The Marchioness’ Treat

Name: The Marchioness’ Treat
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 8 oz (225 g) smoked salmon, evenly sliced into 6–8 thin slices; 3–4 tablespoons (3–4 x 15 ml spoon) horseradish sauce; salt and black pepper; salt and black pepper; 1 cos lettuce, separated, with the crunchy parts of the stems removed; ½ pint (300 ml) double cream; 1 cos lettuce, separated, with the crunchy parts of the stems removed

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

First Impressions

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1984

About

Ingredients

1 cos lettuce, separated, with the crunchy parts of the stems removed
½ pint (300 ml) double cream

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Smoked salmon is expensive and this way of presenting it makes it even more of a treat. It is a beautiful dish for a special occasion. The smoked salmon is wrapped round a layer of brilliant-green blanched lettuce leaves and filled with a creamy mousse of horseradish. If you can’t get cos lettuce use an ordinary cabbage lettuce, but cos has a better flavour.