Smoked Trout Salad

" This is one of my favorite macaroni salads in the summer. I went white river rafting one summer and they served this salad at lunch "

 

Salads - Seafood

 

INGREDIENTS:


  • 1 fillet of smoked trout
    1 ripe avocado
    1 cucumber
    1 lime
    1/2 tsp coarse (kosher) salt
    trout caviar
    a few māche
    1 cucumber (juice)
    1 tbs *verjus
    1 tbs champagne vinegar
    salt and pepper
    1 egg yolk
    3/4 cp extra virgin olive oil






     

  • DIRECTIONS:

     

    Cut the trout into small dice, being careful to remove any bones or skin.
     

    Peel, seed and finely dice the cucumber.
     

    Toss with the kosher salt and place in a strainer to drain for 20-30 minutes.
     

    Peel and cut the avocado into small dice. Immediately toss with lime juice and salt.
     

    Keep all ingredients separate until time to serve.
     

    When ready to serve, rinse the salt from the cucumber and pat dry. Toss the trout, avocado and cucumber with the cucumber vinaigrette.
     

    Lightly press into a ring mold. Remove the mold and top with trout caviar.
     

    Dress the plate with baby māche and drizzle with more cucumber vinaigrette.
     

    For the cucumber vinaigrette

    Combine the cucumber juice, verjus, champagne vinegar, salt, pepper, and egg yolk in a blender.

     

    With the blender running, drizzle in the olive oil to make an emulsified dressing. Use at room temperature.                                                                                                                                                * Verjus is the tart, fresh juice of unripe wine grapes.  It is used to add acidity to  foods, an important component in food and in cooking
     

    Servings: 1

     

          

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