FRESH & SMOKED SALMON RILLETTES

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A simple starter, fresh and rich, that makes a bit more of a pack of smoked salmon - serve instead of pâté on rye or piled into chicory leaves

Provided by Diana Henry

Categories Starter

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

150ml vermouth
½ onion , sliced
2 tbsp lemon juice , plus a squeeze
small bunch parsley , stalks only (use the leaves below)
8 black peppercorns
280g salmon fillet
125g smoked salmon , cut into small shreds
30g butter , melted
1 tbsp chopped chervil (or chives if you can't get chervil)
rye bread and chicory leaves, to serve (optional)
200g crème fraîche
2 tbsp finely chopped parsley and chives
2 tbsp capers , rinsed of salt or brine
1 small shallot , finely chopped
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
lemon juice , to taste

Steps:

Put the vermouth, onion, lemon juice, parsley stalks and peppercorns in a saucepan with 150ml water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 mins. Turn the heat down to a very gentle simmer, add the salmon fillet and poach for 4 mins. Let the salmon sit and cool in the liquid.
Lift the salmon out of its poaching liquid, remove the skin and flake the flesh roughly. Mix the flesh with the smoked salmon, a good squeeze of lemon, the butter, chervil and some pepper. Tip into a bowl, cover and put in the fridge (be sure to bring it back to room temperature to serve).
Mix the crème fraîche with the herbs, capers, shallot, oil and lemon juice to taste. Serve the rillettes with leaves of chicory - its bitterness is very good against the richness of the salmon - the caper crème fraîche and some rye bread, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 339 calories, Fat 26 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 17 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium