Salmon, avocado and pickled fennel salad
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
Background
This salmon, avocado and pickled fennel salad is perfect for a special lunch celebrating anniversaries, Valentine’s day, Mother’s Day etc or it fits well in a festive or dinner party menu as a starter.
Ingredients
- 1 avocado
- For the salmon:
- 1 large salmon fillet
- ½ tsp juniper berries
- ½ tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp peppercorn
- ½ lemon, zested
- 1 tsp salt flakes
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp chopped dill
- For the pickled fennel:
- 1 fennel bulb, sliced
- 1 Tbsp Apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp light brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 100 ml water
- 1 Tbsp dill
- For the mustard sauce:
- 2 Tbsp German, Swedish or Polish (mild) mustard
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 Tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp white wine or apple cider vinegar
- 4 Tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 Tbsp chopped dill
- Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- First make the pickled fennel:
- Mix the vinegar, sugar, salt and water in a shallow bowl, until sugar has dissolved. Taste and adjust the vinegar and sugar to your liking.
- Cut the fennel very thinly then put the slices in the mixture together with the chopped dill. Set aside. You can make this a day ahead.
- Marinate the fish. Using a pestle and mortar, crush the juniper berries, coriander seeds, salt flakes and peppercorns. Add the lemon zest and juice, then add the dill. Cover the salmon fillet with this mixture and chill for at least an hour.
- When you’re ready to eat, take out the salmon and grill it for 10 minutes, then rest.
- Make the mustard sauce. Mix the mustard, sugar and vinegar, then add gradually and slowly the oil, while whisking until you get a mayonnaise-like consistency. Then stir in the dill and set aside.
- Take the fennel pieces out of the marinade and arrange them on a plate.
- Cut the avocado in half, then scoop the flesh out with a spoon. Remove the stone, then cut the flesh into thin slices. Drizzle them with lemon juice, then put them on top of the fennel slices.
- Flake the salmon into small pieces. Scatter these around the fennel & avocado then drizzle some mustard sauce on top and scatter more dill over the dish.
- Serve at room temperature with the mustard sauce on the side.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Dinner - Grill - Lunch - Main - Quick & Easy - Salad - Starter
- Cuisines: - Italian
- Occasions: - Anniversaries - Christmas - Dinner Party - Mothers Day - New Year - Valentine's Day
- Ingredients: - Oily Fish - Roots & Bulbs
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Egg Free - Low Carb - Nut Free - Semi-vegetarian
- Skill Levels: - Moderate
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