Smoked salmon and cucumber salad
This delicious smoked salmon and cucumber salad, with avocado and horseradish cream, is an easy to prepare cold starter. The smoked salmon is seasoned with Vodka and lime for an extra flavor boost. This dish is a great choice for Christmas, Easter, or a dinner party.
Ingredients
- 100 grams smoked salmon
- 5 tablespoons Vodka
- ½ limes juice
- 1 teaspoon limes zest
- 1 cucumber English
Avocado lime cream
- 1 avocado
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
Horseradish cream
- 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
Garnish
- dill
- capers
- apple capers
- radish
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Marinate smoked salmon in Vodka
- Mix in a bowl the vodka with the grate and juice of the lime.
- Cut the salmon, if necessary, into thin strips and put in the marinate.
- Let it marinate for 10-15 minutes, take it out and pat the salmon dry. Keep in the refrigerator until use.
Horseradish cream
- In a bowl, mix the prepared horseradish with the sour cream.
- Spoon into a piping bag and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Avocado lime cream
- Halve the avocado and remove the stone.
- Scoop the avocado out of the skin with a spoon and place the pulp into a blender.
- Add to the blender the lime juice and sour cream.
- Turn on the blender and puree until the avocado has turned into a cream.
- Put the cream into a piping bag.
Cucumber ribbons
- Wash the cucumber and put it in front of you.
- With a cheese slicer or vegetable peelers, slice strips of cucumber until you reach the seeds. You can't use the first ribbon.
Prepare your plate
- Divide 3 rolls of salmon on the plate so they form a half-moon.
- Curl the cucumber in between.
- Take the piping bag with avocado cream and pipe some tufts on the plate between the salmon and cucumber.
- Repeat with the piping bag with horseradish cream.
- Divide some dill, caper, apple capers, and radish on your plate.
- Serve!
NOTES
- If minors are eating with you? Don't marinate the smoked salmon (with the Vodka). Alcohol and kids are a no go.
- Marinate the salmon for 10 to 15 minutes in the Vodka but not longer. Otherwise, the Vodka will take over the salmon flavor. Therefore make sure you dry the smoked salmon after marinating.
- If you don't have horseradish, you can replace it with 2 teaspoons of Wasabi.
- The easiest way to prepare this dish is by putting the cream into a piping bag. But if you don't have one, use a teaspoon to place the cream on the plate.
- Any smoked salmon leftovers? You can store it for up to 1 day in the refrigerator (covered with plastic foil). Or you can freeze it for up to 3 months in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 521mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 488IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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