Best Seeded Bread Tartines With Herbed Goat Cheese And Smoked Salmon Recipes

Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Toasts image

Provided by dicentra

Categories Cheese

Time 25m

Yield 40 Toasts

Number Of Ingredients 9

8 ounces soft fresh goat cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
2 teaspoons of grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
30 thin slices French baguettes
12 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon
thinly peeled lemon peel strips from one lemon, cut into tiny slivers

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F Mix first goat cheese, herbs, lemon zest, and black pepper in a small bowl to blend. Set aside. (The cheese mixture can be mixed a couple of days ahead of time.).
Brush oil over both sides of bread. Arrange bread in single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake until bread is just crisp, about 5 minutes on each side. (You can prepare the toasts a couple hours in advance.).
Spread cheese mixture over toasts. Top with salmon, trimming to fit. Garnish with lemon peel strips. Arrange on platter and serve.

Chive Tartines with Smoked Salmon image

Yield Makes 20

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup 1-inch pieces fresh chives
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 tablespoons crumbled soft fresh goat cheese
2 tablespoons minced shallot
20 3/4-inch-thick diagonal slices French-bread baguette
6 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon
Additional chopped fresh chives

Steps:

Puree 1 cup chives and oil in blender 2 minutes. Pour into fine sieve set over medium bowl. Let drain 1 hour (do not press on solids). Discard solids.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix goat cheese and shallot in small bowl; season to taste with pepper. Place bread slices on large baking sheet. Brush both sides of bread lightly with chive oil. Spread each slice with 1 1/2 teaspoons cheese mixture.
Bake bread until light golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to platter. Drape 1 salmon slice over each. Sprinkle with additional chopped chives.

Seeded-Bread Tartines with Herbed Goat Cheese and Smoked Salmon image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 ounces soft goat cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs (parsley, dill, chives, thyme)
Freshly ground black pepper
8 slices Seeded Bread, toasted
4 ounces smoked salmon
1 cup bitter greens, such as watercress or arugula
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup caper berries, for serving