Jellied Salmon Salad Food

JELLIED SALMON

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin on cold water and let stand for five minutes.
• Add boiling water and stir until gelatin dissolves.
• Add lemon juice, salt and sugar.
• Rinse a round shallow pan or mold in cold water or spritz lightly with cooking spray.
• Pour a portion of the gelatin in the bottom and set aside to congeal in the refrigerator.
• When firm, place salmon in center of the pan; arrange hard-boiled eggs, olives, celery and green pepper artistically around the salmon.
• Add remaining gelatin and chill until firm.
• Unmold onto a large platter and garnish with thin slices of cucumber, lemon and radishes.

JELLIED SALMON SALAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin on cold water and let soften 5 minutes.
• Add boiling water, stir until dissolved.
• Stir in salt, lemon juice and liquid from salmon. Cool.
• Chop celery, parsley and chives nice and fine.
• Remove skin and large bones from salmon, and break it up with a fork.
• Combine cottage cheese with green relish, mayonnaise, celery, parsley and chives.
• Stir in gelatin mixture.
• Fold in salmon.
• Pour into loaf pan, salad bowl, or ring mold. Chill until firm. (1½ to 2 hours).

SALMON SALAD

Steps:

• Break the salmon into very large flakes, removing any skin and bones, and place the salmon in a bowl. Add the celery, red onion, dill, capers, raspberry vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Season, to taste. Mix well and serve cold or at room temperature.

GRILLED SALMON SALAD WITH LIME, CHILES AND HERBS

Steps:

• Light the grill for indirect heat, or heat the oven to 450 degrees.
• As the grill or oven heat up, make the dressing: Halve 1 lime, and squeeze its juice into a small bowl. Add the chile slices, half of the sliced shallot (save the rest for serving), the fish sauce and a pinch each salt and sugar. Let sit for 1 minute to dissolve the salt, then whisk in the olive oil. It won't emulsify, so mix again before using.
• Brush the salmon with oil, and place it in a grilling basket if you have one. Cook over the indirect (unlit) side of the grill, for 2 to 5 minutes per side, depending on how hot the grill is and how thick the salmon is. Note that individual fillets will cook faster than a single large piece. Check the salmon often. (Alternatively, roast the salmon on a baking sheet in the oven, until just cooked to taste, 7 to 12 minutes; you don't have to flip it.)
• As the salmon cooks, halve the other lime. Brush the cut sides with olive oil and grill, cut-side down, over direct heat until charred, about 1 minute. If using the oven, throw the halves, cut-side up, on the roasting pan with the salmon. They won't char, but they will cook and mellow in flavor, which is the aim.
• When the salmon is cooked, transfer it to a plate and spoon some dressing over it. Let it cool slightly, then break up the fish into large chunks.
• Place greens, remaining shallots, herbs, and radishes or cucumber, if using, in a large shallow bowl or on a platter, and add a little more of the dressing. Squeeze some of the juice from a charred lime half over it and drizzle with a little olive oil. Toss and taste, adding lime juice, olive oil or salt as needed.
• Top with the salmon chunks and drizzle with more (or all) of the dressing. Serve with the remaining charred lime half on the side for squeezing.