Serves 8
INGREDIENTS
- 1k g fresh salmon, skin off
- 500 g smoked salmon, finely chopped
- 100 g sour cream
- 2 stalk of celery, whole
- 1 carrot, whole
- 1/2 a leek
- 2 star anise
- 2 bunches chives, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 4 eschallots, finely chopped
- 100 g butter, softened
- 30 ml fresh lemon juice
- sea salt and cracked pepper
METHOD
Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add the celery, carrot, leek and star anise. Place the salmon gently into the boiling water and then remove the whole pot from the heat.
Let the pot stand for 10 minutes then remove the salmon and set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the eschallots. Saute for 5 minutes, or until soft and then set aside to cool.
Once all the ingredients are cool, place the salmon, eschallots, smoked salmon, chives and lemon juice into a large mixing bowl.
Add the butter, sour cream, smoked paprika to the salmon mix, season and mix well. Place into ramekins and refrigerate until ready to serve.
