Editor's note: This recipe is from Erika Lenkert's book, The Last-Minute Party Girl: Fashionable, Fearless, and Foolishly Simple Entertaining
Add a little yummy-sexy luxury to your cocktail party by serving this velvety salmon spread, which is ridiculously simple to make and perfectly paired with baguette slices and people you enjoy.
Recipe information
Total Time
1 hour and 15 minutes
Yield
Makes around 1 1/2 cups or around 8 servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Bring a large pot of water to a simmer. Add the celery, onion, leek, peppercorns, bay leaf, wine and lemon and simmer for 25 minutes.
Step 2
Then add the salmon. Cover the pot, remove it from the heat, and let it stand for 10 minutes.
Step 3
Remove the salmon and chill it in the refrigerator. Discard the vegetable water.
Step 4
In a food processor or by hand, whip with salmon with the crème fraîche, chives, and olive oil, and add salt and pepper to taste. Keep the spread chilled until you're ready to serve.
