Smoked Salmon Mousse With Black Bread Toasts And Salmon Caviar Recipes

AVOCADO AND SMOKED SALMON MOUSSE

Steps:

• Line a 4-cup round mold with plastic wrap. Lay about 1/3 of the salmon over the plastic wrap, overlapping each slice slightly and hanging the ends over the edge, to cover the mold. Chop the remaining salmon into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and sour cream until creamy and well combined. Add the hot pepper sauce and salt and stir well. In a small saucepan, heat the lemon juice over very low heat. Pour into a 1/2-cup ramekin and sprinkle with the gelatin, stirring until the gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat and stir into the cream cheese mixture. Fold in the chopped smoked salmon and scallions. Spoon 1/3 of the mousse into the mold, top with a layer of avocado slices, then gently spread with 1/2 the salmon roe. Spread 1/3 of the mousse on top of the roe, and top with the remaining avocado slices and roe. Spread the remaining mousse over the top and fold the overhanging salmon strips over to completely enclose the mousse. Cover with the plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 3 hours. To unmold, place the mold in a bowl of warm water for 10 seconds. Unwrap the plastic from the bottom of the mold and invert the mold onto a serving plate. Gently shake to release the mold and unwrap completely. Serve with toasted croutons or crackers.

CAVIAR AND SMOKED SALMON ON TOASTED BRIOCHE CUBES

Steps:

• Cut bread slices into about thirty 1-inch cubes. Cut salmon lengthwise into 1/2-inch-wide strips and crosswise into 4-inch-long pieces. In a large non-stick skillet heat 3 tablespoons butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and brown half of cubes on 2 opposite sides until golden, about 2 minutes, transferring to a platter. Brown remaining cubes in same manner.
• Top each cube decoratively with salmon, caviar, and crème fraîche or sour cream.

SMOKED SALMON MOUSSE

Steps:

• Process the salmon and shallot in a food processor, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary, until the mixture is chipped fine, about 10 seconds.
• Add the cream cheese and lemon juice and process until the mixtures forms a ball, scraping down the sides as necessary.
• Add the sour cream and pulse just to incorporate, about 5 seconds.
• Transfer the mousse to a serving bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.

DOUBLE SMOKED SALMON MOUSSE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the gelatin over the hot water and stir until the gelatin dissolves.
• Add the mayonnaise, lemon juice and tomato ketchup. The tomato ketchup is there to add a little flavour but mainly to add pink colour to the mousse. You don't want white mousse with bits of pink salmon in it.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, remembering that the salmon may be salty so don't add too much salt.
• Flake the hot smoked salmon.
• Cut the cold smoke salmon into 1cm squares.
• Fold both the salmons through the mousse. Try to not break the flaked salmon up so that there is still some texture in the mousse.
• Check the seasoning and adjust if needed.
• Fill a 2 cup jelly mould, or a fish mould if you have one, and refrigerate for 2 hours or until the gelatin sets.
• Make a bed of shredded lettuce on a large platter.
• Turn the mould out on to the lettuce. I had to line my mould with clingfilm because it rusted sightly, which makes it easier to remove from the mould but you lose some detail.You may need to briefly dunk the mould into hot water. Don't be tempted to leave it sitting in hot water. The gelatin will soften very quickly.
• Thinly slice a cucumber and use it to garnish around the base of the turned out mousse.
• Finely chop some dill and scatter over the top of the mousse.
• Cut the lemon into wedges and serve around the mousse.
• Serve with crusty bread as a light lunch or reduce the gelatin to 5g and serve with crackers as a dip. This is an excellent buffet table dish too.
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• To serve this as a starter, instead of filling a ring mould or other mould:.
• Line a 6-muffin muffin tray with circles of waxed paper.
• Put a slice of cold smoked salmon on top of each circle.
• Add 1/3 cup of mousse to each muffin cup.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Plate up individual servings of mousse by dressing the plate with lettuce, turning out a salmon mousse (and remove the wax paper), garnish with dill on top and cucumber and a lemon wedge on the side.
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• Cooking for a large crowd:.
• Scale up the recipe and pour into a large roasting tin and put in the fridge to set. Cut into squares with a knife dipped in hot water. Remove slices with a spatula or fish slice. Serve top side up with the same garnish as above.

SALMON MOUSSE CANAPES

Steps:

• Peel strips from cucumbers to create a decorative edge; cut cucumbers into 1/2-in. slices. Using a melon baller, remove a small amount of cucumber from the center, leaving the bottom intact., Place the cream cheese, salmon, milk, lemon pepper and dill in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Transfer to a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. In another bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold into salmon mixture., Pipe or dollop mousse onto cucumber slices; garnish with dill. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

SMOKED SALMON TARTINES

Steps:

• Place the toasted bread on a cutting board and overlap slices of avocado on each piece of bread, using a quarter to half an avocado for each, depending on the sizes of the avocado and the bread.
• Sprinkle the avocado with lemon juice, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place one large slice of salmon on top, ribboning it to fit. Drizzle with a tablespoon of the Gravlax Sauce. Garnish with some red onion, sprinkle with the dill fronds, salt, and pepper, and serve with extra sauce on the side.
• Whisk together the Dijon mustard, honey mustard, whole-grain mustard, ground mustard, sugar, and vinegar in a medium bowl. Combine the olive and grapeseed oils in a small measuring cup. Slowly add the oil mixture to the mustard mixture, whisking constantly, until emulsified. Stir in the dill and salt.

SILVER PALATE SALMON MOUSSE

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in cold water in large bowl.
• Stir in boiling water.
• Whisk mix until gelatin dissolves.
• Cool.
• Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, onion, Tabasco sauce, paprika, salt and dill.
• Stir to blend.
• Refrigerate until mixture begins to thicken slightly, about 20 minutes.
• Fold in salmon.
• In separate bowl whip cream to thicken then fold into salmon.
• Transfer mixture to 6 to 8 cup bowl or mold.
• Cover and chill 4 hours.
• Serve on toasts, black bread or crackers.
• Serves 12 portions.