“Smoked” Trout & Sesame Spinach Salad with Sweet Sesame Dressing / Wasabi Popcorn

This salad is a rendition of a dish from a sushi restaurant my father and I used to go to behind a gas station in a bad part of town. The chef there had been cooking in that kitchen for 20 years or more, and even as a little boy I loved his food. We would sit at the sushi bar, and he would hand over this small, cold bowl of the most incredible salad made simply of salmon, dressing, and greens. It was perfect at the beginning of a meal or on its own for a light lunch. The restaurant is no lo