Cucumber Dill Mousse Food

CUCUMBER-DILL MOUSSE

Steps:

• Spray 4-cup mold or bowl with cooking spray. Sprinkle gelatin on wine in 1-quart saucepan to soften. Heat over medium heat about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved.
• Place 2 cups of the cucumbers and the remaining ingredients in blender or food processor. Cover and blend on high speed until smooth. Add gelatin mixture. Cover and blend 5 seconds.
• Pour into mold. Stir in remaining cucumber. Cover and refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm; unmold.

DILL PICKLED CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Cut the pickling or ridged cucumbers into sticks or slices. Layer with the coarse crystal sea salt in a large bowl, cover and leave overnight. Drain away the brine, then rinse.
• To make the pickling vinegar, put the whole spices in a medium saucepan. Toast over a low heat until they begin to smell aromatic. Add the dried chilli flakes last, as these can easily catch. Add the bay, pour in all of the vinegar and sugar, let it dissolve, and bring to a simmer. Add the dill sprigs.
• Pack the cucumber into jars, pour over the hot vinegar and seal. Ready to eat in 2 weeks, or longer, if you like.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH FRESH DILL

Steps:

• Wash the cucumber(s) and partially remove the peel in lengthwise strips using a vegetable peeler or fork and leaving a little skin between each strip.
• Thinly slice the cucumber lengthwise. Place the vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
• Add the cucumber, onion, and dill, toss well.
• The salad can be served at once, but it will improve in flavor if you let the ingredients marinate for 5 minutes.

CUCUMBERS WITH DILL

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with salt and toss. Let stand for 15 minutes, stirring once. Rinse and drain well. , In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, dill, sugar and pepper. Add cucumbers; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes before serving.

CUCUMBER DILL SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with salt and toss. Let stand for 15 minutes, stirring once. Rinse and drain well., In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, dill, sugar and pepper. Add cucumbers and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes before serving.

CUCUMBER CUPS WITH DILL CREAM AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Trim ends from cucumbers and cut crosswise into 24 (3/4-inch-thick) rounds. Scoop a 1/2-inch-deep depression from one side of each round with a small melon-baller, forming little cups. Drain cucumbers, cup sides down, on paper towels for 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, chopped dill, lemon zest, lemon juice, and black pepper together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon cheese mixture into each cucumber cup. Top each cup with 1 salmon strip and 1 dill sprig.

CUCUMBER AND LEMONY DILL CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, fresh dill, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Lay the slices of bread on your work service and distribute the cream cheese evenly among each slice, spreading into a thin layer. Arrange the cucumber slices in rows over 3 slices of the bread. Top with the remaining bread, and cut into quarters so there are 4 pieces from each sandwich. Serve immediately.

CUCUMBER APPETIZERS THAT MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION!

Steps:

• Pick a few appetizers you want to try.
• Choose the one you like the most.

CUCUMBER SLICES WITH SALMON MOUSSE

Steps:

• Score the cucumber skins lengthwise with the tines of a fork; slice them cross-wise 1/2-inch thick, scoop out a small amount making a hole in the centers with a melon baller; sprinkle the cucumber rounds with a small amount of salt; set aside.
• In a mini processor or mixer combine the whipping cream and cream cheese, add the lime juice, shallot, dill, salt and pepper to taste. Fold in the smoked salmon.
• Just before serving place a mound of mousse in each cucumber round, garnish with dill weed and serve.

SMOKED SALMON MOUSSE CANAPé

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to the Vitamix or blender. Blend it on a pulse setting 5 times, until creamy and smooth
• Place the smoked salmon mousse into a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle
• Cut cucumber rounds that are 1 cm thick
• Pipe the smoked salmon mousse onto the cucumbers, garnish with dill leaves and serve

SMOKED SALMON, CUCUMBER, AND DILL MOUSSE

Steps:

• Lightly oil an 8-by-2 inch round cake pan and line with plastic wrap.
• Spread 1 1/4 cups salmon evenly in cake pan. In a bowl stir together remaining salmon, cucumber, dill, onion, sour cream, lemon juice, and zest until combined well.
• Put cold water in a small heatproof cup and sprinkle gelatin over it. Set cup in a saucepan and add enough water to pan to reach halfway up side of cup. Heat gelatin mixture over low heat until gelatin is dissolved and stir into salmon mixture. Season mixture with salt and pepper and spoon over salmon in cake pan. Chill mousse, covered with plastic wrap, at least 6 hours and up to 3 days.
• To unmold mousse, invert mousse onto plate. Loft off cake pan and peel off plastic wrap.
• Garnish mousse with cucumber ribbons and serve with toasts.