Smoked Trout Salad with Mustard Dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 medium shallot, chopped 
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry vinegar 
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil 
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons walnut oil 
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper 
  • 2 Belgian endives, leaves separated 
  • 1 Granny Smith apple—halved, cored and very thinly sliced on a mandoline
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped 
  • 1/2 pound boneless smoked trout or whitefish, broken into pieces 
  • 1 cup small watercress sprigs

Directions

  1. In a blender, puree the shallot, vinegars and mustard. Gradually blend in the oils. Season with salt and pepper.

  2. Arrange the endives, apple, walnuts, trout and watercress on plates. Drizzle with the dressing and serve.


    Suggested Pairings:     Edgy Wine Apricoty Georgian Kisi. or Accessible Wine Unoaked Chardonnay

Recipe courtesy of Food and Wine