Salad of Warm Smoked Fish

with Blueberries, Avocado, Walnuts & Greens
a plate with smoked salmon, blueberries, nuts, and greens
Prep Time: 
20 minutes
Number of Servings: 
Serves 4
Recipe Source: 
Grow Cook Nourish by Darina Allen ($49.99, Kyle Books, 2024)

Ingredients

Honey-Chia Dressing

  • 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp honey
  • 1 Tbsp chia seeds
  • Good pinch salt

Salad

  • 2 handfuls each arugula, baby spinach leaves, and baby kale, washed and dried
  • 1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 3 3⁄4 oz blueberries
  • 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and diced
  • 8 oz warm smoked salmon, flaked
  • 12 walnuts, halved, toasted, and roughly chopped
  • Edible flowers, chives, or wild garlic flowers to garnish (optional)

Directions

  1. Whisk ingredients for dressing together.
  2. Put greens into a bowl. Sprinkle with dressing. Add onion and blueberries. Toss gently to coat. Pile onto a serving plate. Sprinkle with avocado, warm smoked fish, and walnuts on top. Fork up gently.
  3. Garnish with edible flowers, if desired.

Notes

This may sound like an odd combination to try, but it’s surprisingly delicious and the chia seeds add extra crunch.

Nutrition Info: 
368 Calories, 15 g Protein, 13 mg Cholesterol, 16 g Carbohydrates, 6 g Total sugars (1 g Added sugars), 7 g Fiber, 29 g Total fat (4 g sat), 496 mg Sodium, ★★★★★ Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, ★★★ Vitamin B6, Phosphorus, ★★ Vitamin B3 (niacin), C, E, Folate, Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Zinc

Contributor

Darina Allen

Darina Allen is Ireland's best-known food ambassador and the bestselling author of Ballymaloe Cookery Course and Forgotten Skills of Cooking, which won the prestigious André Simon award in 2009.