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dressing avocado mustard honey garlic scallions favorite wine vinegar lemon salt cilantro Salad layers red skin potatoes salmon avocado lump crab meat shallots scallions
Viewed: 33 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- For the dressing
- 5 tablespoons avocado or olive Extra-Virgin oil
- 1 teaspoon good Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 large garlic clove, finely minced
- White part of 4-5 scallions, chopped,
- 1 tablespoon of your favorite wine vinegar, I used red wine vinegar
- Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon or lime, divided
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 5-6 whole sprigs fresh cilantro plus about 1 tablespoon leaves for garnish
- For the salad layers
- 2 medium red skin potatoes, boiled, peeled, cut in half and sliced
- 8 ounces best quality smocked salmon, cut in 1-inch slices
- 1 ripe large Hass avocado, cut in half, sliced crosswise and kept in lemon or lime juice until ready to assemble salad
- 7 ounces lump crab meat
- 2 medium shallots or 1/2 Vidalia onion, thinly sliced
- Green tops of 4-5 scallions, chopped
Method
- To make the dressing: In a bowl of a mini food processor combine mustard, honey, garlic, the white part of green onions, vinegar, 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice, about 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and cilantro sprigs. Process until well blended; then slowly drizzle in oil.
- Cook potatoes, cool slightly, peel, slice and while they are still warm, place in a shallow dish in a single layer; then pour about half of the dressing over the top. This step will allow the potato slices absorb all flavors of the dressing.
- To assemble the salad: layer 1/2 of each; crab meat, potatoes, shallots, avocado, salmon, and between layers about 1 scant tablespoon of remaining dressing and finely chopped the green tops of scallions. Repeat the layering with the ingredients and dressing one more time. Garnish with cilantro leaves, a few rings of shallots and a sprinkling of zest.
- Assemble salad approximately 30 minutes before serving; this step will allow the dressing penetrate all the ingredients and develop more flavor.
