HOW TO PREPARE SMOKED SALMON CROSTINIS

 

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Serves Two 

Ingredients for Crostini:	Ingredients for Quick Pickle:
½ each Baguette 2 Tbs Unsalted butter 5.2 oz Boursin Cheese 3.5 oz. Cold Smoked Ora King Salmon	2 Tbs  ⅛ in diced English cucumber 2 Tbs  ⅛ in diced red onion 2 Tbs  ⅛ in diced tomato 1 tsp ⅛ in sliced chives 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil Salt and Pepper

 

 

How to prepare the crostini: 

1. Preheat oven to 275°F.
2. In a small skillet melt the unsalted butter.
3. With a bread knife cut, the baguette into 8 each ¼ inch thick medallions.
4. Place bread medallions on a cooking sheet and brush the melted butter evenly over the bread.
5. Place the sheet pan with buttered bread in the preheated oven and bake until golden brown, approximately 10-15 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven and let crostinis rest until they reach room temperature.

 How to prepare the quick pickle: 

1. Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl evenly and reserve covered in the refrigerator for approximately 45 minutes.

 How to assemble the dish: 

1. Spread Boursin cheese evenly over each crostini approximately ⅛ inch thick layer of cheese.
2. Open your 3.5-ounce package of Ora King Smoked Salmon and divide the entire amount evenly into 8 separate piled.
3. Place each of the 8 piles of salmon on the side of the crostinis that have been coated with Boursin.
4. Remove quick pickle mixture from the refrigerator, stir and place approximately ½ teaspoon of the mixture on top of the salmon on each crostini. Enjoy!