Name: Hot-smoked trout and vermicelli salad
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 gram dried rice vermicelli noodles; 1/3 cup (80ml) lime juice; 1 teaspoon chilli oil; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 400 gram hot-smoked trout fillets; 2 trimmed celery stalks (200g), sliced thinly; 2 lebanese cucumbers (300g), seeded, sliced thinly; 1/2 cup (75g) toasted shelled pistachios; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh thai basil; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint

Ingredients

200 gram dried rice vermicelli noodles

1/3 cup (80ml) lime juice

1 teaspoon chilli oil

1 tablespoon sesame oil

2 tablespoon fish sauce

1 clove garlic, crushed

400 gram hot-smoked trout fillets

2 trimmed celery stalks (200g), sliced thinly

2 lebanese cucumbers (300g), seeded, sliced thinly

1/2 cup (75g) toasted shelled pistachios

1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh thai basil

1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint

Method

1.Place noodles in large heatproof bowl of boiling water, stand until just tender; drain. Rinse under cold water; drain.

2.Meanwhile, to make dressing, place lime juice, oils, fish sauce and garlic in screw-top jar; shake well.

3.Discard skin and bones from fish. Flake fish into large pieces in large bowl; add noodles, celery, cucumber, nuts and herbs.

4.Pour dressing over salad; toss gently to combine.

We used two hot-smoked ocean trout portions, weighing approximately 200g each, that were spiced with a blackening mixture of mountain pepper, native pepperberry, aniseed myrtle, salt and other flavourings before being “cooked” in hot smoking ovens. You can also use ordinary cold-smoked trout if hot-smoked trout is unavailable.
Note

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