MY ROASTED SALMON CUBES over CAPERS and PIGEON PEAS MAC & NO CHEESE! PERFECT FOR MOTHERS DAY!

Such a nice hors d’oeuvres presentation to serve on MOTHERS DAY or to bring to any party. Very few ingredients make my cold mini-meal in a tiny cup cute and attractive. It fits in the palm of your hand and is very easy to eat while you are engaged in a conversation. Finally, quite fulfilling. I decided to make mini macaroni with a garlic transparent vinaigrette aioli style, instead of cheese. Delicioso-(delicious)! Hope you like it too, smile!
 
Approximate Prep and Cooking Time: 1 hour since it requires refrigeration
Approximate Cost: $10.30 or .74 cents per serving
Difficulty Level:    X     Easy ____ Intermediate ____ Advanced
Servings: Approx. 14 to 15 servings
 
Ingredients for the Mac and No Cheese ($4.10)
1 bag of tiny macaroni pasta ($1.00)
¼ c. Goya Pigeon Peas (.75)
1 tsp. Webber Roasted Garlic and Herbs (.40)
1 tbsp. Capers, rinsed (.65)
1 tbsp. Angie’s basting oil (.40)
1 tsp. Angie’s dry seasoning (.25)
1 tbsp. Pesto Sauce (.40)
5 Sliced cherry tomatoes (.25)
 
Directions for the Roasted Salmon ($6.20)
1 lb. approx. of fresh salmon cut in cubes (to meet the # of cups you are making) ($5.00)
1 tbsp. Angie’s basting oil (.40)
1 tsp. Angie’s dry seasoning (.25)
1 tsp. Webber Roasted Garlic and Herbs (.40)
Garnish with chopped green onions (.15)
 
Directions for the Roasted Salmon

• Cube the salmon steaks, season with Roasted Garlic and Herbs, basting oil and my dry seasoning. Refrigerate for few hours to absorb the flavors.
• Sauté the salmon cubes until golden brown in their own basting oil. Set aside to cool, then refrigerate until chill again.

 
Directions for the Mac and No Cheese

• Rinse the pigeon peas and set aside.
• Cook the pasta according to the bag instructions, when done, drain well.
• Immediately, add the drained Pigeon Peas, Roasted Garlic and Herbs, chopped green onion, capers, basting oil, dry seasoning and pesto sauce. Stir well, the pasta will look mostly loose, glossy and yummy.
• Refrigerate until time to assemble the mini cups.
• To assemble, add a scoop of the macaroni, top it with 1 salmon cube and garnish with chopped green onion and a cherry tomato slice.

Enjoy!