Smoked trout salad
Serve up smoked trout with a healthy and filling salad of puy lentils, yellow peas and crushed walnuts.
Ingredients
- 200ml/7fl oz olive oil
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 125驳/4陆辞锄 puy lentils, cooked according to packet instructions
- 125驳/4陆辞锄 split yellow peas, cooked according to packet instructions
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 50ml/1戮fl oz walnut oil
- 100驳/3陆辞锄 walnuts,chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 4 x150g/5陆 oz hot-smoked trout fillets
- bunch watercress
- 150ml/5fl oz soured cream
Method
Heat one tablespoon of the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes, or until softened.
Stir in the lentils, peas and mustard and mix until well combined.
Add the vinegar and oils, mix well and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Finally, add the crushed walnuts, mint and parsley. Mix gently and remove from the heat.
To serve, spoon some of the lentil mixture onto serving plates, top with the trout and watercress, and drizzle over with soured cream.
