31 dishes, 31 days – I’m cooking my way through Melissa Clark‘s “No-Sweat Cooking” from the August issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray. And to those of you who made your way over here via rachaelraymag.com, welcome!
Mike and I are off to beautiful Newport, RI shortly to attend the Farm Fresh Rhode Island 2010 Local Food Fest, and while we’ve got a wonderful day of delicious local fare ahead of us, we didn’t want to head out without a little something in our stomachs. A light lunch was in order, and this refreshing Smoked Trout and Cucumber Salad fit the bill perfectly. Tinned fish like these Cole’s Applewood Smoked Trout filets are a pantry staple, and were a delicious addition to a salad of Arcadian Fields arugula, thin slices of City Farm lemon cucumbers, and Wishing Stone Farm English cucumbers, all dressed with a silky, tangy dressing of fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh dill, extra virgin olive oil, and Narragansett Creamery yogurt. I suspect this salad would make a terrific light dinner with some chopped hard-cooked egg, slivers of young red onion or shallot, and a hunk of crusty bread.
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This salad looks really good–an ideal antidote to the heat. I will keep and eye out for the smoked trout.
I just stumbled upon your blog and I just wanted to tell you how wonderful it is! I just spent more of my workday than I should admit going back through the archives. Your photography is outstanding and your approach to cooking and eating, inspiring. I am really looking forward to keeping up with your posts now!
Great looking dish. Can’t wait to see the food fest photos!
Ooh. I always eat sardines with pickles, so I imagine I’ll really enjoy the smoked trout and cucumbers combo!
This looks great. I’ve been looking for some new salad ideas. Okay, any salad ideas as I am generally not a salad person. You seem to be the go-to person for that.