Cucumber snake salad with smoked salmon
Spiral cucumber and smoked salmon on salad leaves, with a sweet ginger dressing.
Active time25 min
Cooking3 min
Total38 minResting : 10 min
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Ingredients
- 10 g fresh coriander
- 10 g fresh ginger
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 large cucumbers
- 1 red onion
- 1 small cucumber
- 120 g mixed salad leaves
- 120 g smoked salmon
- 2 black peppercorns
- 1 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
Preparation
Peel and grate the garlic and ginger. Put in a pan with the chilli sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, honey and brown sugar. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring, then cool for 10 minutes.
10 g fresh ginger2 garlic cloves1 tbsp honey3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce3 tbsp soy sauce2 tbsp white wine vinegar1 tbsp brown sugar- grater
- saucepan
- spoon
Wash the cucumbers and push a wooden skewer through each lengthways. Cut diagonally down to the skewer while rotating the cucumber to form a spiral. Leave one end intact for the head and one for the tail. Remove all skewers.
2 large cucumbers1 small cucumber- knife
- cutting board
- wooden skewer
Wash and dry the salad leaves and coriander. Peel and thinly slice the onion. Spread over a platter. Arrange the cucumber spirals end to end. Insert peppercorns for eyes and small pieces of salmon between the spirals. Drizzle with the cooled dressing.
10 g fresh coriander1 red onion120 g mixed salad leaves120 g smoked salmon2 black peppercorns- knife
- cutting board
- colander
- serving platter
Allergens
- Fish
- Gluten
- Soy
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Lupin, Milk, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Sulphites.
Sources and credits
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