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Salmon rillettes

A terrine of two kinds of salmon (cooked and smoked) with butter and lemon.

237,9784.4/5 for 28 ratings

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Last modified on: March 26^th 2013

For 6 people, you will need:

1 ²⁄₃ cup smoked salmon
2 1 cup fresh salmon
3 ²⁄₃ cup butter
4 a little parsley
5 a little chives
6 1 lemon
7 2 tablespoons Herb olive oil
8 1 tablespoon fish fumet
9 salt
10 pepper

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 3 people 6 people 12 people 18 people

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
28 min.	2 hours	10 min.	2 hours 38 min.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected from air.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Cook 1 cup fresh salmon in a pan of salted simmering water (with the powdered fish fumet if desired).

Stage 2 - 2 min.

As soon as it becomes opaque, and therefore cooked, remove from pan and drain.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Pick over salmon, keeping only flesh and break into flakes.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 7 min.

Cut ²⁄₃ cup smoked salmon into fine strips, then cut these into small pieces. The pieces should be as small as possible.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Put ²⁄₃ cup butter in a bowl, and mix with a fork until smooth.

Season, then mix again with fork.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Add cooked salmon, mix with fork.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Add diced smoked salmon, 1 lemon juice and 2 tablespoons Herb olive oil, mix with fork.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Chop chives and parsley, add them and mix with fork.

Check seasoning.

Stage 9 - 2 hours

Fill one or more small terrines, cover with plastic film and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.

Serve as a starter with toasted bread.

Remarks

If you prefer a stronger flavour, you can add a half teaspoon of powdered fish fumet when cooking the salmon.

And to drink?

A good dry white wine.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,770 Kcal or 7,411 Kj	79 gr	12 gr	156 gr
89 %	30 %	1 %	24 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
266 Kcal or 1,114 Kj	12 gr	2 gr	23 gr
13 %	5 %	<1 %	4 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
295 Kcal or 1,235 Kj	13 gr	2 gr	26 gr
15 %	5 %	<1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 10.36 €
Per person : 1.73 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh salmon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Salmon marinated like herring, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Summer Salmon Blanquette, Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roasted Cauliflower, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Four quarters, ... All
	Smoked salmon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Scandinavian cocktail, Cubed salad, Surprise bread, Smoked salmon sacristains, ... All
	Herb olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fine multi-tomato tart, Light herb sauce, Quick flaky pizza, Little vegetable omelettes, Italian toast, ... All

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