Smoked Salmon Barquettes Recipes

SMOKED SALMON TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• For the herb butter, combine all the butter ingredients in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until mixed, but do not whip.
• For the sandwiches, have the store slice the bread lengthwise on a meat slicer into 1/4-inch-thick slices. (If that isn't possible, you can slice it crosswise with a very sharp knife.)
• Lay out 8 slices of bread and spread them all with a thin layer of herb butter. Place smoked salmon on 4 of the slices. Top with the other 4 slices of bread, butter side down. Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet and wrap with plastic. Refrigerate until the butter is very cold. Place the sandwiches on a cutting board. With a very sharp knife, cut off the crusts, cut each large sandwich in half crosswise, and then cut each half diagonally twice to make a total of 8 small triangles. (If the bread was cut crosswise, follow the assembly directions, then cut off the crusts and cut diagonally, twice, to make 4 small triangles.) Serve chilled.

BREAKFAST SMOKED SALMON PLATTER

Steps:

• Artfully arrange the smoked salmon slices along two sides of a square platter. Arrange the lemon slices down the middle of the platter between the salmon slices, and spread the red onion slices over the lemon slices.
• Scatter the capers over the top of the platter, and place a small bunch of dill under the lemon slices at the top. Sprinkle with the pepper.

SMOKED SALMON TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine cream cheese, salmon, chives, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix well. Divide equally into pastry shells and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove and cool to room temperature before serving.

SMOKED SALMON BARQUETTES

Steps:

• Make dough:
• Blend together flour, butter, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Drizzle evenly with 3 tablespoons ice water and gently stir with a fork (or pulse in processor) until incorporated.
• Squeeze a small handful: If it doesn't hold together, add remaining ice water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) until just incorporated, then test again. (Do not overwork mixture, or pastry will be tough.)
• Turn out mixture onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 4 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather dough together with scraper and divide into 2 pieces, then flatten each piece into a 4-inch square. Chill squares, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Make barquette shells:
• Keeping remaining dough chilled, roll out 1 piece on a lightly floured surface into a 13-inch square. Arrange 12 barquette molds close together on a work surface and drape rolled-out dough over molds. Roll a lightly floured rolling pin over molds to cut dough, then lightly press into molds. Repeat with remaining dough, then prick each shell several times with a fork and chill all shells in a shallow baking pan until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Arrange barquette molds close together in shallow pan and cover with parchment. Put pie weights on top of parchment (over molds) and bake in middle of oven until edges of shells are pale golden,about 15 minutes. Carefully remove parchment and weights and bake shells until golden, 7 to 10 minutes more. Cool shells in molds on a rack 10 minutes, then remove from molds and cool completely.
• Prepare filling while shells bake and cool:
• Stir together onion, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt in a bowl and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Stir in salmon, sour cream, butter, zest, and pepper.
• Assemble barquettes:
• Fill each barquette shell with a scant teaspoon salmon mixture and top with a scant 1/4 teaspoon caviar.

SMOKED SALMON CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Blend cream cheese and smoked salmon in processor until almost smooth, with small salmon bits remaining. Mix in dill, white pepper and hot pepper sauce. Drop salmon mixture by generous tablespoonfuls onto large baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Place flour in small bowl. Dip 1 mound of salmon mixture into flour, coating completely (shake off excess). Using hands, roll mixture into ball. Dip ball into beaten egg, then breadcrumbs, coating completely. Return to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining salmon mixture, flour, egg and breadcrumbs. Cover and refrigerate croquettes until cold, about 20 minutes. Add enough peanut oil to heavy large saucepan to reach depth of 3 inches. Heat to 350°F. Working in batches, fry croquettes until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Using tongs, transfer croquettes to paper towels; drain. Serve warm with lemon wedges.