon with acorn squash and roasted red bell peppers.

Ingredients:

Salmon fillet (how big depends on how many people will be at your table)

Optional (because many people like it grilled or baked without any spices):

*Lemon juice
Salt
Pepper
*Garlic (powered or freshly chopped)

Salmon can be covered with pesto sauce and/or a cup of white wine for several hours prior to cooking. Bake fillet in a glass baking dish for 20-30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet.

Salmon and Pesto with Peppers and Wild Rice
Salmon and Pesto with Peppers and Wild Rice

Soups, Stews, Stocks

Butternut Squash Soup
Choctaw Stew
Corn Soup
Crock Pot Elk Stew
Gazpacho
Osage Strip Meat Soup
Turkey Soup
Tortilla Soup
Vegetable, Turkey and Game Stock

Chips, Dips, Condiments

Bean Salsas
Chile and Onion Relish
Guacamole Dip
Mango Salsa
Popcorn
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Super Dip
Sweet Potato Salsa
Tomato Salsa
Tortilla Chips
Wojapi

Salads

Everything Salad
Fruit Salad
Jicama Salad
Poke Salat

Main Dishes

Breakfast Potatoes
Ceviche
Corn-Crusted Pizza
Crock Pot Roast
Crock Pot Spicy Turkey
Crock Pot Turkey Breast
Crock Pot Turkey Dinner
Elk Steaks
Enchiladas
Fajitas
Intense Chili
Meat and Vegetable Kabobs
Open-Faced Pan-Seared Vegetable Sandwich
Osage Pounded Meat
Pan-Cooked Fish
Poblano Chilies Stuffed with Rice and Vegetables
Prickly Pear Cactus Pads
Salmon
Tepary Bean and Prickly Pear Casserole
Turkey Sloppy Joes
Venison Burgers

Vegetables and Side Dishes

Acorn Squash
Baked New Potatoes
Bell Peppers
Chahta (Choctaw) Tamfula
Green Beans
Green Chile
Grilled Corn on the Cob
Grits
Jalapeno Grits
Mashed Potatoes
Osage Yonkopinn
Pinto Beans
Plantains
Pumpkin as a Bowl
Spaghetti Squash
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Succotash
Sweet Potatoes
Vegetable Saute
Wild Onions
Wild Rice and Cranberries
Zucchini Canoes

Breads

Chahta (Choctaw) Banaha
Corn Bread
Corn, Bean and Turkey Bread
Corn Tortillas

Drinks

Fruit Smoothie

Desserts

Fruit Salad
Fruit Cookie
Grilled Pineapple
Osage Persimmon Cakes