Smoked salmon and chive vol au vents recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
The woody-smokiness of salmon and the delicate fragrance of chives are mixed with luxurious soured cream in this elegant festive canapé;. The perfect Christmas party food idea, these vol au vents can be made in less than half an hour.
See method- Serves 12 (makes 12)
- 10 mins to prepare and 12 mins to cook
- 197 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 1 x 500g block puff pastry
- 1 medium egg, to glaze
- 5 tbsp soured cream
- 3 tbsp fresh chopped chives, plus extra to garnish
- 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
- 100g smoked salmon, roughly chopped
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 820kJ 197.0kcal
- Fat
- 14g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 0.9g
- Sugars
- 1g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 14.3gProtein 5.4gFibre 1.2g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C.
- Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a rectangle measuring approx 25cm x 35cm and stamp out 12 x 7cm fluted rounds. Take a plain 4cm cutter and make a firm indentation into the centre of each pastry circle leaving a 1½ cm border around the edge, taking care not to cut the pastry all the way through.
- Place onto a baking sheet well spaced apart and bake for 10-12 mins until well risen and golden. Remove and carefully brush the pastry border, but not the centre, with the beaten egg. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 mins until well risen and golden. Remove from the oven and gently remove the top of the centre circle of risen pastry and discard, leaving a hole in the centre ready to fill.
- Place the soured cream into a bowl and mix with the chives and mustard. Season well. Add the smoked salmon and fold through gently.
- Using a teaspoon, place spoonfuls of the mixture into the vol au vent cases. Serve scattered with extra chives to garnish.
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