Pike and Russian Salmon Mousse

Name: Pike and Russian Salmon Mousse
Yield: Serves Eight
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: red salmon caviar and dill sprigs, to garnish; 475 ml/16 fl oz/2 cups double (heavy) cream; 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh dill; salt and ground black pepper; 4 egg whites; 225 g/8 oz salmon fillets, skinned; finely grated rind and juice of ½ lemon; 600 ml/1 pint/2½ cups fish stock; 900 g/2 lb pike fillets, skinned

Preparation info

Serves
Eight

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

A light-textured loaf of pike mousse layered with poached salmon, this dish is an unusual treat from the traditional Ashkenazics repertoire.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz salmon fillets, skinned
600 ml/1

Europe
Russia
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a 900 g/2l b loaf tin (pan) with greaseproof paper and oil.