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Smoked Salmon Stacks
Created by Mariah, Thursday, 04 December 2008
Description A colorful dish: white from the potato and cream, orange from the smoked salmon and trout eggs, deep purple from the cooked beet. When there is color in food, there are anti-oxidants.
Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
French
Difficulty
Moderate
Special Diets
Meatless
Seasonal
Autumn
Winter
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Serves
4
  • 4 potatoes, boiled in their skins
  • 4 slices smoked salmon
  • 1/3 cup thick cream
  • 1 Tbs chopped herbs (parsley, chives)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 cooked beet, peeled and cut into sticks
  • ½ cup trout eggs
Methods/steps
  1. Peel potatoes and cut in 1/5-inch thick slices.
  2. Use a round cookie cutter to cut circles from the potato and smoked salmon slices. Place them side by side to make 4 multi-layered potato and smoked salmon sandwiches. Keep them on the side. First and last should be potato - aim for 8-9 potato slices and 7-8 smoked salmon.
  3. Blend herbs into the creme and season with salt and pepper.
  4. To serve, place one salmon stack -on the side - on each plate. Garnish with cooked beet, a little of the seasoned creme and trout eggs.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
 
       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   464.67  
Calories From Fat (51%)   237.12  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 26.98g   42%  
Saturated Fat 8.64g   43%  
Cholesterol 261.92mg   87%  
Sodium 1051.60mg   44%  
Potassium 1157.44mg   33%  
Carbohydrates 27.45g   9%  
Dietary Fiber 3.42g   14%  
Sugar 1.73g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 24.03g      
Protein 31.09g   62%  
Additional Tips

Some may find easier to peel and slice the potatoes then cooked them in salted boiling water for 1-15 minutes, until cooked but firm.

Substitute cooked potatoes with round crackers or slices of cheese roll if you wish.

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