Author Notes
This was inspired by a recipe in the Williams and Sonoma cookbook, Southern Cooking. I have adapted it to suit what is fresh at the market and found it is as flexible as it is good. I have used peaches or mangoes, watercress or arugula. It makes a satisfying one dish meal on a summer night. —lime lassi
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Ingredients
- Champagne Wasabi Vinaigrette
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1/3 cup
champagne vinegar
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2/3 cup
blood orange flavored olive oil
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1
lemon, juice & pulp
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1 teaspoon
wasabi
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2 teaspoons
Dijon mustard
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1
clove garlic minced
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1 tablespoon
Marinade au Poivre
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2 teaspoons
vidalia onion & peach hot sauce
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1 teaspoon
Hara Masala ( corriander sauce found in Indian markets )
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1-2 teaspoons
sugar ( to taste )
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freshly ground black pepper
- Salad with Smoked Trout and Toasted Pecans
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1/2 cup
toasted pecans
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2
green onions sliced
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1
orange sweet pepper diced
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1-2
Peaches or nectarines roasted on the grill
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1 bunch
watercress or arugula
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1
fennel bulb shaved thinly
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3/4 cup
smoked trout ( flaked )
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1/2 pint
seared scallops
Directions
- Champagne Wasabi Vinaigrette
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In a small bowl mix the vinaigrette. The essential idea is the play of the wasabi, hot sauce and fruit flavors with the champagne vinaigrette. There are many possible variations but this one was rmemorable. Improvise if you don't have one of the specialty flavorings like Marinade au Poivre or Hara Masala.
- Salad with Smoked Trout and Toasted Pecans
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Sear the scallops on the grill. Slice the peaches and wrap in foil. Place on the grill for about 10 minutes. Cut away the woody part of the fennel and discard. Shave the remaining fennel with a mandolin. Wash the cress or arugula and arrange make a bed on each serving plate. Tos the fennel with the vinaigrette and spoon over the greens. Flake the trout and add the peaches and pecans.
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