Smoked Salmon Olive Tapenade Baguette Slices Food

SMOKED SALMON & OLIVE TAPENADE BAGUETTE SLICES

Steps:

• Olive Tapenade -- Chop up the olives both green and black very fine and mix with the olive oil, garlic, capers (also chopped), lemon zest, parsley and pepper (no salt needed) as the olives and capers are very salty. Mix and just refrigerate until ready to use.
• Creme Fraiche Sauce -- Mix the creme fraiche, lemon zest and juice, dill and a pinch of salt, go easy. Stir until combined and put in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Baguettes -- Now if you want, you can use slices of pumpernickle if you prefer than. You can even buy the small sandwich party breads which will work too. Personally, I like the baguettes. Just thin slice and then drizzle with olive. Place on a baking sheet (I line mine with parchment for no clean up) and then bake at 425 until golden brown. Remove and let cool.
• Putting Them Together -- On your cooled baguettes, spread a spoon of the olive tapenade, a couple of rings of the red onion, then a slice of the smoked salmon, folding over so you have a nice size piece on each baguette. Then top with a spoon of the dilled' cream sauce.
• Garnish -- If you want to get fancy, top with a sprig of dill, a thin lemon twist, or even a olive slice.
• They literally take just minutes to put together and they are so tasty.

SMOKED SALMON CANAPE WITH GREEN OLIVE GRAPEFRUIT TAPENADE

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the olives, mint, handful of chives, half of the grapefruit zest, all of the grapefruit juice, cumin, cinnamon, and olive oil. Dont over process, it should be a little chunky, but still finely chopped.
• Pour the Champagne into a small saute pan with coriander seeds. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and reduce until it just turns syrupy. Strain the mixture and set aside to cool.
• In a small bowl, stir together the cooled Champagne "syrup", remaining grapefruit zest, honey, sumac, and creme fraiche. Season the mixture with salt, and pepper, to taste.
• Heat a grill pan or large nonstick skillet and warm the naan bread on both sides. Cut the bread in half from top to bottom, then crosswise into 1-inch wide pieces. Smear each one with some tapenade, then top with a small piece of salmon, a piece of grapefruit and dollop of creme fraiche. Balance a short length of chive on top if you want to be extra fancy!

KALAMATA OLIVE TAPENADE (SPREAD OR DIP)

Steps:

• Add garlic to food processor, blend until minced. Add remaining ingredients except olive oil. Blend until smooth, adding olive oil slowly while the blade is running.
• Adjust ingredients to your liking - Additional pine nuts, parsley or pitted canned black olives will make it less salty and intense in flavor, while additional oil will increase the creaminess. You can also use other fresh herbs such as sage or basil.
• Serve at room temperature.

TOASTED BAGUETTE SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Slice bread into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Place bread slices on baking stone or pan.
• Brush tops lightly with olive oil-if you do not have a pastry brush, you can pour some olive oil into a bowl and simply dip the slices in it.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until slices are lightly browned.