BBC Food - Recipes - Smoked salmon and cucumber timbale with a winter leaf salad and house dressing

Ingredients

• vegetable oil , for greasing
• 1 cucumber , peeled and cut into long strips using a vegetable peeler
• 115g/4oz ricotta cheese
• 1 egg yolk , beaten
• 125g/4½oz salmon fillet, skinned and cut into small pieces
• 50g/1¾oz smoked salmon , cut into small pieces
• 2 tsp chopped fresh dill
• ½ lemon , juice only
• 20g/¾oz baby spinach leaves
• 20g/¾oz frisée lettuce , central leaves removed
• 20g/¾oz French dressing
• 30g/1oz honey
• 30ml/1fl oz white balsamic vinegar
• 500ml/18fl oz vegetable oil
• 5g finely chopped shallot
• ½ garlic clove, finely sliced
• 1 tsp chopped fresh basil
• 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tsp chopped chives
• 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
• dash herb oil (optional)