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SPRING FOOD

Ingredients

500g new potato

, halved

200g pack asparagus

tips

250g bag mixed salad leaves (including young beetroot leaves and watercress)

bunch each parsley

and mint, leaves picked and roughly chopped

140g radish

, thinly sliced

8 x hot-smoked salmon steaks, skin removed

4 spring onion

, sliced diagonally

For the dressing

3 tbsp lemon juice

125ml olive oil

1 tsp wholegrain mustard

2 red chillies

Method

Boil potatoes in salted water for 10 mins until tender, adding the asparagus tips for the final 2 mins of cooking. Drain and allow to cool. Whisk together the salad dressing ingredients. then season to taste.

In a large bowl, toss together the potatoes, asparagus, salad leaves, herbs and radishes. Add two-thirds of the dressing, thoroughly mix through the salad, then spread the salad over a large platter. Break the hot-smoked salmon into large chunks, then scatter over the top along with the spring onions. Finish by pouring remaining dressing over the top.

Check more recipes at www.bbcgoodfood.com

Hot-smoked salmon salad with

a chilli lemon dressing