It's rare when a holiday table goes without sandwiches, especially if the feast is arranged in the form of a buffet table. Red fish refers to the products that are most often chosen for such snacks. Sandwiches with salmon are not only tasty and healthy, but also have an appetizing look, thereby becoming a table decoration. You can prepare them for a variety of recipes. The appearance of the dish and its organoleptic qualities depend on it.
Cooking Features
Sandwiches are among the snacks that are prepared simply and quickly, allowing you to lay the table, even with an unexpected arrival of guests. Even an inexperienced cook can make them, but not all housewives like snacks work out equally well. To get the best result will help knowledge of a few moments.
- A sandwich will turn out tasty and appetizing if it contains at least 4 components: the base, which most often serves bread, spread (butter, soft cottage cheese, mayonnaise), the main product (in this case, salmon) and an additional product that makes the snack more beautiful and gives it a unique taste. Additional products may be several.
- The easiest way to decorate a sandwich with salmon is to put a thin slice of lemon or a sprig of fresh greens on it. You can use not only the usual dill and parsley, but also other herbs (basil, rosemary).
- Wheat or rye bread can serve as a basis for salmon sandwiches, depending on the recipe. It is cut into pieces of beautiful shape. A round shape of the bread can be given by squeezing the figure with a glass or a baking dish.
- Salmon has a delicate flavor and does not fit well with products that have a sharp aroma, too salty or pungent. An unfortunate idea would be to add a sandwich with salmon meat, ham, sausage.
- Sandwiches with salmon should not be made long before the upcoming feast, otherwise the bread may become stale, the fish will become weathered. If you need to prepare sandwiches in advance, cover them with a bowl or wrap in cling film, store in the refrigerator.
When cooking sandwiches with salmon, it is important not only to find a good combination of ingredients, but also to serve a nice snack. Most often, the method of its design is incorporated in the recipe itself. If you make sandwiches according to your own recipe, you can roll the salmon with a “rose” and make “leaves” of greens. This decor fits almost any kind of red fish sandwiches.
The classic recipe for salmon sandwiches
Composition:
- long loaf “Threaded” or “Sandwich-like” - 0, 3 kg;
- light-salted salmon (fillet) - 0, 25 kg;
- butter - 150 g;
- lemon - 0, 5 pcs .;
- fresh greens - 10-12 twigs.
Method of preparation:
- Bread cut into slices 7-8 mm thick. If the loaf is soft, it will be a little more difficult to do. Knowledge of a small secret will help: the loaf is cut more evenly and does not crumble if you put it in the bottom part up and start cutting from it. The knife must be sharp and long.
- Remove the oil from the refrigerator in advance so that it softens. If it is natural, then it will become soft literally in 10-15 minutes.
- Smear butter on bread with a table knife.
- Cut the salmon into thin slices and, if necessary, pre-cut it into fillets.
- Spread the salmon slices over the sandwiches, leaving room for the lemon in the corner.
- Wash, dry the lemon. Cut it into thin semicircles. Put the lemon wedges next to the fish slices.
- Wash, dry greens. Put on each sandwich on a sprig of greens.
This is a variant of salmon sandwiches made most often. Despite the simple composition, the taste of this snack is impeccable. However, this option is unlikely to surprise your guests. If you want to hit them, you can pick up a more modern and unusual version of this traditional dish.
Sandwiches with curd cheese, salmon and fresh cucumber
Composition:
- wheat baguette - 0, 3 kg;
- salted salmon - 0, 25 kg;
- curd cheese - 150 g;
- fresh dill - 50 g;
- fresh cucumbers - 0, 2 kg.
Method of preparation:
- Slice the baguette into round slices, put them on a baking sheet, send for 5-10 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees so that the bread slightly browned.
- Finely chop the dill, combine it with curd cheese, mix thoroughly so that the dill is evenly distributed.
- Cucumbers wash and pat dry. Cut into thin slices of oval shape.
- Spread bread with cottage cheese. Crosswise put the cucumber slices.
- Salmon fillet, cut into thin strips.
- Roll up the strips with rolls, giving fish pieces the resemblance to rosebuds.
- Put salmon “roses” on cucumbers.
Sandwiches made according to this recipe look elegant, have a fresh taste.
Sandwiches with salmon, cream cheese and red caviar
Composition:
- long loaf - 0, 4 kg;
- salted salmon - 150 g;
- red caviar - 100 g;
- cream cheese - 0, 2 kg;
- butter - 40 g;
- rosemary - for decoration.
Method of preparation:
- Bread cut into slices, spread with a thin layer of softened butter, put in an oven heated to 180 degrees for 5-7 minutes. You can brown the bread in the microwave, it will take only 1-2 minutes depending on the power of the microwave ne
- Cool the bread, spread it with cream cheese.
- Cover half of each sandwich with red caviar, put a thin slice of salmon on the other half.
- Decorate the sandwiches with sprigs of rosemary and serve.
Sandwiches made according to this recipe look simple and luxurious at the same time. Guests will certainly appreciate their harmonious taste.
Sandwiches with salmon and avocado
Composition:
- wheat bread - 0, 4 kg;
- butter - 100 g;
- lemon - 0, 5 pcs .;
- avocados - 0, 25 kg;
- cream cheese - 100 g;
- fillet of salted salmon - 0, 2 kg.
Method of preparation:
- In toaster wheat bread, cut off the crusts, cut the flesh into small squares of thickness, cover them with an even layer of butter.
- Cut the salmon fillet into thin squares a little smaller than pieces of bread. Spread on sandwiches.
- Wash, blot avocado with a napkin. Cut in half by removing the bone. Scrape the pulp with a spoon and put it in the blender container.
- Squeeze juice from half a lemon, pour avocado on it.
- Turn on the device, turn the avocado into a puree.
- Add the cheese, beat the avocado with it.
- Place the prepared mass in the culinary bag. Squeeze the cream on the red fish.
Sandwiches made according to this recipe resemble pastries, have a delicate and balanced taste. Especially like such an exquisite treat ladies.
Sandwiches with salmon, cherry tomatoes and olives
Composition:
- rye bread - 0, 4 kg;
- salted salmon - 0, 2 kg;
- processed cheese - 70 g;
- mayonnaise - how much will leave;
- chicken egg - 2 pcs .;
- lettuce leaves - how many leaves;
- cherry tomatoes - 0, 2 kg;
- garlic (optional) - 1-2 cloves;
- vegetable oil - how much will leave;
- pitted olives - 50 g.
Method of preparation:
- Grind melted cheese on a grater.
- Cook hard boiled eggs, cool under running cold water, peel and rub, mix with cheese.
- Pass the garlic through the press, add to the cheese and eggs.
- Add mayonnaise, mix. The mixture should have a consistency suitable for spreading on bread.
- Slice the bread into triangles, brown in one side of the pan. Put on a napkin. When it absorbs the excess butter, put the bread on the platter with the toasted side up.
- Spread the bread with a prepared mass of eggs and cheese.
- Place a piece of lettuce on each piece.
- Place the salmon slices on top.
- Cut cherry tomatoes in half, place on top.
- Cut the olives into 4 parts, one by one put next to the halves of the tomatoes.
- Place the mayonnaise in the bag, make a hole in it with a toothpick. Squeeze through the sauce on the halves of the tomatoes, causing it to a point. As a result, halves of tomatoes should become similar to the ladybirds.
According to this recipe, salmon sandwiches are especially nourishing. They are distinguished not only by their unusual appearance, but also by their unique taste.
Salmon is ideal for making sandwiches. With her snacks often do for the holiday table. They look elegant, have a pleasant taste, suitable for many alcoholic beverages.
