Pōhutukawa Hot Smoked Salmon Lettuce Cups

Serves 
4
10 mins

Enjoy the taste summer with this easy lettuce cup recipe featuring our Pōhutukawa Hot Smoked Salmon. Add as little or as much as you like!

Recipe with thanks to Chef Alvaro Barros.

Ingredients

1 x pack of Aoraki Pōhutukawa Hot Smoked Salmon

Cos lettuce leaves

100g Watercress

50g Strawberries

Half an Avocado

1 Tablespoon Sesame Dressing

Furikake seasoning* see method

Salt to taste

Furikake seasoning

Sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds

Black sesame seeds

White sesame seeds

Sugar

Soy sauce

Method

Step 1

Roughly chop the watercress

Step 2

Dice up the strawberries

Step 3

Dice up the avocado

Step 4

Combine these ingredients in a bowl with the salt and sesame dressing and mix well

Step 5

Spoon the mixture into the cos lettuce leaves

Step 6

Add chunks of Aoraki Pōhutukawa Hot Smoked Salmon on top

Step 7

Sprinkle furikake seasoning on top

Furikake Seasoning

Step 1

Mix equal parts sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, black and white sesame seeds.

Step 2

Sprinkle some sugar and soy sauce

Step 3

Place on a tray with baking paper and bake for 10min at 180°C or until the soy sauce is dry

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Meet the chef,

Hana Sato

Hana Sato grew up between the coasts of Hokkaido and Kaikōura, where she discovered her love for fresh seafood and quiet, honest cooking. After training in Tokyo and Wellington, she now leads the culinary team at Aoraki, combining Japanese discipline with New Zealand’s seasonal produce. Her philosophy is simple — cook with restraint, let the ingredients speak, and never rush a good meal.

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Serves
4
10 mins

Enjoy the taste summer with this easy lettuce cup recipe featuring our Pōhutukawa Hot Smoked Salmon. Add as little or as much as you like!

Recipe with thanks to Chef Alvaro Barros.

Ingredients

1 x pack of Aoraki Pōhutukawa Hot Smoked Salmon

Cos lettuce leaves

100g Watercress

50g Strawberries

Half an Avocado

1 Tablespoon Sesame Dressing

Furikake seasoning* see method

Salt to taste

Furikake seasoning

Sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds

Black sesame seeds

White sesame seeds

Sugar

Soy sauce

Method

Step 1

Roughly chop the watercress

Step 2

Dice up the strawberries

Step 3

Dice up the avocado

Step 4

Combine these ingredients in a bowl with the salt and sesame dressing and mix well

Step 5

Spoon the mixture into the cos lettuce leaves

Step 6

Add chunks of Aoraki Pōhutukawa Hot Smoked Salmon on top

Step 7

Sprinkle furikake seasoning on top

Furikake Seasoning

Step 1

Mix equal parts sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, black and white sesame seeds.

Step 2

Sprinkle some sugar and soy sauce

Step 3

Place on a tray with baking paper and bake for 10min at 180°C or until the soy sauce is dry