Napoleon Of Salmon Mousse Recipes

Steps:

• Place smoked salmon in a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth. Mix in heavy cream, cream cheese, juice of half of a lemon, dried dill weed, salt and pepper. Blend to desired consistency. Transfer to a medium serving dish, and garnish with salmon roe.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add flour and mix well. Shape into 24 balls; press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups. , Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the salmon, broth, sour cream, onion, lemon juice and salt until blended. Spoon into the shells. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Sprinkle with dill.

Steps:

• For the salmon:
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season salmon fillet with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place on a baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely, the chill for at least 30 minutes.
• For the mousse: Put the chilled salmon fillet in a food processor. Add all other ingredients and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Steps:

• Chill the bowl of a food processor.
• Cut the salmon into chunks.
• Whip the cream until stiff.
• Place the salmon in the food processor bowl and process for a few seconds. Add the pepper, lemon juice and process a few seconds more, until the mixture forms a paste. Do not overprocess. Place the salmon in a mixing bowl and mix a third of the whipped cream into the salmon. Then mix in the remaining whipped cream. Return the mixture to the processor bowl. Process, using a spatula to push down the mousse on the sides of the bowl. Do not overprocess or the mixture will become warm and separate.
• Press the salmon mixture through a sieve to make a smooth puree. Refrigerate.
• When ready to serve, mix the chopped tarragon into the salmon mousse.
• Place half of the mousse on top of one leaf of pastry; top with a second leaf and spread with the remaining mousse; top with a third leaf.
• Smooth the edges and press the crumbs on all four sides of the napoleon. Refrigerate for at least a half an hour, and up to five hours.
• To serve, arrange either shredded lettuce or lettuce leaves dressed with vinaigrette on a plate. Arrange three slices of the napoleon, about a quarter-inch thick, overlapping on the plate and spoon about three or four tablespoons of sauce on the side.

Steps:

• Peel strips from cucumbers to create a decorative edge; cut cucumbers into 1/2-in. slices. Using a melon baller, remove a small amount of cucumber from the center, leaving the bottom intact., Place the cream cheese, salmon, milk, lemon pepper and dill in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Transfer to a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. In another bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold into salmon mixture., Pipe or dollop mousse onto cucumber slices; garnish with dill. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Scald milk and set aside. In a saucepan over low heat, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Add flour to melted butter and cook, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon, 2 to 3 minutes, until the mixture is very thick. Add the scalded milk, all at once, and beat with a wire whisk over low heat for 5 minutes more, until the bechamel is thick and smooth. Add salt, pepper and cayenne, remove from heat and set aside to cool until lukewarm.
• Skin and bone salmon meat and flake with a fork. Cut remaining butter into chunks. Add salmon and butter to bechamel and mix well, using an electric beater rather than a blender or processor.
• Add cream and Cognac to salmon mixture and blend thoroughly. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt, pepper or cayenne if necessary.
• Refrigerate, covered, until the mixture has thickened sufficiently to allow piping through a pastry bag and tube - 2 to 3 hours, or overnight.
• While the mixture is cooling, remove tops from tomatoes and scoop out flesh. Stand tomatoes upside down on a rack to drain. When the salmon mixture is ready, pipe it into the hollowed-out tomatoes and top with a few grains of red salmon roe. Extra mousse can be served in a bowl topped with more roe.