Method

To smoke the trout, rub the fish pieces lightly with the olive oil. Line the bottom of a deep rectangular roasting tray (30x30cm) with foil, and sprinkle oak shavings evenly on top. Place a cooling rack over the shavings, and place fish pieces onto the rack, skin-side down. Over a low heat, start smoking your roasting tray on the stovetop. When smoke appears, turn the heat off, cover the tray with foil, then place it back on a low heat for approximately 5 minutes, rotating constantly so that every corner gets heat. Remove foil and let cool.

Start preparing the salad by cutting the apples into 3mm rounds, and the daikon into 3mm half-rounds. Use a peeler to make cucumber ribbons, and discard the cucumber centres that remain.

To poach the eggs, bring a litre of water, the vinegar and salt to the boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Once boiled, lower the heat and stir the water with a spoon to make a little ‘tornado’. One by one, carefully break each egg into the water, stirring slightly after each egg is placed in the water to retain the swivel. For a soft to medium egg, poach for about 2 to 3 minutes.

To assemble, arrange the apple slices, daikon, cucumber ribbons, sugarsnaps and broccoli on individual plates. Place trout on top, topped with the poached egg and wild rocket, and season to taste

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