HERE'S a dish to impress from celebrity chef Nigel Smith, of the Feilden's Arms, Mellor Brook.
SERVES TWO
6oz smoked salmon, finely diced
1 small bunch of dill, finely chopped
1 large beef tomato, blanched and skin removed so just the flesh is used
Half a lime
Black pepper
For the butter sauce:
2 large dessertspoons of white wine vinegar
1 dessertspoon of white wine
1 shallot, peeled and finely sliced
2 dessertspoons of double cream
3oz hard unsalted butter
Half a lemon
Dessertspoon of finely chopped chives
For the deep fried scallop:
1 or 2 scallops, preferably 1 large per person
4oz fresh breadcrumbs
Salt to season
PLACE the salmon, tomato (diced, so it forms tomato concasse, which is just tomato flesh) dill and lime juice into a bowl and mix together.
Season with a touch of black pepper -- don't add salt.
Place this into a pastry cutter ring on a plate, then lift the ring off.
For the butter sauce: Reduce the white wine vinegar and white wine with shallots down by half. Add to this the double cream, bring to the boil and whisk in little bits of butter a little at a time to form a butter sauce. Add the finely-chopped chives, season, add a squeeze of lemon juice and pour the sauce around the plate containing the salmon.
For the scallops: Roll the scallops in breadcrumbs and deep fry them in a deep fat fryer for approximately 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Ensure they are well drained on some kitchen paper, season with salt and place them on top of the salmon in the centre of the plate.
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