Smoked trout & cucumber sesame noodles

Fast becoming as popular as salmon, trout has been a forgotten gem for two long. Make the most of it in this fresh salad

  • Prep:10 mins
    Cook:15 mins
  • Serves 2
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 432
  • fat 17g
  • saturates 3g
  • carbs 46g
  • sugars 7g
  • fibre 6g
  • protein 27g
  • salt 3.61g

Ingredients

  • 1.2l vegetable stock
  • knob fresh root ginger, peeled and shredded
  • 100g soba noodles
  • 1 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce, plus extra to serve if you like
  • 1 tbsp tahini paste or peanut butter
  • 125g pack smoked trout fillets, flaked
  • ½ large cucumber, sliced
  • 6 spring onions, finely sliced
  • sesame seed, to serve
  • sesame oil, to serve

Tip

Know how - Trout
Rainbow trout, one of the UK’s best-known freshwater fish, is mainly farmed. Sea trout, a larger variety, is sea-going but returns to fresh waters to breed. It is delicious wrapped in bacon and roasted.

Method

  1. Bring the stock and shredded ginger to the boil in a large pan, add the noodles, then simmer for 4 mins until tender.

  2. Drain, then cool under cold running water. Mix together the soy, tahini and 2 tbsp water (or more if you need) to make a dressing the consistency of single cream. Toss the cooled noodles and fish with the dressing and cucumber. Scatter with the spring onions and sesame seeds, then drizzle with a little sesame oil, if using.

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