Poached salmon and orange salad

Add flavour and depth to your cooking with beautiful citrus flavours.

Recipe «Poached salmon and orange salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 oranges, 6 sprigs fresh thyme, 1/2 tsp black peppercorns, 4 salmon fillets, skin on, 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil , 80g baby rocket, 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthways, sliced, 1 avocado, cut into 2cm pieces .

Ingredients:

• 4 oranges 
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme 
• 1/2 tsp black peppercorns 
• 4 salmon fillets, skin on 
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
• 80g baby rocket 
• 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthways, sliced 
• 1 avocado, cut into 2cm pieces 

Instructions

1. Juice 2 oranges (you'll need 1 cup juice). Place orange juice, thyme, peppercorns and 3 cups cold water in a large, deep frying pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low. Add salmon. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes or until cooked to your liking. Using a spatula, remove salmon from liquid. Flake into large pieces.
2. Finely grate rind from 1 orange. Peel oranges and segment. Squeeze membrane over a bowl to catch juice (you will need 2 tablespoons juice). Discard membrane. Place oil and orange juice in a screw-top jar. Season with salt and pepper. Secure lid. Shake to combine.
3. Combine rocket, orange segments, cucumber and avocado in a bowl. Arrange salmon on salad. Drizzle with dressing. Serve.