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Saturday 9 April 2011

Hot-smoked salmon, lentil & pomegranate salad

(serves 2)

Ingredients

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
juice ½ lemon
1 garlic clove , finely chopped
2 tbsp roughly chopped tarragon
1 tsp clear honey
1 small red onion , thinly sliced
400g can Puy lentils , rinsed and drained
140g hot-smoked salmon
20g pack flat-leaf parsley , leaves picked
1 pomegranate , seeds removed
toasted pitta bread , to serve


  1. Combine the oil, lemon juice, garlic, tarragon and honey in a large bowl and season.
  2. Toss in the red onion and lentils and set aside to marinate for 10 mins.
  3. Break the salmon into large flakes and fold into the salad with the parsley and pomegranate.
  4. Serve with toasted pitta.

Make it meaty Make the salad as before, leaving out the salmon and swapping the tarragon for mint. Mix 2 tsp harissa with 2 tbsp yogurt and use to marinate 2 slashed, skinless chicken breasts for 10 mins. Grill the chicken.

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