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Chilli-dressed salmon with thai cucumber salad

Name: Chilli-dressed salmon with thai cucumber salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: /asian recipes
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons coconut vinegar (see note) or rice vinegar; 1 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar; 2 small red chillies, seeds removed; 1 Asian red eschalot, finely chopped (see note); 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves; 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 2 teaspoons each canola oil and fish sauce; 1 telegraph cucumber, cut into long, thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler, seeds discarded; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon each honey and sesame oil; 750g smoked salmon or trout

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Chilli-dressed salmon with thai cucumber salad

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Kick off a dinner party with drinks and this striking yet effortless starter.

2 tablespoons coconut vinegar (see note) or rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar
2 small red chillies, seeds removed
1 Asian red eschalot, finely chopped (see note)
1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 teaspoons each canola oil and fish sauce
1 telegraph cucumber, cut into long, thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler, seeds discarded
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon each honey and sesame oil
750g smoked salmon or trout

Method

1.

Mix vinegar and sugar in a bowl, stirring to dissolve. Thinly slice 1 chilli and add to bowl with eschalot, coriander, ginger, garlic, canola oil and fish sauce. Toss cucumber in dressing and set aside while you prepare salmon.
2.

Finely chop remaining chilli and mix with lime juice, soy, honey and sesame oil. Arrange salmon or trout on a platter and drizzle with dressing. Drain excess marinade from cucumber, then place on the platter with the salmon.