Bruschette with smoked Salmon

Bruschette al Salmone affumicato

Delicious bruschette for the smoked salmon lovers

Preparation time: about  5 minutes
Cooking time: about  6-7 minutes

Serves  3-4

Ingredients:

1 baguette of whole grain bread, sliced

80g (2.83 oz.) cream cheese
170g (6 oz.) greek yogurt
1 tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
a pinch of salt
a bunch of thin  stripes of smoked salmon
a bunch of peppercorns and celery leaves to use as garnish

Method:
1.       Preheat oven^[1] to 395° F (200° C). Toast the bread slices on both the sides until they are golden brown.
2.       Remove the bread from the oven, and transfer to a large serving plate.
3.       In a bowl combine cream cheese, greek yogurt, lemon juice and salt. Mix well, then, generously, spoon the mixture over each slice of bread.
4.       Place some stripes of smoked salmon over the mixture of cream cheese and greek yogurt on each slice of bread.
5.       Garnish each bruschetta with the peppercorns and celery leaves. Serve immediately.

 

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[1] You can toast the bread slices in a toaster or you can grill them on a barbeque.

Salmon fillets cooked over aromatic salt

Filetti di salmone al sale aromatico

I think that this is one of the best way to cook the salmon fillets. Do you agree?

Preparation time:  5 minutes
Cooking time:  about 20-30 minutes

Serves  2

Ingredients:

1 lb (450g) coarse sea salt
2-3 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped
fresh lemon juice, about 5 tbsp.
water, about 2 tbsp.
2 Salmon fillets (about ½ lb or 220g each) with the skin on one side
black pepper to taste
extra virgin olive oil, about 5 tbsp.

Method:

1.        In a bowl combine the salt with rosemary, 2 tbsp. of lemon juice and water.
2.        Then put a layer of this mixture on the bottom of a pan, place the fish fillets with the skin side over it, season with black pepper and spoon 1-2 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil on top.
3.        Cover and cook for about 20-30 minutes or until the fish fillets are just cooked through (the exact cooking time depends on the thickness of the fish fillets).
4.        Transfer to a plate, drizzle the fillets with the remaining extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Serve immediately.