SALAD OF TEA SMOKED SALMON WITH FENNEL AND PUMPKIN

This is hot smoked salmon, as opposed to cold smoked. I never understood cold smoked foods - from a scientific point of view. I always thought smoke required heat. You know the saying, where there's smoke there's fire. The sliced smoked salmon in delis is cold smoked. This is hot smoked. I used my usual mix of sugar, rice and jasmine tea. Tea-smoked salmon and slivers of raw baby fennel are a great combination of flavour and texture. The crisp fennel and the soft, sweet pumpkin are another great combination. Sweet pumpkin and salty, pungent preserved lemon are another great combo. Put them all together and you have a mutual admiration society.

SALAD OF TEA SMOKED SALMON WITH FENNEL AND PUMPKIN