Orange salmon rillettes, homemade blinis

Here is an original, fresh and deliciously tasty appetizer recipe of salmon rillettes with orange and homemade blinis.

Ingredients for 4 persons :

For the blini dough:

• 1 egg
• 85 g of wheat flour
• 2 tbsp. of caster sugar
• 1 packet of dry yeast
• 10 cl of milk
• 1 pinch of salt
• 30g butter

For the rillettes:

• 100 g of fresh salmon (prepared by the fishmonger)
• 15 cl of whole liquid cream
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 orange
• 2 tbsp. tablespoon of sugar
• 5 cl of water
• 30 g soft unsalted butter
• 1 slice of smoked salmon
• Salt, freshly ground pepper

Orange salmon rillettes, homemade blinis

For the blini dough:

• Separate the yolk from the egg white. Reserve the white, place it in the fridge.

• In a salad bowl, place the flour, sugar and baking powder.
• Dig a well, gradually pour in the milk, gently incorporating the surrounding elements and until a smooth paste is obtained.
• Add the egg yolk.

• Mix again, cover and let rise for 1 hour at room temperature.

• Whip the egg white until stiff, add a pinch of salt. Gently fold it into the blini batter.
• Place a knob of butter in a blini pan, pour in a small ladle of batter.
• Cook until the blinis comes off the pan, turn and cook on the other side.

For the rillettes:

Cut the salmon into small pieces.

In a pot,

• Heat the cream with the crushed garlic.
• Add the fresh salmon and cook for 10 minutes at a low simmer.
• Remove the salmon, drain and crumble in a small container using a
• fork.
• Keep the cream in the fridge once cooled.
• Brush and remove the zest and juice from half an orange.

In a pot,

• Pour in the sugar, melt until a caramel forms, add the orange juice and zest.
• Drizzle with a stream of water.

In a blender,

• Arrange the salmon, softened butter and cream.
• Mixer. Add the orange caramel to the preparation.
• Mix, season and keep in the fridge.

For the dressing, place salmon rillettes on each blinis, and garnish with smoked salmon.

Recipe: A. Beauvais, Photo: F. Hamel

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