Water Chestnut and Smoked Salmon Hors d’Oeuvre

Name: Water Chestnut and Smoked Salmon Hors d’Oeuvre
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen
Ingredients: 5 to 6 ounces thin-sliced smoked salmon; 3 tablespoons minced dill, and sprigs for garnish; 3 tablespoons thin-sliced chives; 1 pound large Chinese water chestnuts (about 2 dozen)

Preparation info

Makes about
4 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 2001

About

Smoky, silky salmon slices wrapped around crunchy sweet Chinese water chestnut morsels make a simple, quietly luxurious appetizer.

Ingredients

1 pound large Chinese water chestnuts (about 2 dozen)
3 tablespoons minced dill, and sprigs for ga

Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Either soak water chestnuts overnight (see Preparation) or scrub well with a brush.
Either boil water chestnuts for about 6 minutes or steam them for about 10 minutes. Chill in ice water. Peel carefully with very sharp, thin-bladed knife. Halve each one.
Mix dill and chives. Toss with water chestnuts, press