Smokedsalmonandgruyerepanini Recipes

Steps:

• Heat up a panini press.
• Spread the Dijon mustard over each of 4 slices of the brioche. Top each one with 1 slice of the Gruyere. Divide all of the smoked salmon and grated lemon zest among the 4 slices of brioche. Season lightly with the salt and pepper and cover with the remaining slices on Gruyere. Close the sandwiches and grill on the panini press for 2 to 3 minutes, until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted. Cut the panini in half and serve!

Steps:

• Wash the salmon fillets thoroughly and place in a pan. In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, ginger, and sugar and mix well. Pour the marinade over the fillets. Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
• Preheat a smoker to 250 degrees F with hickory chips.
• Place salmon on the smoker. Smoke for 60 to 90 minutes, or until fish flakes nicely.
• Serve with freshly squeezed lemon just before serving.

Steps:

• Whisk the brine ingredients together. Marinate the salmon filets overnight in smoked salmon brine.
• Remove salmon filets from brine. Rinse lightly in cold water, pat dry. Put filets in smoker. Cold smoke fish in smoker over indirect heat to avoid cooking until smoke flavor is evident (1 to 2 hours). Be sure fish remains cool to the touch. This process will put flavor into the fish without cooking the flesh. Do not smoke fish too hot as it will still be put on the grill to finish the cooking process. Reserve fish in refrigerator until ready to grill.
• Preheat a grill to hot.
• For the Corn Salsa: Thaw corn kernels and drain. Dice all ingredients to size of corn kernels. Toss the ingredients for the corn salsa together, seasoning with the spices to taste. Serve at room temperature.
• For the Chile Dumplings: In a food processor, mix all ingredients except panko and egg whites. Place into large bowl, then fold in panko. Slowly fold in egg whites in 2 separate actions. Make sure to fold and not stir or whip. Set up steamer on stovetop, bring water to a simmer. Scoop 12 (2-ounce) portions of dumpling mix into steamer. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes.
• While dumplings are steaming place salmon on grill to desired doneness (5 minutes per side per inch of thickness).
• For the Cilantro Citrus Sauce: Mix cilantro, zests, juices, shallots and garlic. Saute the cilantro mix, deglaze with wine, and reduce. Add butter adjust with salt and pepper.
• Place 3 dumplings on each plate. Spoon corn salsa between dumplings. Place grilled salmon atop dumplings. Drizzle salmon and plate with citrus sauce.

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly-salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir the linguine into the water and return to a boil. Cook uncovered until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of the water.
• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat; when the mixture begins to bubble, add the shallots and cook until softened. Stir the salmon, cream cheese, and milk into the shallot mixture. Mix the reserved water from the pasta into the mixture. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with the pasta to serve.

Steps:

• See note below for directions on roasted the garlic. Do this before preparing the paninis.
• Mix the mayo with the 1 Tablespoon of the reserved tuna oil, the lemon juice, Dijon mustard, celery, garlic, parsley, capers and celery seeds. Mix in the tuna. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Spoon the tuna mixture onto 4 slices of the bread, then top each with 1 oz of Gruyere and then top with another slice of bread.
• Toast the sandwiches in a panini press until they are golden and the cheese is melted.
• *Note* To roast the garlic, place the unpeeled cloves on a sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. Seal the foil and roast the cloves at 300 degrees F. If I'm halving the recipe and only roasting 2 cloves, I roast them for 30 minutes. If you roast the whole garlic bulb it would take about 1 hour. You can always peek at them and touch to see when they are completely tender. let the cloves cool, then squeeze them out of their skins and mash them.

Steps:

• Boil, steam or microwave potatoes until just tender; drain.
• Preheat oven to very hot.
• Halve potatoes, place, cut-side up on lightly oiled oven tray, drizzle with oil, bake for 15 minutes or until crisp and brown, turning occasionally.
• Boil, steam or microwave asparagus until just tender, drain, cut spears in half crossways.
• Cut salmon into strips.
• AVOCADO PUREE.
• Halve avocado, discard stone, scoop out flesh, blend or process avocado and remaining ingredients until smooth.
• Divide avocado puree among serving plates, top with potatoes, mesclun, asparagus, smoked salmon and a good dollop of caviar.

Steps:

• Beat together until smooth cream cheese, milk, lemon juice, dill weed, and bottled hot pepper sauce.
• Arranged smoked salmon, small bowl of herbed cream cheese and bread on medium-sized serving platter.
• Garnish with red onion, capers, lemon slices and dill.