Nigel fans, and who knows maybe even Nigel himself, may be sat at home right now wondering what has happened to his actual recipe, which was for wasabi mayonnaise. But I really, really dislike the flavour of wasabi and so couldn't do it to myself. I almost didn't make the mayo at all due to last week's disaster but gave it another go - and I'm very glad I did because I now know how to do it properly - I reckon I was using the wrong bowl and utensils last week. I added a little bit of crushed chilli paste to the mayo to give it a kick but for me the umami loveliness in this dish comes from the salted crispy skin crumbled in at the end with the purple radish sprouts. Obviously I wasn't able to buy the radish sprouts on their own but spotted them in a bag of mixed leaves and so picked them out - I managed to get 10 individual leaves I think. Also, I am no lover of cold food so again deviated from Nigel's recipe by baking my salmon first. For a meal that I was dreading making and thinking I'd just have a mouthful to taste it, I wolfed it all down and it was amazing - yes, amazing! I think that this would be a lovely starter with little toasts maybe.
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