Watercress And Goat cheese Salad With Flash Seared Salmon
From food4all 16 years ago
- 4 minutes to make
- Serves 6
this makes a great light luncheon or a dinner appetizer. it uses a handful of ingredients and is both simple and elegant.
Ingredients
- 1 lb salmon filet skinless shopping list
- a sprinkling of salt and pepper shopping list
- 1 oz of grapeseed or sunflower oil shopping list
- 2 bunches of watercress bottom 2” removed, washed and spun shopping list
- 3 oz goat cheese crumbled shopping list
- Dressing: shopping list
- 2 tbsp shallot finely minced shopping list
- ¼ cup banyuls or sherry vinegar shopping list
- ¾ cup safflower oil shopping list
- ½ tsp sea salt shopping list
- ½ tsp pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Salmon:
- Slice the salmon crosswise into 6 equal portions. Roll each piece tightly into itself and secure it with a toothpick. Place onto a plate until needed.
- Dressing:
- Place the shallots and vinegar into a bowl and let stand for half an hour.
- Add the oil, salt and pepper and whisk.
- Assembly:
- Heat a heavy fry pan on high heat for 3-4 minutes. Lightly season the salmon with the salt and pepper. Add the pinwheels face up to the frying pan. Sear for 1 minute only then turn over and cook a further minute. Place them onto a plate and remove toothpicks. Meanwhile, add the watercress to a bowl and toss with enough dressing to coat lightly distribute evenly onto 6 plates. Scatter some of the goat cheese over the salad then place 1 pinwheel on top. Serve.
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Again, your presentation is beautiful..i might add a bit more color to the salad..perhaps some halved grape tomatoes or thin deseeded slivered english cucumber.
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