Tea-smoked Salmon

Name: Tea-smoked Salmon
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 x 800g (1 lb 12 oz) skin-on salmon fillet, trimmed; finely chopped dill, to serve; lemon wedges, to serve; Quick pickled cucumber; 1 large Lebanese or Japanese cucumber, thinly sliced; 2 tsp sugar; 2 tsp white vinegar; ½ tsp sea salt; 1 tbsp finely chopped mint; 1 tbsp finely chopped dill; Smoking mix; ½ cup loose black tea; ½ cup rice; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns; 4 whole star anise; Honey glaze; ¼ cup honey; 2 tbsp Chinese light soy sauce; ½ tsp dark soy sauce

This tea-smoked salmon recipe features a succulent fillet topped with dill and served with lemon alongside a quick pickled cucumber. The salmon is infused with a smoking mix of loose black tea, rice, sugar, peppercorns, and star anise, then glazed with a sweet honey and soy sauce. A flavor-packed dish.