HADDOCK 'CEVICHE' WITH CRAB SALAD AND CIABATTA
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz undyed smoked haddock fillet
- skin removed
- 25ml/1fl oz lime juice
- 25ml/1fl oz olive oil
- ½ tsp pink peppercorns
- crushed
- 2 tsp chopped fresh dill
- 200g/7oz cooked white crabmeat
- 75g/3oz celeriac
- peeled
- finely chopped
- ½ Granny Smith apple
- skin on
- core removed
- finely chopped
- 75g/3oz ready-made mayonnaise
- 30g/1½oz crème fraîche
- 1 lemon
- juice only
- 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- 2 punnets micro greens
- 1 ciabatta
- sliced into 3-5mm thick slices
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- leaves only
Directions
- For the haddock 'ceviche'
- cut away the thin ends of the smoked haddock fillet (reserve these pieces for another recipe) and slice the remaining thick fillet into thin (2-3mm thick) slices. Divide the slices equally among four serving plates and set aside.
- Place the lime juice
- olive oil
- crushed pink peppercorns and dill into a bowl
- mix well and set aside.
- For the crab salad
- mix the celeriac
- apple
- half of the mayonnaise
- the crème fraîche and lemon juice together in a bowl until well combined. Add the crabmeat
- the chopped parsley and the remaining mayonnaise
- mixing gently until just combined.
- Place a 5cm/2in chefs' ring onto one of the serving plates
- next to the haddock slices
- and spoon in a quarter of the crab salad mixture. Remove the ring and repeat with the remaining mixture
- placing a portion of crab salad onto each plate. Garnish each crab salad with the micro greens.
- For the ciabatta
- preheat the oven to 210C/425F/Gas 7.
- Place the ciabatta slices on a baking tray and drizzle with the olive oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and sprinkle over the thyme leaves. Bake in the oven for 4-5 minutes
- or until golden-brown and crisp.
- Meanwhile
- drizzle the lime juice mixture over the haddock a few minutes before serving.
- To serve
- arrange the toasted ciabatta slices next to the crab salad and haddock 'ceviche'.

