Salmon and Goat Cheese Towers
Salmon and goat cheese towers: This is a restaurant-worthy recipe. This makes you so happy. The smoked salmon is flavored with shallot, the cucumber with a delicious mustard-honey dressing, and the topping is a goat cheese mousse. Creamy, salty, and prepared with lots of love!
Ingredients
Cucumber in Honey Mustard Marinade
- ½ cucumber English, peeled
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons honey
Arugula Oil Topping
- 1 oz. arugula
- ½ cup olive oil
Smoked Salmon Layer
- 7 oz smoked salmon sliced finely
- 1 shallot sliced finely
Goat Cheese Cream
- 3½ oz. goat cheese soft
- 4 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 tablespoons honey
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Garnish (optional)
- beets Olive oil, and cress for garnish (optional)
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Cucumber in Honey Mustard Marinade
- Cut the cucumber in half and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Cut the cucumber into small moons.½ cucumber
- Make a marinade of the mustard with the honey.3 tablespoons Dijon mustard, 3 tablespoons honey
- Mix the cucumber slices in the marinade.
Arugula Oil Topping
- Put the arugula in a blender and pulse three times.1 oz. arugula
- Then add the olive oil and mix until blended.½ cup olive oil
- Let it stand for about 1 hour to give it more taste.
Smoked Salmon Layer
- Mix the shallot and smoked salmon and put in the refrigerator.7 oz smoked salmon, 1 shallot
Goat Cheese Cream
- Mix the goat cheese with the sour cream and add honey, salt, and pepper to taste. Put aside.3½ oz. goat cheese , 4 tablespoons sour cream, 1 tablespoons honey, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Preparation
- Take the cucumber in honey mustard marinade and place in a line on the plate.
- Take the cooking ring (3 inch / 7 cm) and put it on the plate.
- Put a quarter of the salmon in the ring and press with a spoon.
- Then fill with ¼th of goat cheese mixture. Clean the ring and make another plate (four in total).
- Take the arugula mixture and sprinkle it around the salmon tower.
Garnish (Optional)
- For the garnish use cress, olive oil, and thinly sliced beets or radish.beets
NOTES
1. Cucumber - The cucumber is peeled and the seeds removed. Otherwise, the seeds will make it too moist on the plate. This also makes it easy to prepare.
2. Storage
- Refrigerator - Put the cucumber on the plate and make the tower of goat cheese and smoked salmon. You can keep this covered in the fridge for up to 1 day. Next, make the arugula dressing and store it at room temperature for up to 1 day. Drizzle with the oil just before serving.
- Freezer - This entrée cannot be frozen.
Nutrition
Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 688mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 579IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Iron: 2mg
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