Smoked Salmon Salad

This salad always gets attention. It is beautiful when layered into a platter, on an Asian dish or in a clear glass bowl. 

 Try to buy WILD salmon, and never farmed salmon (which are fed a GMO diet). Costco often sells wild smoked salmon, but not always. They also have another brand of smoked salmon but it has been GMO-ed (Genetically Modified).

 Peel off each slice as thin as they come.

Break them into smaller bitesize pieces. Place them into your serving bowl or dish as the bottom layer.

 Thinly slice sweet onions (Pictured: Maui onions) and spread them on top of the salmon for your second layer.

 Next, add thinly sliced tomatoes (These are Roma's).

 I absolutely love these! Radish sprouts are on the bitter side with a spicy-fresh kick. It goes very well with this dish since the salmon brings in the salt, and the tomatoes, onions and ponzu sauce brings in the sweet. 

 If you wash these, make sure to completely dry them. You can squeeze them into a paper towel then pat dry with another clean one.

 Cut the radish sprouts at the roots. 

 You won't need them.

 Place the beautiful green radish sprouts right on top of the tomatoes.

 Cut some lemon slices to garnish if desired. 

 Here is the key to this salad, PONZU! It is a sweet citrus substitute for soy sauce type of dishes, though this is not salty at all. I use ponzu anywhere I use soy sauce. It is great for tofu salads as well. The ponzu is perfect just as it is. Pour 1/4 cup into the side of the dish so that it sinks down to the bottom layer.

Finally, add tobiko (or a cheaper version, masago). Tobiko is a type of caviar, it is basically fish roe. You might recognize it from your California sushi rolls. Look in the meat section by the fresh cuts of fish in a grocery store or in an Asian store. 

Add about a tablespoon full and place it like a garnish.

A lot of the tobiko will eventually end up in the ponzu sauce which is also really nice.

And here we go! 

You can also make individual bowls to ensure everyone gets a little bit of each ingredient. I made two of these individual servings while making the platter. Enjoy!

UPDATE!

I found my original smoked salmon pictures...

Simple. Fun. Delicious.

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