Simple Salmon Mousse

Name: Simple Salmon Mousse
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 as an Hors D’oeuvre
Cuisine: Norway
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons pink peppercorns; 6 tablespoons lightly salted shad roe or lumpfish roe; One 8-ounce container crème fraîche or sour cream; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; ½ pound smoked salmon, skin removed; ½ pound very fresh salmon fillet, skin and any pinbones removed; Toasts or crackers for serving; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6
as an Hors D’oeuvre

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Kitchen of Light

By Andreas Viestad

Published 2003

About

THIS DELICIOUS MOUSSE IS MADE IN MINUTES, USING A COMBINATION OF SMOKED AND RAW SALMON. BUY THE BEST-QUALITY FRESH SALMON FOR THIS; IF YOU ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE THE SALMON AT THE MARKET IS FRESH AND HAS BEEN HANDLED HYGIENICALLY, I SUGGEST DOUBLING THE SMOKED SALMON INSTEAD.

Ingredients

½ pound very fresh salmon fillet, skin and any pinbones removed
½ pound smoked salmon, skin removed

Europe
Norway
Scandinavian
Scandinavia
Starter
Pescatarian
Nordic

Method

Rinse the fresh salmon under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Remove any excess traces of fat from the fillets. Cut both the fresh and smoked fish into 1-inch cubes. Place the fish in a food processor and process for a few seconds, until you have a rough puree. Transfer to a bowl.

Stir the lemon juice, crème fraîche, and dill into the salmon. Gently crush the pink peppe