Name: Smoked haddock with tomatoes & chive dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 bay leaf; 1 fillet undyed smoked haddock trimmed into two neat portions; 200g cooked plain new potatoes sliced; 3 ripe tomatoes sliced; 1 shallot finely chopped; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; small bunch chives finely chopped

Smoked haddock with tomatoes & chive dressing

2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 bay leaf
1 fillet undyed smoked haddock
trimmed into two neat portions
200g cooked plain new potatoes
sliced
3 ripe tomatoes
sliced

For the dressing

1 shallot
finely chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp Dijon mustard
small bunch chives
finely chopped

Method

step 1
Whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl with 1 tsp water, then set aside. bring a shallow pan of water to the boil with the vinegar and bay leaf, then turn down the heat, slip in the fish and poach for 5 mins until cooked. remove with a fish slice and set aside.
step 2
Pile the potatoes into the centre of 2 plates and lay the tomato slices around them. drizzle the vegetables with a little dressing, then peel the skin off the haddock and sit it on top of the potatoes. Spoon over the rest of the dressing and serve.