Salted Salmon With Samba Rice, Pickled Vegetables And Soy Green Tea

Salted Salmon With Samba Rice, Pickled Vegetables And Soy Green Tea

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Ray Mcvinnie

  • Sub Category Name
    Food
    Main Courses
  • Recipe Source Name
    The Chefs and the Tea Maker - 2014

Ingredients

  • 500g skinned boned salmon fillet, sliced in half horizontally
  • 21/2 tsp flaky sea salt
  • 1/2 cucumber, split in half lengthways, deseeded, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 carrot, shaved into ribbons
  • 3 tbsp coconut vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup Suduru Samba rice
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 600ml medium strength tea made with Dilmah Vivid Green Tea with Ginger
  • 1 tbsp ginger, julienned
  • 1 lemon, zest
  • 4 tbsp naturally brewed Japanese soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 nori seaweed sheet, toasted and thinly sliced

Methods and Directions

  • Put the salmon on a plate and sprinkle all over with 1 teaspoon of salt.
  • Reserve for 30 minutes.
  • Put the cucumber and carrot into a bowl and sprinkle another teaspoon of salt over them.
  • Mix well, reserve for 30 minutes then rinse well under cold water and squeeze dry.
  • Place the vegetables in a clean bowl.
  • Add the vinegar, sugar, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
  • Mix well until the sugar and salt are dissolved.
  • Reserve.
  • Put the rice into a saucepan and add enough water to cover the rice by 2cm, place on high heat and bring to the boil.
  • Cover and cook for 20 minutes without uncovering for any reason.
  • Remove from the heat and keep covered.
  • Wipe the salt off the salmon, brush with the oil and panfry or grill until just cooked.
  • Remove from the heat and keep warm.
  • Put the strained tea over moderate heat and add the ginger and lemon zest.
  • Bring almost to the boil.
  • Remove from the heat and add the soy sauce and lemon juice.
  • Put a small mound of the rice on each of 6 plates.
  • Place some salmon on top of the rice and pour a little of the tea mixture around it.
  • Place some of the pickled vegetables on the salmon, scatter the nori strips over everything and serve.

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