Recipe:
Appetizer: Smoked Salmon Pate
Serve this easy spread
with assorted crackers. Serves 8.
6 tablespoons olive oil
4 slices day-old French bread
1 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
14 ounces smoked salmon
˝ cup finely chopped green onions
1 cup sour cream (or can use half plain
yogurt for a more zesty flavor)
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Juice of one lemon
Sprinkle olive oil over bread.
Break bread into pieces and place in bowl
of food processor. Add butter, salmon, green
onions and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Process
briefly to combine. Add sour cream and process
until mixture is smooth. Season to taste
with pepper and additional lemon juice.
Chill until ready to serve.
Cotes de Provence is an appellation in the
Provence (makes sense, no?) area of southern
France. The appellation produces whites,
red, and rosé wines. The quality of all
of these wines has really improved over
the last three decades, or so. However the
prices have remained low -- true bargains
in the wine world! The rosé makes a lovely
pink-on-pink effect with ths salmon, as
would a Rosé bubbly!
(Party Planning, august 2002)
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