Spier 21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc…
When it’s really hot outside, no-one wants piping hot food for lunch! This simple, classy, cold salmon/trout salad is the perfect way to enjoy the summer heat while sipping on a fabulous glass of Spier 21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc. You can also use hot smoked trout (cooled, flaked) for this salad – find it in the fish deli section of most good supermarkets.
Ilse van de Merwe’s Salmon Salad with Fennel, Ricotta, Capers, and Cucumbers
Serves 4
preparation & cooking time: 10 minutes
1 bunch watercress leaves, rinsed
1/2 cucumber, peeled into ribbons with a peeler
1 fennel bulb, finely cut/shaved
200 g cold smoked salmon or trout ribbons
100 g ricotta cheese, crumbled
a handful capers
fresh lemon juice
extra virgin olive oil
freshly ground black pepper and salt, to taste
On a large salad platter (or on 4 individual plates), assemble the watercress leaves, then top with cucumber, fennel, salmon/trout, ricotta and capers. Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil, then season to taste with salt & pepper.
Serve immediately with a glass of Spier 21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc.
Ilse van der Merwe of The Food Fox
About the wine
The first impression of the 21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc of a fresh grassiness. Those herbaceous pyrazine flavour compounds are what make Sauvignon Blanc so compelling – flavours like bell pepper, grass, jalapeno, green fig leaves and gooseberry. The uplifting levity of taste gains in complexity as the riper, more tropical influences rise up through the layers, offering a longer and more vibrant presence on the palate. Some Sauvignon Blanc vintages are stellar half a decade after harvest. Give it time.
(Recipe: Ilse van der Merwe, Photography: Tasha Seccombe)
Spier Signature wines can be tasted and purchased at the farm in Stellenbosch and are widely available at retail outlets and supermarkets and online at shop.spier.co.za.
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