Smoked Fish With Cucumber Noodles Food

CUCUMBER CUPS WITH DILL CREAM AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Trim ends from cucumbers and cut crosswise into 24 (3/4-inch-thick) rounds. Scoop a 1/2-inch-deep depression from one side of each round with a small melon-baller, forming little cups. Drain cucumbers, cup sides down, on paper towels for 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, chopped dill, lemon zest, lemon juice, and black pepper together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon cheese mixture into each cucumber cup. Top each cup with 1 salmon strip and 1 dill sprig.

ONE-PAN FABULOUS FISH

Steps:

• In a large shallow casserole pan on a high heat, mix the rice with 2 heaped teaspoons of tapenade, then pour over 600ml of water.
• Put the lid on and let it come to the boil while you halve the tomatoes and, in a bowl, mix them with 1 tablespoon each of olive oil and red wine vinegar.
• Taste, season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper, and tear in most of the basil leaves.
• Cut the fish into four equal-sized pieces and place in the pan, pushing them into the rice.
• Scatter over the dressed tomatoes. Put the lid back on and boil for 10 minutes, or until the rice is cooked through, then remove the lid and cook for a further 2 minutes until all the liquid has evaporated.
• Spoon the remaining tapenade over the fish, pick over the remaining basil leaves, drizzle lightly with extra virgin olive oil, and dish up.

DRUNKEN CUCUMBER NOODLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, fish sauce, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water, making sure there are no lumps. Stir in the hoisin, chili paste and sesame oil.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sauce mixture, bring to a simmer and simmer until thickened, about 1 minute. Reserve the sauce in a small bowl for later.
• Wipe out the skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add the peanut oil and when hot, add the chicken and cook until just browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon. Add the onions, peppers and garlic and cook until just softened, about 3 minutes. Return the chicken to the skillet, stir in the sauce, tomatoes and scallions and cook for 1 minute more.
• Place the cucumber noodles in a large bowl and toss with the hot chicken mixture from the skillet directly before serving. Sprinkle with torn basil and serve.

SMOKED MACKEREL NOODLES WITH CUCUMBER AND HERBS

Steps:

• Mix together the soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, birds-eye chilli (seeded to make it less hot if you prefer) and garlic along with 1 tbsp water to make a dressing.
• Rinse the cooked noodles under cold water and return to a large bowl.
• Toss with the onions, herbs and dressing. Put the noodles in serving dishes.
• Skin and break up the mackerel and sprinkle it over the noodles.
• Garnish with cucumber around the plate.

CUCUMBER NOODLES SALAD RECIPE WITH TAHINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Spiralize the cucumbers using a spiralizer. Salt lightly and set over the sink to drain.
• Make the tahini sauce according to the directions here.
• Pat the cucumber noodles dry. Divide among plates and drizzle with tahini sauce.

SMOKED FISH WITH CUCUMBER "NOODLES"

Steps:

• Whisk together yogurt, horseradish, mustard, and lemon juice. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Cut thin ribbons of cucumber with slicer, then very thinly slice onion. Toss with half of yogurt sauce.
• Discard skin from fish and break fish into large flakes. Arrange fish on cucumber-onion mixture and serve with remaining sauce.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, stir together the yogurt, sour cream, lemon juice, dill, capers, shallot, and white vinegar until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Lightly toss cucumbers and tomatoes in the dressing until coated, and very gently stir in the smoked salmon. Refrigerate until serving time.

SMOKED TROUT & CUCUMBER SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring the stock and shredded ginger to the boil in a large pan, add the noodles, then simmer for 4 mins until tender.
• Drain, then cool under cold running water. Mix together the soy, tahini and 2 tbsp water (or more if you need) to make a dressing the consistency of single cream. Toss the cooled noodles and fish with the dressing and cucumber. Scatter with the spring onions and sesame seeds, then drizzle with a little sesame oil, if using.

VIETNAMESE SHIRATAKI NOODLE SALAD (KETO, PALEO)

Steps:

• Start a saute pan with 2 tbsp cold oil and add the shallots. Saute over low heat until they are golden, about 12-15 minutes. Push the shallots around the pan periodically so they cook evenly. Transfer them to dry on a paper towel. The shallots will continue to brown and crisp.
• In the meantime, prepare the noodles, Vietnamese dipping sauce, vegetables, and herbs.
• Use the same pan and add 0.5 tbsp oil . Saute the scallions with 2 pinches of salt over medium heat until they are softened, about 10 seconds. Transfer the scallions and the oil to a small bowl.
• To assemble, divide the noodles, vegetables, and herbs into two serving bowls. Add the shallots. Drizzle the bowl with scallion oil and the dipping sauce. Toss well and eat!

CUCUMBER NOODLES

Steps:

• Julienne each cucumber into long 1/8" strips, omitting cucumber's core.
• Blanch cucumber "noodles" in a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water 1 minute, then drain in a colander.
• Immerse colander with cucumbers in a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, about 2 minutes.
• Drain cucumbers, then transfer to a clean kitchen towel and pat cucumbers dry.
• Heat butter in a 10-inch skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook cucumbers, mint, salt, pepper, zest and lemon juice, tossing to coat, until just heated through, about 1 minute.

BEEF AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat; cook steak, working in batches, until seared and browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer seared steak to a plate.
• Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat and saute onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add steak to onion and pour beef stock over steak; season with bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover skillet with a lid, and simmer until steak is tender, 50 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes. Stir peas and cornstarch into steak mixture; cook uncovered until liquid thickens, about 10 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes; drain. Serve beef mixture over noodles.