Smoked Salmon And Chive Mascarpone Mousse With Pink Pickled Onions

Serves: 2

Catharine Rutherford

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

46

Sweetness

47

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cup

Sour Cream

1.5 tsps

Salt

Directions:

1

To prepare the salmon: In a small saucepan sprinkle gelatin over lemon juice and soften 10 minutes

2

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together mascarpone and 1/2 cup sour cream until combined well

3

Quarter eggs and with back of a spoon force through a coarse sieve into mascarpone mixture

4

Add horseradish and stir well

5

Add remaining 1/4 cup sour cream to gelatin mixture and heat over moderately low heat, stirring, just until gelatin is dissolved

6

Add gelatin mixture to mascarpone mixture and stir well

7

Cut about one third salmon into strips and arrange 1 in every other ridge of a 3-cup brioche or other mold, letting ends hang over edge

8

Chop remaining salmon into 1/2-inch pieces and fold with chives into mascarpone mixture

9

Spoon mousse into mold and fold ends of salmon strips over top

10

Chill mousse, covered, at least 2 hours, or until firm, and up to 2 days

11

Run a thin knife along inside of each ridge of mold and dip mold into a bowl of hot water a few seconds

12

Invert a plate over mold and invert mousse onto it

13

With a slotted spoon arrange pickled onions decoratively on and around mousse touching each other, and keeping covered with plastic wrap

14

Brush mushroom rolls all over with melted butter and rearrange, seam sides down and barely touching, in pan

15

Chill mushroom rolls, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day

16

Preheat oven to 425°F

17

Bake mushroom rolls in upper third of oven 15 minutes, or until golden

18

Halve rolls crosswise and tie a chive around each half

19

In a small saucepan sprinkle gelatin over lemon juice and soften 10 minutes

20

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together mascarpone and 1/2 cup sour cream until combined well

21

Quarter eggs and with back of a spoon force through a coarse sieve into mascarpone mixture

22

Add horseradish and stir well

23

Add remaining 1/4 cup sour cream to gelatin mixture and heat over moderately low heat, stirring, just until gelatin is dissolved

24

Add gelatin mixture to mascarpone mixture and stir well

25

Cut about one third salmon into strips and arrange 1 in every other ridge of a 3-cup brioche or other mold, letting ends hang over edge

26

Chop remaining salmon into 1/2-inch pieces and fold with chives into mascarpone mixture

27

Spoon mousse into mold and fold ends of salmon strips over top

28

Chill mousse, covered, at least 2 hours, or until firm, and up to 2 days

29

Run a thin knife along inside of each ridge of mold and dip mold into a bowl of hot water a few seconds

30

Invert a plate over mold and invert mousse onto it

31

With a slotted spoon arrange pickled onions decoratively on and around mousse touching each other, and keeping covered with plastic wrap

32

Brush mushroom rolls all over with melted butter and rearrange, seam sides down and barely touching, in pan

33

Chill mushroom rolls, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day

34

Preheat oven to 425°F

35

Bake mushroom rolls in upper third of oven 15 minutes, or until golden

36

Halve rolls crosswise and tie a chive around each half

37

To make the pink pickled onions: In a saucepan barely cover onions with cold water

38

Bring water to a boil and simmer 1 minute

39

Drain onions in a colander and return to pan with vinegar, salt, and cold water to just cover

40

Bring liquid to a boil and simmer 3 minutes

41

Remove pan from heat and cool onions in liquid

42

Pickled onions may be made 1 week ahead and chilled in liquid, covered

43

Makes about 2 cups

44

In a saucepan barely cover onions with cold water

45

Bring water to a boil and simmer 1 minute

46

Drain onions in a colander and return to pan with vinegar, salt, and cold water to just cover

47

Bring liquid to a boil and simmer 3 minutes

48

Remove pan from heat and cool onions in liquid

49

Pickled onions may be made 1 week ahead and chilled in liquid, covered

50

Makes about 2 cups