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Burns Night smoked salmon giveaway

John Ross Jr's Balvenie Whisky smoked Salmon on a plate
Whisky smoked salmon: the perfect Burns Night accompaniment

 

 

Yes, it’s that time of year again: the annual celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns, who lived from 1759 until 1796. However, to break the tradition of simply offering you smoked salmon recipes for your Burns Night celebrations, we thought we’d go one better than that and actually giveaway a whole side of whisky smoked salmon to enjoy on 25 January.

 

Before we get to that, here are some Burns Night facts that you may not know:

 

  • Robert Burns was only 37 years old when he died, with only £1 to his name
  • Scottish haggis was banned in the US in 1971, when one of its key ingredients – sheep’s lung – didn’t go down the right way with the Department of Agriculture
  • When not crafting poems, Robert Burns was collecting tax as part of his other job as exciseman
  • Robert Burns’ poem, Auld Lang Syne, has been covered by several musical icons – including Mariah Carey – and he has even featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for producing one of the most popular songs of all time
  • Robert Burns fathered 12 children by four women (which may explain his tiny estate!)

 

So, to help kickstart your Burns Night celebrations and to be in with a chance to win a side of whisky smoked salmon, all you need to do is visit our Facebook page, submit your answer to the question below in the Robert Burns post and tag a friend in the competition.

Question

True or false? Robert Burns was the first person ever to feature on a commemorative Coca Cola bottle

 

We’ll then draw the winner at random and notify them by 3pm on Monday 20 January to make sure that they get their smoked salmon delivered in time for Burns Night.

 

Alternatively, if you’re looking for smoked salmon recipe ideas for your own Burns Night celebrations, find out what our favourite Burns Night recipes are here.

 

Don’t forget to follow @johnrossjrsmokedsalmon on Instagram for recipe ideas, promotions and competitions.

Everyone’s a Scottish smoked salmon winner

The British GT3 Championship title win has got us in a celebratory mood! And so we’re giving away some of our brand new style packs of smoked salmon – the new logo of which is proudly featured on the stunning (and winning) Aston Martin.

Once again, congratulations to Graham Davidson and Jonny Adam, and now 10 other lucky people can be winners, too – each of whom have the chance to win a 200g pack of our Traditional Smoked Salmon by taking part in our competition, the details for which are below.

But first, let’s talk about our winners…

What does the finest smoked salmon and motorsport have in common?

Until John Ross Jr decided to sponsor Graham Davidson and his GT3 Aston Martin, probably nothing, but we knew we had a winner in our midst.

And winning’s exactly what happened when they both took the title on 15 September at Donnington. Aside from the prestige of seeing the driver we sponsored win the title, we also enjoyed seeing our new branding featured on another British Luxury brand – the Aston Martin Vantage GT3.

Competition time: WIN a pack of Traditional Smoked Salmon

To continue the celebrations, we’re giving away 10 packs of classic smoked salmon in our brand new packaging (which isn’t even available to buy yet).

If you’d like to be in with a chance to win, all you need to do is visit our Facebook page and Tag a friend in the competition post AND share our new look pack.

We’ll then draw 10 people at random by 3pm on Friday 20th September.

*Terms and conditions apply – see website for more information. John Ross Jr reserves the right to amend or withdraw the competition at any time.

 

Ring in the New Year… with last year’s food

Of course we’re not referring to food that’s past it’s best, but excess Christmas food that’s now lost its festive appeal and, let’s be honest, might benefit from having a new and non-festive take on it.

 

Most of us have leftovers still in the fridge from the Christmas and New Year celebrations – and that often includes smoked salmon, too.

 

So, to see in the New Year here are two top leftover smoked salmon recipes to give you inspiration for tonight’s dinner (and, depending on how much is left in your fridge, tomorrow’s dinner, too).

 

The best bit is that you don’t even have to buy smoked salmon to enjoy these easy recipes!

 

Smoked salmon and potato rosti with poached eggs

We came across this lovely recipe in The Herald and couldn’t resist giving it a John Ross Jr twist and sharing it with you.

 

Serves 2

 

  • John Ross Jr smoked salmon (as much or as little as you’d like)
  • 1 egg (whisked)
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 10g melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 tablespoons of crème fraîche (you may even have this leftover in the fridge, too)
  • 2 potatoes, peeled and grated
  • Lettuce or any leftover salad
  • Fresh dill
  • 2 eggs
  • Salt and pepper for seasoning

 

Method

 

Lose as much moisture from the potatoes as possible by squeezing the grated potato in a colander. Then transfer to a large bowl, add the whisked egg, flour and seasoning. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and add in the butter. Use a cooking ring to form the rosti and place a dollop of the potato mixture inside it before compacting it with a spoon. Repeat once more until you have two rostis. Cook each one for 10-12 minutes until crisp and golden before transferring to a plate.

 

Poach both eggs in a pan of hot boiling water and whilst they’re poaching, mix the chopped dill and crème fraîche.

 

When done, top each rosti with the lettuce or salad, smoked salmon, poached egg and a spoonful of the crème fraîche and dill mixture – and enjoy.

 

 

Smoked salmon and avocado

 

Wasting avocados is almost as sacrilegious as wasting smoked salmon.

 

With this simple and delicious smoked salmon recipe you don’t have to do either – and it’s really healthy, too. Perfect for that obligatory New Year health kick.

 

Serves 2

 

  • As much or as little John Ross Jr smoked salmon as you can muster
  • 1 avocado
  • Lemon juice
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and cracked black pepper

 

Slice the smoked salmon into little medallions. Season with olive oil, black pepper, salt and the lemon juice. Toss together in a bowl and leave to the side.

 

Halve the avocado and scoop out the flesh with a spoon, making sure to keep the shape intact. Then slice into strips and also season with salt, pepper, oil and lemon juice.

 

Arrange the salmon and avocado in a cocktail glass and garnish with salad.

 

Have you made any interesting and delicious smoked salmon dishes using Christmas leftovers? If you have, then why not share them with us on our Facebook page. The person who shares the most innovative dish will win a 200g pack of our Classic Smoked Salmon

A mark of Scottish food excellence

John Ross Jr's Managing Director, Christopher Leigh, collects the Fish and Seafood Award for the Balmoral Fillet
John Ross Jr’s Managing Director, Christopher Leigh (centre), collects the Fish and Seafood Award for the Balmoral Fillet

 

For those of you who don’t yet know, we won one of Scotland’s most coveted food awards on 2 June.

 

After being shortlisted from 245 entries received from food and drink producers across Scotland for the Scottish Food & Drink Excellence Awards, we were presented with the Retail Award – Fish and Seafood for our Balmoral Fillet.

 

The Balmoral Fillet is taken from the crown of the fillet of salmon, which forms the most tender and succulent part of the fish. It’s slowly cold smoked in red brick kilns dating back to the 1800s over oak and beech chippings to deliver a melt in the mouth smoked salmon that is truly world class.

 

Whilst we’re absolutely delighted to be recognised for what is regularly referred to as the ‘jewel of the smoked salmon crown’, we’re also delighted for all the other winners who were recognised for the role they play in shaping the Scottish food and drink industry.

 

More importantly, we’re delighted that now, more than ever, Scotland is increasingly becoming regarded as a country that offers some of the best food products in the world. In fact, Scotland has almost become a ‘food brand’ in its own right.

 

So, to celebrate our success and the success of the Scottish food and drink industry as a whole, we’ve decided to offer 10 per cent off our award-winning Balmoral Fillet until 30 June. All you need to do is enter the promotional code ‘0ZIRZUO9FTHX’ at checkout to qualify.

 

For more information on our award win click here.

 

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