CALIFORNIAN HOT SMOKED SALMON SALAD
Ingredients
- 4 x 150g/5oz hot smoked (i.e. cooked) salmon fillets
- 4 tbsp clear honey
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 5cm/2in piece fresh ginger
- peeled
- grated
- 200g/7oz read-made mayonnaise
- 2½ tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp water
- 400g/14oz baby spinach leaves
- 100g/3½oz sun-blushed tomatoes
- 50g/2oz pine nuts
- toasted
- 4 spring onions
- finely sliced
- 1 lime
- cut into wedges
- small bunch coriander
- leaves only
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/360F/Gas 4.
- For the salmon
- place the honey and soy sauce into a pan and bring to the boil. Cook for 2-3 minutes
- until thickened and combined.
- Brush the honey and soy sauce mixture onto the salmon fillets. Transfer to a baking tray and place into the oven for 5-6 minutes
- to warm through.
- For the dressing
- place the ginger into a piece of clean muslin and squeeze out the juice into a bowl.
- Add the mayonnaise
- soy sauce
- sugar and rice vinegar to the ginger juice and mix well.
- Add a little water if the mixture is too thick - it should be the consistency of double cream.
- For the salad
- place the spinach leaves
- tomatoes
- pine nuts and spring onions into a large bowl and mix well.
- To serve
- place equal amounts of salad mixture into four bowls. Spoon some of the dressing onto each portion and place a piece of salmon on top.
- Garnish with lime wedges and sprinkle with coriander leaves.

