French Vegetable Salad With Smoked Salmon

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb green beans, young, thin, topped and the bunch cut in half
• 1/2 cup carrot, in julienne strips
• 1/2 cup cucumber, in julienne strips
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons mild coarse grain mustard
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 10 ounces lettuce, mixed variety
• 14 ounces sliced salmon, cold-smoked
• 1/2 cup spring onion, green parts only
• 4 lemon wedges, thin

Recipe

• 1 parboil the beans and carrots in a small pot in salted water for no longer than 1 - 2 minutes. drain in a sieve under the cold-water tap, and pat dry.
• 2 mix the cider vinegar, castor sugar and mustard in a small bowl. with a whisk, gradually beat in the olive oil, and season with a pinch of salt.
• 3 put the lettuce leaves, torn up if too large, in a mixing bowl. add the parboiled vegetables and the cucumber, and toss lightly.
• 4 then toss with just enough dressing to coat the leaves lightly.
• 5 divide among 4 plates. top the salads with the salmon slices, each slice folded decoratively.
• 6 sprinkle with the chopped spring onions and grind over coarse black pepper.
• 7 add a lemon wedge to each plate. the leftover dressing can be passed around separately.