Picture gem lettuce leaves looking like brilliant green gemstones scattered across the plate, holding small pieces of smoky trout and tart cranberries. Pockets of white goat cheese peek out playfully. The dish is garnished with fresh herbs and a drizzle of golden dressing, looking like an artful painting.

Crisp Winter Trout'n'Cranberry Fusion Salad

Name: Crisp Winter Trout'n'Cranberry Fusion Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: Trout fillet, smoked, 7.05 ounces flaked; Gem lettuce leaves, 10 leaves washed and dried; Dried cranberries, 1.76 ounces; Goat cheese, 1.76 ounces crumbled; Pecans, 1.76 ounces toasted and chopped; Blood orange, 1 orange zested and juiced; Extra virgin olive oil, 3.38 fluid ounces; Salt, to taste; Pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Category Salad

Prep 10 minutes

Cook 5 minutes

Style Fusion

Technique Mixing

Diet Friendly Pescatarian

Daily Recipe: November 29, 2023

A play on classic concepts, this fusion lettuce and trout salad rethinks 'winter greens'. It brilliantly integrates the smoky rich flavor of the trout with the tartness of cranberries, creaminess of goat cheese and crispness of gem lettuce. The featured ingredient, trout, is a great source of omega-3 essential fatty acids.

Ingredients (for 2)

Trout fillet, smoked - 7.05 ounces - flaked
Gem lettuce leaves - 10 leaves - washed and dried
Dried cranberries - 1.76 ounces
Goat cheese - 1.76 ounces - crumbled
Pecans - 1.76 ounces - toasted and chopped
Blood orange - 1 orange - zested and juiced
Extra virgin olive oil - 3.38 fluid ounces
Salt - to taste
Pepper, freshly ground - to taste

Preparation

Step 1 - 🍊🥣🥄

Start by making the dressing. In a bowl, whisk together the blood orange juice, zest, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and freshly ground pepper.
Step 2 - 🥬🍽️

Arrange the cleaned and dried gem lettuce leaves evenly on the plates.
Step 3 - 🐟🥬🍽️

Place the smoked and flaked trout fillet evenly across the lettuce leaves on each plate.
Step 4 - 🍒🧀🥜

Sprinkle the dried cranberries, crumbled goat cheese, and toasted and chopped pecans over the smoked trout on each plate.
Step 5 - 🥗🍯

To finish, drizzle the previously prepared dressing evenly over the salad on each plate.

Additional

This versatile salad provides a platform where you can experiment with different ingredients, herbs and dressings. Kidos can help assemble the salad while learning about healthy food choices. Curious fact: Trout is a member of the Salmonidae family, which also includes salmon and char. It’s loved in cuisine worldwide for its fine flavour.