Silky courgette and salmon salad from Ottolenghi Comfort (page 91) by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh and Tara Wigley and Verena Lochmuller

Ingredients

salmon fillets
banana shallots
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Serves : 4

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Notes about this recipe

anya_sf on September 11, 2025

Loved this, although I agree with SheilaS that the small pine nuts got a little lost and something larger and crunchier might be nice. Made 1/2 recipe but with the full amount of arugula and larger pieces of salmon (cooked in the air fryer to avoid using the oven) for a heartier meal.
KarinaFrancis on December 21, 2024

I wasn't sure how this would be received, the Silver Fox can be resistant to salad for dinner and to zucchini, but it went over a treat! Nice and light and the silky zucchini were a revelation. I had half a fennel so added that as well and it was a great addition.
SheilaS on November 01, 2024

This was OK, not great. On the upside, it’s easy, with a short ingredient list, none of them unusual, and made for a simple lunch on a sunny fall day featuring the lovely king salmon I got in my fish share. The zucchini (I had a mix of green and yellow) takes a little time to grate, salt, rest, drain, squeeze and cook down into a “silky paste.” Not my favorite thing to do with fresh veg, but it would be a good way to use overgrown zukes - just scoop out the seeds before grating to maintain the “silky” factor. Everything else is a snap. I felt this was lacking acid so I drizzled on some of the lemon juice brine used to pickle the shallots. It could also use more crunch than you get from pine nuts. Pepitas, maybe?
linacuisine2021 on October 12, 2024

Very nice for a light lunch ! i paired the courgettes preparation with the great meatloaf recipe of the same book that contains grated courgettes
Pimlicocook on September 07, 2024

This is a lovely salad - perhaps better suited to a proper summer's day than a humid, grey, drizzly nearly-autumnal one, but still. Very quick and easy to prepare (I made the courgettes in the pressure cooker, 2-3 minutes at high pressure) and the richness of the salmon, which was perfectly cooked, worked well with the sweet courgettes, sharp rocket and tangy shallots with a small sprinkle of sea salt to finish. Would make again.