Chilli-dressed salmon with thai cucumber salad

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

Recipe «Chilli-dressed salmon with thai cucumber salad» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tbsp coconut vinegar or rice vinegar, 1 1/2 tbsp caster sugar, 2 small red chillies, seeds removed, 1 Asian red eschalot, finely chopped, 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves , 2 tsp grated fresh ginger, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 2 tsp each canola oil and fish sauce , 1 telegraph cucumber, cut into long, thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler, seeds discarded, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp each honey and sesame oil, 750g smoked salmon or trout.

Ingredients:

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

Instructions

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.