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Tea, with its many healthful properties, has countless uses other than as a drink with Chinese food. It can be used in many facets of cooking, beauty regimens, and the used leaves can even be used as compost for your garden.
Tools:Stovetop smoker with a rack and lid.
Cherry tomato salad:2 tablespoons minced shallots¼ cup champagne vinegar 1 cup cherry tomatoes 4 oregano leaves 1 teaspoon chopped parsley ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons salt Pinch freshly ground black pepper
1. Stir shallots and vinegar together and let stand 30 minutes. 2. Add tomatoes, oregano, parsley, oil, salt, and pepper and let marinate for 1 hour at room temperature.
Cured tea-smoked wild salmon with mustard crust:Four 6-8 ounce skinless wild salmon filets½ cup sugar ½ cup coarse salt ½ cup whole-grain mustard 1 tsp. chopped tarragon 1 tsp chopped parsley zest of 1/2 lemon 1 cup hickory or cherry wood chips 1 cup Lapson Souchong tea leaves
2. Put wood chips and tea in bottom of smoker and place over low heat until beginning to smolder, about 10 minutes; add fish on rack and cover. Smoke over very low heat for 10 minutes, until fish is just opaque. Remove fish and let stand 5-10 minutes. 3. To serve, put fish on serving plates and top with cherry tomato salad.
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