FEATURE RECIPE
Creamed salmon roe with chives

Creamed salmon roe with chives

Serves 8



190 gm (4 thick slices)   stale sourdough bread, crusts removed
125 ml (½ cup)   milk
1   clove of garlic, finely chopped
2   golden shallots, finely chopped
2   lemons, juice only
2   egg yolks
60 ml (¼ cup)   olive oil
150 gm   salmon roe
¼ cup   finely chopped chives
To serve:   lavosh


1 Tear bread coarsely and place in a small bowl with milk, stand for 10 minutes or until soft, squeeze excess milk from bread, discard milk and process bread in a food processor with garlic, shallot and half the lemon juice until smooth. Add yolks, process to combine then, with motor running, add oil in a thin steady stream and process until emulsified. Add half the roe, remaining lemon juice and process to combine. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper, transfer to a bowl, add chives and remaining roe, reserving some roe and chives for garnish, and stir gently to combine. Refrigerate until cold. Serve, garnished with reserved roe and chives, with lavosh.


Drink Suggestion Dry pink sparkling wine.

RECIPE Emma Knowles and Rodney Dunn PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem STYLING Emma Knowles DRINK SUGGESTION Max Allen


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