Red rice with smoked salmon
Wholemeal brown rice are not normally associated with gourmet food, but this version of red rice with smoked salmon achieves the perfect synthesis.
Davide Bonato has developed a menu where all the dishes are based on rice.
On a recent blog trip to Piedmonts #Terredelriso we were introduced to Davide Bonato from Ristorante Massimo in Trino, who had accepted the challenge of creating a gourmet dinner with rice in every dish. The starter was wholemeal reddish brown rice mixed with tomatoes, capers and anchovies and topped with smoked salmon. An absolute delicacy. Here is how I think it was done:
Ingredients
150 g Riso Rosso Ermes (Or another type of wholemeal brown rice)
2 anchovies
1 tbsp capers
3 dried tomatoes
2 fresh tomatoes
1 orange – zest
Olive oil
150 g smoked salmon
Fresh chives
Preparation
Boil the rice for about 30 minutes until tender.
Chop capers, anchovies, dried and fresh tomatoes and fry them gently in a little olive oil.
Add the rice and grated orange zest and mix all the ingredients well.
Mix the smoked salmon with chopped chives and chive flowers.
Press the rice mixed with capers, anchovies and tomatoes into shape with a ring mold.
Remove the mold and top with salmon and chives.
Serve with a sauce of blended carrot boiled with thyme.
We were invited to Ristorante Massimo by Biteg – Borsa internazionale del turismo enogastronomico
If you like red rice with smoked salmon, you might also want to try:
I love Italy – Smoked Salmon with red rice… oh my!
All ingredients that should be readily available in Alaska too:)
Sign me up for salmon all day long. It sounds like the tomatoes really bring out that color in the rice, huh? I clicked over to the menu for Ristorante Massimo at wow would I like to eat there, Mette! I did have to translate several of the dishes but the basic title of the dish was easy to pick out on most of them :)
Thanks for the effort Mike. It’s a good way to practice your menu reading skills before visiting an Italian restaurant.