Description
These smoked salmon puff pastry bites are a luxurious yet simple appetizer. They combine flaky puff pastry and a creamy smoked salmon and goat cheese mixture, perfect for entertaining or special occasions.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
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- 3 oz. smoked salmon (the flaky type)
- 4 oz. goat cheese
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 3 Tbsp. fresh dill
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Pastry
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- 1 pkg puff pastry, thawed
Topping
- 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F to get it ready for baking the puff pastry rounds.
- Prepare the puff pastry: Spread out each thawed puff pastry sheet on your work area. Using a cutter, cut 2″ circles from the sheets and place them onto a lined baking sheet. Brush each puff pastry round with beaten egg.
- Bake the puff pastry: Bake the puff pastry rounds in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, or until they turn golden brown. Remove them from the oven and set aside to cool completely.
- Make the salmon mixture: In a food processor, combine the goat cheese, cream cheese, smoked salmon, lemon juice, dill, and salt and pepper. Process the mixture until smooth. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag or a large zip-lock bag with the corner cut off.
- Pipe and garnish: Store the salmon mixture in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Then, pipe a heaping dollop of the salmon and goat cheese mixture on each puff pastry round. Garnish each bite with a tiny sprig of fresh dill.
- Serve immediately: Serve the prepared smoked salmon puff pastry bites immediately for the best taste and texture.
Notes
- You can prepare the salmon mixture up to a day in advance and store it in the fridge until ready to use.
- Make sure the puff pastry rounds are completely cooled before piping the salmon mixture to prevent it from melting.
- The bites are best served immediately but can be assembled a couple of hours beforehand and kept refrigerated.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 puff pastry bite
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
