{"id":201,"date":"2015-07-20T10:55:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T14:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=201"},"modified":"2015-10-01T18:30:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T22:30:28","slug":"fire-ice-cod-blueberries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=201","title":{"rendered":"Fire & Ice: Cod & Blueberries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cod\u00a0and blueberries? I know, but trust me on this. I was recently in Reykjavik and came across this charming little culinary shop named, RAM. I only had a jam-packed carry-on suitcase but insisted on getting some kind of small memorabilia. Svavar, the owner of the store, cookbook author and Iceland TV personality, introduced himself to me and was kind enough to show me around and give me tips on food to try while in Iceland. Now, normally I\u2019m pretty adventurous when it comes to trying new food, but fermented shark? I had to pass on that one but I did have some incredible seafood, meat soup and a mouth-watering, not so American but oh so delicious,\u00a0B\u00e6jarins Beztu Pylsur hot dog.<\/p>\n

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Where else in the world can you walk on a glacier (S\u00f3lheimahj\u00f6kull), run behind a waterfall (Seljalandsfoss) and swim in a geothermal pool (Blue Lagoon<\/a>), all in the same day? Iceland really is the Land of Fire and Ice and such a magically beautiful country. I booked many of my tours and found out so much information about Iceland from this wonderful site, www.iheartreykjavik.net<\/a>. I think I was on this site every day leading up to trip because it is so informative and kept making me more and more excited!<\/p>\n

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It was my moms birthday trip to Iceland, just us two girls, so I had to make sure to do something out of the ordinary (as if walking on a glacier isn’t unusual enough). She used to ride horses, so I decided to take a tour on Viking horses one day. This was my first time on a horse and HOW FUN!<\/p>\n

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Since Iceland is beautifully surrounded by water, they have some incredibly tasty seafood. Svavar was telling me about different flavoured Icelandic sea salt (can buy online) that would go great with seafood and different meats, so I HAD to have it \u2013 plus it easily fit into my carry-on. I bought the\u00a0black lava, garlic, rhubarb and\u00a0blueberry sea\u00a0salt\u00a0and\u00a0they have\u00a0not disappointed me yet. They make the blueberry salt by marinating\u00a0it in Icelandic wild blueberries and then drying it at a low temperature. I have been loving it on different fish but especially on\u00a0cod and salmon lately because\u00a0they are\u00a0so easy, inexpensive\u00a0and readily available. The blueberry sea salt is so unique and flavourful that all you need is a bit of olive oil and a sprinkling of the salt and you are ready to\u00a0go! The sweetness\u00a0from the blueberries balances out the saltiness from the fish, and the thyme and wild rice add a savory, earthy flavour. Even if you don’t have blueberry salt, you\u00a0can still get the\u00a0rich blueberry taste from the sauce and rice.\u00a0The blueberry salt is\u00a0quite coarse and I love how it melts into the fish while cooking, so if using regular sea salt, try to get a more coarse option to get the same effect.\u00a0Enjoy with your favourite white wine!<\/p>\n

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Yield: Serves 3-4<\/p>\n

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