This is a very elegant starter, it makes for wonderful presentation and tastes gorgeous. I serve 2 per person as a starter but for photo purposes I arranged 3 on a plate. I also am not a big fan of salmon eggs, I don’t like how big they are or the taste, so you can use salmon eggs to top, instead of my little red caviar eggs. I also know traditional guacamole is made with chopped tomato in it, but again I do not like tomatoes so I did not use them, so do please add them if you like. This takes quite some time to prepare as it is a little fiddly tying the chives around the salmon, but the final result is well worth the effort and I have always had rave reviews. Is definitely a dinner party affair.

Ingredients

8 Large tranches of smoked salmon
2 Medium avocado’s
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 Tablespoon guacamole spices (where I live they sell this in a spice jar just like garlic powder, so either make your own guacamole recipe if you can’t get this or I suppose if you know of a good packet mix, that would work, just don’t follow my directions and make according to the packet instructions.)
100g fish eggs (You can use salmon or what ever you prefer.)
8 Chive strands (make sure they are of good length.)
20g Fresh dill for garnish.

Method

Guacamole

1. Cut avocado in half and remove pip, spoon avocado in to a medium bowl.

2. Mash the avocado in a medium bowl with the tablespoon of lemon juice, mash until your likeness, some people like smooth guacamole and others prefer more chunky. Add 1 tablespoon of spice and mix. At this time if you want to add chopped tomatoes, add those and mix to combine.

Assemble

1. Lay a tranche of salmon flat, place 1-2 teaspoons of guacamole into the centre (I say 1-2 depending on the size of the tranche.) gather salmon up, so it forms a little bundle.

2. Secure the top with a strand of chive, and top with eggs, garnish with a little dill.

To Serve: Arrange a few sprigs of dill on a small plate, arrange bundles around these. Bon Appetit.

Serves 4

All photo’s taken by me unless otherwise stated.