Smoked Salmon Dill Palmiers Recipes

SMOKED SALMON & POPPY SEED PALMIERS

Steps:

• Unroll the pastry and brush one side all over with the beaten egg. Sprinkle over the poppy seeds, then flip over the pastry. Spread the cream cheese over the pastry and top with the smoked salmon, then scatter over the chives. With one of the longer sides facing you, mark a line roughly down the centre, but don't cut all the way through. Tightly roll each end in towards the middle until you reach the centre. Slice into 1cm-thick pieces and place, cut-side up, on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Chill until ready to bake, or freeze for up to 2 months.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bake for 20-25 mins until puffed up and golden brown (if baking from frozen, cook for an extra 5 mins). Leave to cool on a wire rack before packing for your picnic.

SMOKED SALMON DIP

Steps:

• Cream the cheese in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until just smooth. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, dill, horseradish, salt and pepper, and mix. Add the smoked salmon and mix well. Chill and serve with crudites and/or crackers.

SMOKED SALMON & DILL DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Cut eggs lengthwise in half. Remove yolks; set whites aside. , In a small bowl, mash yolks. Add the remaining ingredients; mix well. Spoon into egg whites. Refrigerate until serving.

SMOKED SALMON & DILL PALMIERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spread cream cheese over puff pastry, covering it to the edges.
• Arrange slices of salmon in one layer over cream cheese.
• Sprinkle evenly with dill and capers.
• With the long edge of the dough facing you, roll the top and bottom edges toward each other until they meet in the middle. Roll as tightly as possible, working quickly.
• Wrap in parchment paper and refrigerate for 5 minutes.
• Using a serrated knife, slice the roll into 18 even pieces. Arrange pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush with beaten egg.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Rotate pan in oven and cook an additional 10 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
• Serve palmiers (pahlm-YAY) hot from the oven or at room temperature.

SMOKED SALMON AND DILL TART

Steps:

• Line a non-stick or greased and floured 20 x 4 cm deep tart tin (preferrably a springform pan).
• Cover with foil or greaseproof paper, fill with pie weights or rice and bake for 10 minutes at 400 F or 200 C.
• Remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat of whisk the two egg yolks, the whole eggs and the cream until smooth.
• Strip the dill from its stalk, chop coarsely and add to the mixture, along with some freshly ground black pepper.
• Arrange the smoked salmon in the pastry shell.
• Pour over the egg and bake for 10 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to 325 F or 170 C and cook for another 25 minutes or until just set.
• Allow to rest for at least five minutes before removing the sides from the pan and serving warm or cold.

CREAMY SMOKED SALMON AND DILL TART

Steps:

• Generously butter 9 1/2-inch-diameter deep -dish pie plate. Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface (cover remaining pieces with plastic wrap, then with clean damp towel.) Brush phyllo sheet with butter and fold in half lengthwise. Brush folded surface with butter. Cut in half crosswise. Place 1 phyllo rectangle, buttered side down, in prepared pie plate, covering bottom and letting pastry overhang 1 section of edge by 1/2 inch. Brush top of phyllo in pie plate with butter. Place second phyllo rectangle in pie plate, covering bottom and letting pastry overhang another section of edge by 1/2 inch; brush with butter. Repeat process with remaining 4 phyllo sheets, making certain entire surface of edge is covered to form crust. Fold overhang under to form crust edge flush with edge of pie plate. Brush crust edges with butter. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk yolks and mustard in medium bowl to blend. Beat in eggs, half and half, cream, salmon, onions and chopped dill. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour into prepared crust. Bake until center is set, about 50 minutes. Transfer to rack. Cool Garnish with dill sprigs and serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

IRRESISTIBLE SMOKED SALMON DIP

Steps:

• Blend cream cheese and butter together in a bowl using a mixer. Add salmon, Worcestershire sauce, dill, paprika, and liquid smoke; mix well. Stir in cream to desired consistency.