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Smoked-Sable Tartare with Beets and Watercress

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Rating

Calories

178.0

Protein

7.0

Sodium

287.0

Fat

13.0

Description

Smoked sable is as moist as smoked salmon, but with a voluptuous silkiness all its own. To balance its sea-saltiness, top it with earthy roasted beets and fresh watercress. This festive salad makes a wonderfully light start to a lavish Thanksgiving feast.

Ingredients

3 medium beets (about 1 1/2 pound with greens)

1/4 cup finely chopped shallots

2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar

2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste

1/4 teaspoon sugar

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 pound sliced smoked sablefish (black cod), chopped (about 1 1/3 cups)

2 bunches watercress, torn into small sprigs (6 cups)

Equipment: heavy-duty foil; a 2 1/2-inch pastry ring or cookie cutter without a handle

Directions

Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.
Trim beets, discarding stems and greens (or reserve for another use), then wrap together in foil and roast until tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Let beets stand in foil at least 15 minutes, then remove from foil and cool. Remove skins and cut beets into 1/3-inch dice.
Whisk together shallots, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, then whisk in oil. Reserve 2 tablespoon vinaigrette for watercress and toss remainder with beets. Let marinate at room temperature 30 minutes.
Drain beets in a sieve set over a bowl and set beet vinaigrette aside.
Put pastry ring in center of a salad plate and gently press about 2 1/2 tablespoons fish into bottom of ring, then put about 1/4 cup beets over fish. Repeat on 7 more plates.
Toss watercress with reserved 2 tablespoons vinaigrette and mound over beets (a small handful per plate). Drizzle a little beet vinaigrette around each plate.

Smoked-Sable Tartare with Beets and Watercress

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