2 
1 
Tabasco
4 tablespoons 
½ teaspoon 
3 sheets 
2⁄3 cup smoked salmon
2 
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
½ 
1 cup cream cheese
herbs of your choice
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours 7 min. | 2 hours | 4 hours 7 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Peel 2 avocados, dice and sprinkle with the juice of 1 lime. Add a little Tabasco, salt, pepper, 4 tablespoons olive oil and ½ teaspoon vitamin C. Blend to obtain a smooth avocado purée .
Note: The vitamin C prevents the avocado turning brown. If you don't have any, add more lime juice and eat the terrine within 2 hours of preparation, otherwise it will lose its lovely green colour (but not its flavour).
Note: The vitamin C prevents the avocado turning brown. If you don't have any, add more lime juice and eat the terrine within 2 hours of preparation, otherwise it will lose its lovely green colour (but not its flavour).
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Check the seasoning of the avocado purée.
Stage 4 - 15 min.
Put 3 tablespoonsful of avocado purée into a pan over low heat and heat while stirring continuously. Do not let it boil! As soon as the purée feels hot when you dip your finger in it, turn off the heat and add the drained gelatin. Continue stirring until it has melted.
Leave to cool, then pour back into the rest of the avocado purée and mix thoroughly.
Set aside at room temperature.
Leave to cool, then pour back into the rest of the avocado purée and mix thoroughly.
Set aside at room temperature.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut 2⁄3 cup smoked salmon into small dice and sprinkle with a little lime or lemon juice.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 6 - 40 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Begin assembling the terrine:
Line the inside of your dish or mould with stretch film, as this makes turning out easier (if you intend serving the terrine straight from the dish, like a pâté de campagne, this isn't necessary). Stand the dish on a tea-towel folded in 4.
Put a layer of avocado purée in the bottom of the dish (about 1 cm or ½ inch). Tap the dish onto the tea-towel to spread the purée evenly. Do this for each layer.
Line the inside of your dish or mould with stretch film, as this makes turning out easier (if you intend serving the terrine straight from the dish, like a pâté de campagne, this isn't necessary). Stand the dish on a tea-towel folded in 4.
Put a layer of avocado purée in the bottom of the dish (about 1 cm or ½ inch). Tap the dish onto the tea-towel to spread the purée evenly. Do this for each layer.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Cover with a layer of diced salmon.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Then a second layer of avocado.
Stage 10 - 10 min.
Cover with a layer of diced tomato.
Stage 11 - 2 hours
Finish with a third layer of avocado.
Cover carefully with plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Cover carefully with plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Prepare a simple herb dressing by mixing with a fork: 1 cup cream cheese, your choice of herbs, salt, pepper and the juice of ½ a lemon.
Stage 13 - 5 min.
Turn out the terrine (if you want to) at the last minute and serve both the terrine and herb dressing well chilled.
Remarks
You can also add very finely-chopped onion or shallot to the avocado purée.
And to drink?
A medium white wine, like a Vouvray, made with Chenin Blanc grapes.
Keeping
2 or 3 hours in the fridge, well-protected from the air by plastic film. .
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,254 Kcal or 5,250 Kj | 76 gr | 33 gr | 91 gr |
| 63 % | 29 % | 3 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 96 Kcal or 402 Kj | 6 gr | 3 gr | 7 gr |
| 5 % | 2 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per terrine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,254 Kcal or 5,250 Kj | 76 gr | 33 gr | 91 gr |
| 63 % | 29 % | 3 % | 14 % |
How much will it cost?
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gravlax, Summery cheese on toast, Tomato and cream cheese terrine, Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs, Avocado with gravlax, ... All |
 | Smoked salmon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Smoked salmon sacristains, Surprise bread, Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Potatoes with smoked salmon, Scandinavian cocktail, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caesar salad, Loin of pork with herbs and julienne vegetables , Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon, Hot tomato sauce, Crispy prawn rolls, ... All |
 | Gelatin: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Black Forest gateau, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Diplomat cream, Lime crémeux, ... All |
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