Recipes

Easter tart with cream cheese, smoked salmon, cucumber ribbons & pickled red onion

Season :Spring/Summer Servings :4-6 Diet :X Time :30/45 minutes Difficulty :Easy

Easter tart with cream cheese, smoked salmon, cucumber ribbons & pickled red onion. Perfect to add to your Easter brunch or delicious as lunch or  snack.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 sheet of puff pastry
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1–2 tbsp sesame seeds (mix of black and white)
  • 200g cream cheese, whipped
  • 200g Sockeye wild smoked salmon
  • ½ cucumber, shaved into ribbons with a cheese slicer
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 5g dill, roughly chopped
  • ½ lemon, thinly sliced
  • Optional: chamomile or other edible flowers like violets

Pickled red onion

  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced into half-moons
  • 150ml red wine vinegar
  • 150ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F). Remove puff pastry from the fridge.
  2. Pickle the red onion by combining all pickling ingredients and letting it sit for at least 30 minutes, preferably longer.
  3. Lightly score the edges of the puff pastry. Brush the whole sheet with the beaten egg and sprinkle sesame seeds and sea salt along the edges.
  4. Bake for 15 minutes and let cool completely. Gently press down the center to flatten.
  5. Spread whipped cream cheese over the center and top with salmon, cucumber ribbons, pickled onion, capers, dill, lemon, and optional flowers. Finish with freshly ground pepper.

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