Arctic Char Crudo with Cranberries and Puffed Rice

Ingredients

• Crudo

  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • ¾ lb (340 g) skinless Artic char or trout (about 1 fillet) (see note)

• Cranberry Dressing (see note)

  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup (25 g) fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) grapeseed oil or olive oil
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) maple syrup, or more to taste

• Puffed Rice

  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp wild rice

• Toppings

  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) crème fraîche or sour cream
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) whole-grain mustard
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, sliced into thin rounds on a mandoline
  • 1 radish, sliced into thin rounds on a mandoline
  • 8 fresh or thawed frozen cranberries, sliced into rounds
  • Small basil leaves