Smoked Salmon On Mustard Chive And Dill Butter Toasts Food

SMOKED SALMON, GOAT CHEESE AND MUSTARD CROUTON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Blend honey and dijon mustards, red onion, capers and dill.
• Arrange bread on baking sheet and lightly brush with olive oil.
• Bake until crisp, about 10 minutes. Cool.
• Spread croutons with goat cheese, then mustard mixture. Top with smoked salmon.
• Garnish with a little more dill.

STEEPED SALMON WITH CHIVE AND DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Fish: Place fish in a large shallow pan with a tight fitting cover.
• Add enough water to cover the fish by 1 1/2 inches, then remove the fish and set aside.
• To the water, add lemon, onion, thyme, salt and pepper, cover and bring to a full boil.
• Remove the pan from the heat, add the fillets and cover pan tightly.
• Let fish steep 3 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness of the fillets, then remove the salmon to a serving platter using a slotted spatula.
• Note: for thicker fillets you will need to add the salmon to the liquid and simmer until partially cooked before removing from the heat and covering.
• Sauce: Whisk together, mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, dill, salt and Tabasco.
• To assemble: Place cucumber slices around the edge of the serving platter over lapping as you go. Spoon sauce across the center of each fillet and top with a few drops of fresh lemon juice.

SMOKED SALMON AND DILL BLINIS

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix together buckwheat & all-purpose flour with salt.
• Sprinkle in yeast & mix well.
• Separate yolk & white of ONE egg, then set white aside, reserved.
• Whisk together remaining whole egg AND yolk of first egg, along with warm milk & 1 tablespoon melted butter.
• Pour egg mixture onto flour mixture & beat well to form smooth batter. Cover with plastic wrap & let rise in warm place 1-2 hours.
• In large bowl, whisk reserved egg white until stiff peaks form, then gently fold into batter.
• Preheat heavy-bottom frying pan or griddle & brush with melted butter.
• Drop tablespoons of batter onto pan, spacing well apart, & cook about 40 seconds, until bubbles appear on the surface.
• Flip over the blinis & cook for 30 seconds on other side.
• Wrap blinis in foil & keep warm in low-temperature oven. Repeat with remaining mixture, buttering pan each time.
• Combine creme fraiche & dill.
• Serve blinis topped with salmon & dollop of cream.

SALMON WITH CHIVE MUSTARD BUTTER

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl, combine the mustard, orange zest, 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt, pepper, butter, and 3 tablespoons of chives; mix well to blend.
• Preheat oven to 425.
• In a lightly buttered baking dish, place the fillets skin side down. Brush each fillet with the remaining lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Spread about 2-2 1/2 tablespoons of butter mixture over each fillet to coat evenly.
• Bake for about 12 minutes or until done. To check for doneness, insert a thin-bladed knife into the thickest part of the fillet. The flesh should flake and separate easily and there should be no trace of translucence. The fish should be opaque and flaky. Transfer the fish to a warm platter and brush any remaining mustard chive butter over the fish while it is hot. Sprinkle with the remaining chives to garnish. Cut each fillet in half to serve.
• Cooking Times For Fish: As a rule of thumb, you can expect fish to take about 12 minutes per inch to cook through in a preheated 425 oven.