Dressing For Cold Salmon

[Tilly2]

I am just cooking some salmon pieces, which we are going eat cold, with new potatoes and salad.

Can anyone suggest a tasty, low calorie dressing, to drizzle over the cold salmon? Thank you

[Tilly2]

Both!

[Retrochic]

Gosh that takes some doing -starting a fight over a piece of cold salmon lol!

[Tilly2]

Who's fighting, Retrochic?

[Retrochic]

It was a flippant remark on yours and Eccles little spat -but you knew that did'nt you . Mmmm .........

[Tilly2]

If I'd known what you meant, I wouldn't have asked. What spat?

[DTCwordfan]

Here's what I would do, tilly:

You need:
25g/1oz butter
2 small shallots, very finely chopped
1 stick celery, very finely chopped
½ glass dry white wine
750ml or 1.25 pint vegetable stock (can buy but easy to make)
1 bay leaf
150ml/¼ pint carton single cream - or nat. yoghurt if on the cal reduction or as a compromise, half and half crem/yoghurt
2 x 85g/3oz packs watercress, chopped

Melt your butter in a saucepan and gently fry off the finely chopped shallots and celery for 2-3 minutes until tender.

Add the wine, stock and bay leaf and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Remove the bay leaf, pour in the cream or yoghurt and chopped watercress, heat through, season to taste and serve.

Dead easy and delish

[Retrochic]

I hope you enjoy your salmon Tilly.

[boxtops]

I'd opt for Raita

[EcclesCake]

Who has hacked into DTCs account??? That recipe doesn't include any chipotle!!!!

[DTCwordfan]

Oh and a bottle of Beaujolais Villages or Cotes du Rhone chilled down on an evening like tonight with the sun setting over the western yardarm.

[DTCwordfan]

could add some chopped chillis for a bit of ooomph, Eccles.......chipotle would be too smoky for this one.

[Tilly2]

I might try that another day, DTC. Thank you.
Thanks to all who have replied with helpful suggestions. I haven't made my mind up yet. Thanks, anyway.

[Tilly2]

Update. We had unadorned salmon. The balsamic dressing on the salad sufficed. It was lovely.

[tonyav]

I had better fish than salmon tonight, Yilly.

[pastafreak]

"Low Calorie dressing...my @..se "
Oooo....I think I love Sqad...lol

I know its late,but I serve salmon with a salsa of finely minced tomato and spring onion,mixed with balsamic,soy sauce,dried chillies and olive oil. It can be marinated in and cooked with that also.

[Tilly2]

Aw, pasta. I could have done that. I have all the ingredients. Next time, maybe. Thank you.

[pastafreak]

Did I say dried chillies?? I meant fresh :-) ...finely minced.

[Obiter]

Why not just open a tin of salmon? Far superior and no fuss.

[Tilly2]

I don't have fresh chillies but when I try your recipe I will buy some. Red or green ?

[pastafreak]

Tinned is nice...but fresh is much,much nicer. A decent cook can do so much with it.