Do the Can Can

I was very intrigued with a few of this months recipes in Eating Well that involved canned salmon. The first time i read the recipes I scoffed at them thinking what is Eating Well doing? Canned Salmon- EWWWW! I then thought of other foods that I thought I did not like and had tried and thought- what the heck- worst case scenario we will go out! I read the notes that Eating Well so nicely provides on what to look for when buying canned salmon and was off to the supermarket! I decided to not buy the "special" salmon and instead went with the store brand- wild Alaskan. We decided to make the Black Bean and Salmon Tostadas . When I first opened the can I smelled the contents- it smelled kind of like fish- not overpowering. I drained the salmon and dumped the contents in a bowl- the only part I found kind of weird was there was skin wrapped on the outside of the salmon- I removed it and made the recipe as it is written. Fresh Greens helped by making the bean topping which we both stuck our finger in to try and both agreed was good enough to eat on cardboard! The only recipe note I would add is to watch your tortillas- if I had not pulled them out a full 2 minutes before the prescribed time they would have burned! We assembled the meal sat down and both took a bite- YUMMY! If I had not taken the salmon out of the can I would not have known it was not fresh- the flavors were well balanced and with a bit of hot sauce this dish rocked! (Note- when dripping hot sauce on plate to be artistic you might want to make it look less like you bled on the plate!) I know what you are thinking- canned salmon- EWWWW but honestly try it before you know it you will do the can can yourself!