White Bean White Fish Salad
Servings
2Serving size
about 1 1/2 cups saladThis recipe can be multiplied and keeps well, refrigerated, 3-4 days.
Ingredients
| 1 tsp. Olive oil |
| 8 ounces Fresh whitefish (halibut, amberjack, cod) |
| 2 Medium stalk Celery, raw (finely diced) |
| 2 medium Green onions (thinly sliced crosswise) |
| 1/2 lemon yields Lemon juice |
| 1/4 medium Dill pickles (finely minced) |
| 1 Tbsp. Fresh dill (chopped) |
| 2 tsp. Coarse ground mustard |
| 1/4 tsp.. Smoked paprika |
| 1/4 cup Reduced fat sour cream |
| 1 15 ounce can Canned no salt added white beans (drained and rinsed) |
| 1/8 tsp. Salt |
| 1/4 tsp. Caraway seed |
Instructions
When the oven is hot add the oil to the pan and swirl to coat.
Add the fish and return the pan to the oven. Depending on the type of fish and thickness cook for about 6 minutes and then turn.
Cook for another 4 minutes.
Remove from the pan to a paper towel to cool.
While the fish is cooling place the celery, shallot, lemon juice, dill pickle, fresh dill, mustard, smoked paprika, sour cream, white beans, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Crush the caraway seeds in a mortar and pestle.
Add them to the bowl.
Flake the fish into large pieces (about 1 inch by 1/4 inch) into the bowl.
Fold together gently.
Chill well for about an hour before serving.
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Recipe Notes
This recipe is a homage to the smoked whitefish salads that you might get in a New York deli. Those salads are made with smoked fish that is not always available.
Using just a bit of the smoked paprika adds the smoky flavor. The fish in this salad is fresh and flaky. The dill pickle, dill, mustard and sour cream round all of that out for a fresh, creamy salad. The caraway seed seals the deal with that slight hint of a rye bread flavor.
You can use almost any white fish but a flaky fish such as rockfish, drum or flounder works well. If you are using a fattier fish like halibut or cod, the fish might take a bit longer to cook. The lighter fish might only take about 8 minutes.