The new Saveurs June edition has a number of interesting recipes using fresh beans and peas. Since it’s the season, I’ll be trying several of them.
You’ll be dismayed to know that I’m not doing well in the Game of Freezers. It’s as if every time I go to the market, supermarket or fishmonger, the White Walkers are whispering in my ear, “Go ahead, buy it, you can make room in the freezer”. I’ve got to do better at holding the Wall!
This is such a wonderful salad, although I thought the recipe was unnecessarily complicated. I’ve tried to correct that for this post. The yogurt dressing is special! I reduced the lemon juice from 1 whole lemon to half. We don’t like to pucker overmuch.
Warm Haddock Salad with Wax Beans and New Potatoes
1 cup greek yogurt
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tbsp creme fraiche
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb fresh wax beans
20 tiny, new potatoes
1 lb smoked haddock
1 quart milk
2 cups water
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
Roquette
Chives, snipped
Mix the yogurt, lemon juice, creme fraiche and 1 tbsp olive oil together, then refrigerate until ready to use.
Blanch the wax beans for 10 minutes in salted water, drain, rinse with cold water and set aside. Boil the potatoes for 5-10 minutes, drain and set aside.
Poach the haddock in the water and milk for 15 minutes, remove and place on a cutting board.
Saute the potatoes in the 2 tbsp of olive oil until lightly browned. Add the wax beans and toss together.
Place a little roquette on salad plates, top with warm potatoes and beans, then place flaked pieces of the haddock on top, sprinkle with chives and serve with the yogurt lemon sauce.
Smoked haddock is a favourite in this house. The salad is a very neat idea.
Thank you Roger.
Very healthy, colorful salad for summer. Like the presentation very much…
Thank you.
Be strong, Jon Snow. Great looking salad, by the way.
🙂 Thank you Michelle.
I love smoked haddock (who could possibly say no to some fresh haddock as you walked past the fishmongers?!) and I’m loving this idea
Thank you Claire. The salad was great!
Gorgeous fish and beautiful beans! What variety are the speckled beans?
Hi Tessa. Thank you. That’s a coco rose bean that I will be using in a future recipe.
I’m not a fan of puckering… This looks great Rosemary, haddock is such a beautiful fish. Delicious 🙂
Thank you Frugal.
That’s quite all right, Rosemary 😀
What gorgeous photos of peas and beans! Stunning.
I adore smoked haddock. This looks like a great way to showcase it.
Thank you Daisy. I guess haddock’s not only for fish stews 😉
I love haddock in kedgeree, or even just on buttered toast with capers and lemon!
There’s always something new to try! Thanks Daisy.
Delicious and great pictures!
Thank you Mad
I love the fish ramekin. What a great dish and I’m liking the bean theme!
Thank you Greg. The ramekin is one of my favorites.