Flemish Fishermens Salad Food

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the lemon juice, capers and Dijon mustard in a large bowl. While continuing to whisk, drizzle in the olive oil in a steady stream. Whisk in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add the beans to the dressing and mash gently with a spoon. Add the tuna, flaking it with a fork into bite-size pieces. Toss lightly to coat. Top the tuna mixture with the arugula, treviso, endive, shaved fennel, parsley leaves and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Using your hands, toss the salad together, bringing the dressing up from the bottom of the bowl until everything is coated evenly.

FLEMISH FISHERMEN'S SALAD

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight.
• The next day, put the beans in boiling salted water with the onion (cut in two) and the savory.
• When they are all cooked but still firm, drain them and remove the onion and savory.
• Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water, peel and dice them.
• Dice the beets.
• Cut the kipper fillets into 1-inch strips and mix them in a salad bowl with the potatoes, beans and beets.
• Chop the shallot, parsley and gherkins and mix them into the mayonnaise and mustard.
• Spoon the sauce over the salad and mix carefully.

ORIENTAL FISH SALAD

Steps:

• Place the fish on to a greased baking tray and grill for 5 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• Set aside to cool, then slice into thick strips.
• Cut the cucumber Use a vegetable peeler to carefully peel thin slices from the cucumber sticks.
• Toss the cucumber slices, celery, spring onions, peppers and mango slices together in a large salad bowl.
• Add the cooled fish strips.
• Mix the chillies, lemon juice, oil, sugar and fish or soy sauce together until well combined.
• Pour over the salad ingredients and toss lightly to combine.

TUNA FISH SALAD IN GELATIN

Steps:

• Pour 1 1/2 cups boiling water over gelatin; add lemon juice and salt.
• Allow to cool and thicken a little.
• Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Pour into glass mold or pyrex dish; unmold, when thick, on a lettuce leaf.
• Top with mayonnaise.