"Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
...
> Tonite is fish nite. I found decent portions of salmon frozen and
> individually packaged in COSTCO and have been eating the package down.
> Very convenient.
>
> Once before I pan seared salmon fillet and served it with a honey,
> mustard and butter sauce which was great, so I'll try that again
> tonite.
>
> Casting about for a side dish, I recalled a roasted sweet potato dish
> with fajita seasoning, which was nice and without much thought, said
> "OK, I have my meal planned".
>
> Then I began to try and see how these might taste together. I can
> "visualize" how the fish with sauce will taste and I recall how the
> sweet potato tasted, but I"m having difficulty trying to imagine how
> they would taste together.
>
> How do you pair sides with the main item? - Mike
>

There isn't a hard and fast rule. I do think the food should be
complimentary in some way. Sweet potatoes are fairly innocuous by
themselves but if you add fajita seasoning... well, that takes it to a
different level. IMHO it would conflict with the honey-mustard sauce you
plan for the salmon. Maybe just oven roast some cubed sweet potatoes
seasoned simply with simple salt & pepper? Then again, you're the one who
has to eat it.

Jill