James Martin's stunning seafood starter is guaranteed to impress at any dinner party – layer with beetroot, orange and tangy horseradish cream
Ingredients
- 50g radishes, finely sliced into rounds
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp strong horseradish
- 100g double cream, lightly whipped
- 400g smoked salmon, cut into long slices
- 100g cooked beetroot, finely sliced into rounds
- 2 oranges, peeled and segmented
- 2 preserved lemons, finely diced
- handful of pea shoots
- drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, to serve
Method
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First, lightly pickle the radish slices by putting them in a small bowl with the vinegar for at least 30 mins. Meanwhile, mix the horseradish with the whipped cream in a small bowl and season with salt.
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Lay 100g of the long salmon slices on 4 rectangular plates in a neat rectangle shape. Put 3 discs of beetroot on top of the salmon in different places. Arrange about 6 slices of the pickled radish around the salmon too. Add a few orange segments and some of the preserved lemon.
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Next, shape the horseradish into quenelles by using 2 teaspoons to scoop and roll it. Put 3 quenelles on each plate. Finally, scatter with the pea shoots, and drizzle over a little oil before serving.