Smoked Trout and Herb Salad with Ginger, Lime & Chilli Flavour Pearls

If you’re after a salad full of vibrant flavours that’s not too ‘salady’ this one’s for you. Our Smoked Trout and Herb Salad with Ginger, Lime & Chilli Flavour Pearls is fresh and punchy…a lovely dish to enjoy over the warmer months. We served ours as a light main size with the plan for desert to follow. (we had a lunchtime gathering) It would also be great served canape size on a Chinese spoon. A delicious gluten free dish. If Smoked Trout isn’t your favourite, feel free to swap it out and use Baked Fish, Crab meat, Roast Chicken or grilled Tempeh or Tofu. Even some slices/dice of Avocado and Mango instead of a protein at all! If you prefer a leafier version simply add some extra greens, Snow Pea Tendrils or Watercress would be nice. I would have loved to add some julienne Green Mango into the dish as well but there were none available at the shop that day. I’ll add it below anyway as I think it should be there!

What you’ll need

• Smoked Trout – 1 whole trout for 3 portions
• Cucumber, Lebanese – Julienne
• Green Mango, Julienne
• Coriander – wash and pick
• Basil (Thai or regular) – wash and pick
• Mint – wash and pick
• Pickled Pink Ginger
• Crunchy Shallots
• Prawn Crackers or other Crisp type thing (we just bought some from our local Chinese Restaurant)
• Ginger, Lime & Chilli Flavour Pearls

To do

Lets de-bone the Smoked Trout first. HERE is a video clip if you are doing this for the first time. Keep the flesh in reasonably large flakes and put into a bowl ready for the other ingredients.

Next

Julienne or finely slice the Cucumber and Green Mango and add it into the bowl with the Trout. An equal amount or slightly more than the Trout. Finely slice the Pickled Ginger (to taste) and pop it in too.

*Up to this step can be prepared and ready but not mixed in the bowl and refrigerated until later

To serve

Add the washed and picked herbs (around a handful in total), extra leaves if desired and a little Salt & Pepper. Also tip in the juice from your jar of Ginger, Chilli & Lime Flavour Pearls. Give it all a gentle mix until evenly dispersed. Simply place a nice pile onto each plate with a pile of Prawn Crackers and top with a sprinkle of Crunchy Shallots and some Ginger, Lime & Chilli Flavour Pearls.

**Take a peek at our other flavours, just click  HERE  There are plenty of others to choose from.