Caviar Toasts

Name: Caviar Toasts
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons diagonally sliced green onion, including some green parts; ½ cup (120 ml) crème fraîche; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 large hard-boiled eggs; 4 slices sandwich bread or brioche, thinly sliced; 4 slices sandwich bread or brioche, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 ounces (55 g) caviar or roe of your choice; 2 ounces (55 g) caviar or roe of your choice; 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood

By John Ash

Published 2023

About

This simple but elegant toast is something you might find on a Scandinavian smorgasbord. It’s also nice as a passed hors d’oeuvre. Smoked salmon can substitute for caviar.

Ingredients

½ cup (120 ml) crème fraîche
2 tablespoons diagonally sliced green onion

Americas
United States
Scandinavian
Starter
Vegetarian
California

Method

In a small bowl, combine the crème fraîche and green onion and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir until smooth and spreadable. Chop the eggs and set aside.

Toast the bread until light golden brown, then butter one side of each slice. Spread the buttered side of each slice of toast with crème fraîche, then top with an even layer of chopped egg. Evenly dot the caviar on top of the