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25 Feb smoked salmon salad

Posted at 19:05h in breakfast, lunch, recipes by

If you find it tricky to get your hands on fresh fish regularly, having a supply of smoked fish in the fridge can prove to be a truly delicious back-up plan.

We are blessed with outstanding producers like Burren Smokehouse (www.burrensmokehouse.ie) and Connemara Smokehouse (www.smokehouse.ie), who preserve (and may I dare say improve) the raw materials of our seas using our ancient, heritage skills of smoking and curing.

This week, I’ve quick-pickled some cucumbers to bolster a smoked salmon salad for a light, Scandi-inspired supper.

smoked salmon salad for 2

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

This quick and light supper makes for a refreshing end to your day.

Ingredients

½ a cucumber

1 tablespoon of Mirin seasoning

8 small radishes

Mixed greens (enough for 2)

100g Smoked salmon

Some fresh dill

Dressing

2 tablespoon sesame oil

Juice of ½ a lemon

2 tablespoon caster sugar

pinch of chilli flakes

  1. Thinly slice cucumbers and place them in a large shallow bowl. Cover in the mirin seasoning and allow to sit for five minutes.
  1. Top and tail the radishes. Slice in half.
  1. Divide the mixed greens over two plates. Arrange the smoked salmon pieces between the two plates.
  1. Divide the radishes between the two plates
  1. Make your dressing by mixing the sesame oil, lemon juice, sugar and chilli flakes..
  1. Add the quick-pickled cucumbers to the plate before scattering with a few sprigs of fresh dill.
  1. Drizzle with the dressing and serve with brown bread.

This recipe first appeared in The Irish Independent on February 19th 

 

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