Smoked Trout Salad with Creamy Walnut Vinaigrette
- 1/2 cup walnuts (2 ounces)
- 1/2 large egg yolk (see Note)
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 1/2 cup walnut oil
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 large Cortland or Mutsu applehalved, cored and thinly sliced on a mandoline
- 1 small celery root (14 ounces)quartered, peeled and very thinly sliced on a mandoline
- 2 whole smoked trout (1 pound each), skinned and boned
- 1 tablespoon minced chives
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- Toast the walnuts in a pie plate for about 6 minutes.
- Let cool and coarsely chop.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk with the vinegar.
- Slowly drizzle in the walnut oil, whisking until the vinaigrette begins to thicken.
- Slowly whisk in the remaining walnut oil until incorporated.
- Whisk in the cream and season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the walnuts.
- In a large bowl, combine the apple with the celery root.
- Add 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette and toss well.
- Transfer the salad to a platter or plates.
- Arrange the smoked trout fillets on top and spoon some more of the dressing on the trout.
- Sprinkle with the chives and serve
walnuts, egg yolk, sherry vinegar, walnut oil, heavy cream, salt, mutsu applehalved, celery root, trout, chives
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/smoked-trout-salad-with-creamy-walnut-vinaigrette (may not work)