This quick and simple salad is pepped up with the flavour of watercress

Smoked trout, watercress & beetroot salad recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp French mustard
  • 150ml/ΒΌ pint olive oil
  • 50ml vinegar
  • 250g pack cooked beetroot
  • 2x 135g packs smoked trout fillets
  • 145g bag watercress, large stalks removed
  • 1 tbsp creamed horseradish

Method

  • Take an empty jam jar with a lid, put in a pinch of salt, a good grind of pepper, plus the mustard, olive oil and vinegar. Shake and place the jar in the fridge – use as you want, it will last a few weeks.

  • Cut the beetroot into quarters and place in a bowl. Add in the creamed horseradish and 2 tbsp dressing, stir well. Remove the skin from the trout and break the fish into pieces about the size of a 50p. Mix together the watercress and the beetroot, then top with the smoked trout.

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