Smoked Salmon Molds With Avocado Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 1/2 cup fish stock
• 5 ounces sliced smoked salmon
• 1/4 cup well-chilled heavy cream
• 1 avocado, peeled,pitted and chopped
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, to taste
• pepper
• 1 tomato, peeled,seeded,cut into â¼ inch dice
• 1 teaspoon capers

Recipe

• 1 make molds: in a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over stock and let soften 10 minutes.
• 2 heat over moderate heat, stirring, until liquid comes to a boil; stir until gelatin is just dissolved and let cool.
• 3 in processor, grind salmon to a paste; with motor running, add stock in a stream, and puree until smooth.
• 4 force through a fine sieve into a bowl.
• 5 in a small bowl, beat cream until it holds soft peaks and fold into puree.
• 6 divide among 4, ¼ cup ramekins, rinsed with cold water but not dried; smooth tops.
• 7 chill, covered with plastic wrap, for 1 hour or until set.
• 8 make sauce: in a small saucepan, combine avocado, cream, lemon juice, pepper and salt to taste.
• 9 bring to a boil, stirring, and simmer 2 minutes.
• 10 puree mixture in processor; force through a fine sieve into bowl and chill, covered, for 30 minutes.
• 11 for serving: run a knife around edge of molds and invert onto appetizer plates.
• 12 spoon some sauce around each mold and sprinkle tomato and capers decoratively over each.