Smoked and Fresh Salmon Rillettes
The owner of the Clair de Lune restaurant located in the heart of Ottawa's Byward Market in Ontario served this to his many well-known patrons; when he retired and closed his restaurant he shared this famous recipe, a favourite of our late prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Source: a news article on the internet.
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 1
- 3 1⁄2ounces smoked salmon
- 2
- 1tablespoon capers
- 1⁄2bunch fresh chives
- 1cup yogurt
- 1⁄2
- 1⁄2cup unsalted clarified butter (one stick of butter)
- 2drops Tabasco sauce
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DIRECTIONS
- Note: All ingredients must be at room temperature. Chilling time of 6 hours not included in cook time.
- Brush olive oil over fresh salmon; wrap in aluminum foil and cook in oven preheated to 400 degreesF (200 degreesC) for 8 minutes. Remove and let cool.
- Break up cooked salmon by hand into smaller chunks of about 1/2 inch (12 mm). Cut smoked salmon into similar-size pieces.
- Chop shallots, capers and chives and hand mix in a stainless steel bowl with cooked salmon, smoked salmon, yogurt, lime juice and clarified butter.
- Mix in Tabasco, then place mixture in a 4-cup (1-L) terrine mould and refrigerate, covered, 6 hours.
- Serve sliced 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick with Pommeroy Mustard Mayonnaise (3 parts mayonnaise to 1 part grainy mustard).
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