Description
Have you tried making French salmon mousse? It is so easy and so delicious. This quick and simple organic recipe is soon to become one of your family’s favorites.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups water
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1/2 carrot (cut into sticks)
- Handful of leek stalks (just the green part)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 lb. salmon filets
- 1/2 tsp ginger (powdered)
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 hot chili peppers (dried)
- 3/4 c cream cheese
- 1/4 c mascarpone cheese
- 2 tbsp freshly chives
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Instructions
- Prepare a casserole with the water, thyme, carrot, leek stalks, bay leaf, salt and garlic.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add the salmon.
- Cover the casserole and leave the salmon to poach for 10 mins.
- Meanwhile, prepare the spices.
- Using a small saucepan, heat the fennel seeds and hot chili peppers.
- (Heating the spices will make it easier to grind them and release extra flavor!)
- Remove the spices from the heat and grind them to obtain a powder.
- Remove the salmon filets and leave to cool.
- In a mixer, mix salmon (skin removed and broken into chunks), cream cheese, mascarpone, spices and chives.
- Squeeze lemon over the mixture.
- Serve with extra chopped fresh chives on top!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: French
Keywords: salmon mousse, salmon pate, classic French appetizers
