Smoked salmon terrine

Smoked salmon terrine

A show-stopping layered fish centrepiece with cream cheese and lemon filling, flavoured with dill and chives

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Recipe by Sarah Cook

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 1 terrine, cuts into about 8-10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 50 mins

plus chilling NO COOK

Method

  1. Grease a loaf tin, a 900g/2lb one is ideal but you can use one slightly smaller or bigger. Line with cling film, then cover just the base with one layer of smoked salmon slices, trimmed to fit neatly.
  2. Whizz the cream cheese, cream, lemon zest and juice together in a food processor to combine. Scrape out and stir in the dill and chives with some seasoning. Spread an 8th of the cream cheese mixture over as evenly as you can. Top with a layer of salmon slices. Repeat with the cream cheese and salmon - you should be able to do 7 layers of cream cheese (By starting with just an 8th of the mixture, it means as the tin widens you'll have enough to put a bit more as you go further up creating even layers.) Finish with a last layer of salmon (and treat yourself to a smoked salmon sarnie with any trimmings!) Cover with cling film, pressing down gently, then chill overnight.
  3. To serve, turn onto a platter and gently peel off the cling film. Scatter with a few dill fronds and serve with lemon wedges and toast.

PER SERVING (10)

426 kcalories, protein 17.4g, carbohydrate 0.3g, fat 39.5 g, saturated fat 23.3g, fibre 0g, sugar 0.3g, salt 3.3 g

Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, December 2012.

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  • 2012-12-23 14:07:17.166115

    RachelCyprusLife commented on this recipe

    How long can this be kept in the fridge for?

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  • 2012-12-23 14:07:18.709498

    RachelCyprusLife commented on this recipe

    How long can this be kept in the fridge for?

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  • 2012-12-23 21:15:31.351033

    Cellefrouin commented on this recipe

    I'm going to make mine on Christmas Eve and chill overnight...as the recepie says 'chill overnight'... but it would have been good to know if I could have made it a couple of days before as I have a tight schedule!

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  • 2012-12-24 13:45:33.144061

    sooz71 commented on this recipe

    Mine is in the fridge chilling ready for Christmas diner starter tomorrow. I used half cream cheese and half ricotta I'm hoping this will make it a little lighter. The mixture tasted delicious. and very easy to put together. Not made this before but would think it should be fine in the fridge for a few days. Well I'm hoping for leftovers but you never know.

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  • 2012-12-24 20:17:50.276772

    ShirleyC rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just did ours, looking forward to Christmas day as it's for a party. But like someone already said, I was wondering if you could make it a few days in advance.

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  • 2012-12-26 10:45:02.907658

    Michrans rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I kept the mixture in the fridge for a good 36 hours but ended up with a very sloppy terrine. Not sure if this was due the use of medium fat cream cheese rather than a full fat one. On the plus side it tasted fantastic.

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  • 2012-12-27 15:16:00.092232

    sooz71 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good and simple to make. 3 days later we have just finished the terrine and it was as good today as it was on Christmas day. I definitely recommend using half Cream cheese and half ricotta I also lightly whipped the cream before combining the ingredients and seasoned well.

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  • 2012-12-28 19:23:28.59221

    Graley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used full fat cheese and the consistency was fine. We had it as a starter on Christmas Day and it was really enjoyed by everybody present. Even the (very fussy) teenagers loved it. Several people asked if there was any left when we prepared the evening buffet.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 1 terrine, cuts into about 8-10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 50 mins

plus chilling NO COOK

Ingredients

  • 600g smoked salmon slices
  • 600g cream cheese
  • 150ml double cream
  • zest and juice 1 lemon , thin wedges to serve
  • 1 tbsp very finely chopped dill , plus a few fronds to serve
  • 2 tbsp finely snipped chives
  • a little oil , for greasing
  • melba toast or toasted soda bread, to serve
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PER SERVING (10)

426 kcalories, protein 17.4g, carbohydrate 0.3g, fat 39.5 g, saturated fat 23.3g, fibre 0g, sugar 0.3g, salt 3.3 g

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