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Poached Salmon and Russian Salad

A classic Russian salad dressing is delicious with grilled or poached salmon. 
 
Ingredients (serves 4)
Russian Salad Dressing:
3 tablespoons Mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Tomato Ketchup
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Capers (chopped)
3 pickled gherkins (chopped)
Freshly Chopped chives
1 teaspoon sugar
ground black pepper
 
Salad
4 Salmon fillets
2 small oranges
1 Romaine lettuce
Black Olives
Cherry Tomatoes
300g new potatoes
1 tablespoon pine nuts
 
Method
1 For the Russian dressing blend together the mayonnaise, white wine vinegar and ketchup in a bowl.
2 Stir in the capers, gherkins and chives.
3 Add sugar and black pepper to taste and chill for 30 minutes.
4 Chop the potatoes into 2 inch chunks, place in a saucepan of water and bring to the boil for 16 minutes until tender.
5 Place salmon in an ovenproof dish under a medium grill for 8 minutes.
6 Meanwhile, loosely chop the lettuce, tomatoes, olives and oranges and place in a salad bowl.
7 Add the cooked salmon and potatoes to the salad.
8 Scatter the pine nuts over the salad.
9 Serve with Russian Dressing in a side dish garnished with additional chives.