tartares de saumon

1/4 pound  

fresh salmon, skinned, boned, well-cleaned, minced

2 tablespoons  

freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice

1 tablespoon  

olive oil

1/8 pound  

smoked salmon, minced

1 tablespoon  

minced parsley

1 teaspoon  

finely minced shallots

  

salt and freshly ground pepper

1. 

Combine fresh salmon, grapefruit juice and oil. Set aside for 15 minutes.

2. 

Add remaining ingredients, mix well and set aside for an additional hour.

3. 

Arrange on serving dishes and serve.

Note: arrange in a cylindrical shape on blanched snap peas, snow peas, or other garniture. Use a 7 cm ring mold to shape salmon. Serve each serving with 2 toasted baguette slices brushed with olive oil.

Yield: 2 servings.

Source: adapted from a suggestion from Jean-Pierre Silva, Hostellerie du Vieux Moulin, Bouilland, France, 1997.
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