Simple Smoked Trout Salad with Creamy Tarragon Dressing

By Karena:

The perfect detox to a weekend of decadence, a simple salad of greens, smoked trout, chopped tomato and sweet pepper beckons.

Ingredients:

For the Salad:

- 1 lb. baby romaine or other greens

- 1 lb. smoked trout, torn into pieces

- 1 sweet pepper, diced

- 1 ripe tomato, diced

- a bunch of scallions, white parts sliced

- avocado, diced (optional)

For the Dressing:

- 3 T mayonnaise

- 3 T sour cream

- 1/2 cup buttermilk

- Chopped bunch of tarragon leaves

- 1 tsp. garlic powder

- 1 tsp. onion powder

- salt and pepper to taste

- Hot Spanish Paprika (optional)

Directions:

1. Put the salad greens, trout, sweet pepper, tomato, scallions, and avocado (if using) in a bowl and toss together. 

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients.

3.  Serve the salad in bowls and dress with the creamy tarragon dressing.  Enjoy!

Comments

[sauced]

This sounds like such a good detox dinner! I always forget about smoked trout - love this.

[Susan]

This sounds simply lovely. However, avocado is never to be considered optional:)

[sauced]

Good point! We've also done this with a spicy vinaigrette, which is a little lighter, but just as good. :) We used an old vinegar based spicy barbecue sauce that Dave had made and turned it into a dressing for the trout salad.

[Susan]

What does into the Dave's vinegar based BBQ sauce? We in eastern NC love vinegar based anything:) Would his sauce go well with pulled pork?

[sauced]

We had made it precisely for pulled pork....while in North Carolina. ;)

Spicy Barbecue Vinegar sauce:

Combine 1 cup cider vinegar, 1/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. I remember he had warmed up the apple cider vinegar and the brown sugar to let the sugar melt.

To make it into a dressing, just add oil and whisk.