Smoked Salmon with All the Trimmings and Crushed Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 large slices good-quality smoked salmon
- 1 bunch arugula, washed and trimmed of thick stems
- 1 bunch watercress, washed and trimmed of thick stems
- 1 head Belgian endive, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 English (seedless) cucumber (the one wrapped in plastic), diced
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons capers, drained
- Place the eggs in a small saucepot and add enough water to cover.
- Set over high heat and bring up to a simmer.
- Once the eggs are at a simmer, turn the heat off, cover with a lid, and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Drain the eggs of the hot water and then aggressively shake the pan to crack the eggshells.
- Run the eggs under cold water until theyve cooled down.
- Peel the shells from the eggs.
- Set the eggs aside.
- While the eggs are cooking, make the crushed cherry tomato dressing.
- Add the cherry tomatoes to a bowl along with the sherry vinegar, EVOO, and salt and pepper to taste.
- With a fork, crush the cherry tomatoes a little bit.
- Reserve the dressing.
- Place two slices of salmon on four serving plates.
- Dont overlap the salmon; you want it to cover as much of the bottom of the plate as possible.
- In a large bowl combine the arugula, watercress, endive, parsley, cucumber, red onion, and capers.
- Cut the cooled hard-boiled eggs into quarters and add to the vegetables in the bowl.
- Gently toss, trying not to break up the eggs too much.
- Place a serving of the salad in the center of the plated salmon.
- Mix up the reserved cherry tomato dressing with your fork, then distribute it among the 4 plates.
eggs, cherry tomatoes, sherry vinegar, extravirgin olive oil, salt, salmon, arugula, stems, endive, parsley, cucumber, red onion, capers
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/smoked-salmon-with-all-the-trimmings-and-crushed-cherry-tomato-vinaigrette-374797 (may not work)