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Smoked Salmon Salad with Wasabi Dressing

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Smoked Salmon Salad with Wasabi Dressing

This variation on a Caesar salad combines smoked salmon, avocado and crisp salad leaves. The creamy Japanese-inspired dressing gives a little kick.

Preparation time:
15 minutes
Total time:
15 minutes 15 minutes
Serves:
 4

Ingredients

  • 2 Romaine heart lettuces, stalks removed, rinsed and drained
  • ½ cucumber
  • 2 Waitrose Perfectly Ripe Hass Avocados, peeled, stoned and chopped
  • 140g pack Waitrose Heathland Scottish Smoked Salmon, cut into strips
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • For the dressing:
  • 1 tsp Clearspring Wasabi Powder
  • 1½ tbsp Waitrose Reduced Calorie Mayonnaise
  • 4 tbsp Waitrose Low Fat Natural Yogurt
  • 2 tsp lime juice

Method

  1. Place the wasabi powder in a small bowl and stir in 4 tsp of warm water. Leave to stand for 2 minutes, then whisk in all the remaining dressing ingredients.
  2. Tear the lettuce into bite-sized pieces and place in a bowl. Cut the cucumber in half lengthways then, using a teaspoon, scrape away the seeds and discard. Cut into thin slices. Add to the bowl with the avocado.
  3. Pour the dressing over and toss the ingredients together. Divide between 4 bowls. Arrange the smoked salmon over the top and scatter with the sesame seeds. Season with freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.

Cook's tips

Wasabi is a Japanese dried horseradish powder and should be used sparingly, although if you want a little more heat add 1 tsp more. Prepare the dressing in advance, cover and chill in the fridge until ready to use. You could replace the smoked salmon with smoked trout and the Romaine lettuce with Little Gem if you prefer.

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Cherish320

Cherish320 26 June 2008 10:17

I'd recommend keeping the stalk of the romain heart - its refreshing & sweet and adds a nice crunch I like it spicy so I added more wasabi and seasalt. Also I added fresh chopped dill which goes well w the salmon though you may find the flavor too complicated

goonergirl

goonergirl 20 June 2008 15:29

My husband made this for my 'birthday supper'. It was fabulous- definitely use recipe again

pretty_lucky

pretty_lucky 15 June 2008 18:39

I made this using smoked salmon trimmings, it cuts the cost by a couple of pounds! A fantastic starter for a dinner party, can't wait to make it again.

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 268.0kcal
Sugars 4.9g
Fat 21.1g
Saturated Fat 4.2g
Salt 1.9g

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in June 2008