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Lowell Hunt Catering
Lowell Hunt Catering
Keri Williams
Seattle
1111 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, Wa 98109
206 264-0400
Woodinville
14810 NE 145th Street
Woodinville, Wa 98072
425 486-4072

Cold Smoked Salmon, Microgreen & Beet Salad with crème fraiche, hard cooked egg & caviar
Serves 6
Cold Smoked Salmon
Salmon Quenelle
1/4 lb minced Gerard & Dominque European style Lox
1 T minced shallots
1 T fresh chives
1/2 lemon
2 oz. olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
3 hard cooked, minced quail yolks
6 1/2 quail eggs (white only) 6 tsp white sturgeon caviar

Method
Mix lox, shallots, chives, egg yolk, lemon juice, olive oil and seasoning. With two tablespoons, form quenelle, place on plate and top with caviar filled egg.

Beet Salad
1 large beet
2 T currants
1/2 cup champagne vinegar
1 tsp chopped parsley
1/2 ounce sherry vinegar
1/2 ounce olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
sugar to taste
lemon zest

Method
Oil and season unskinned beet and roast in oven at 275º until soft through center (approximately 1 hour). Let cool, peel and dice. In a sauce pan, bloom currents in vinegar (approximately 3 minutes). Let cool, strain and add to beets. Add remaining ingredients and adjust with sugar, salt and pepper.

Microgreen Salad
3 ounces Microgreens
1 tsp chopped chervil
1 ounce extra virgin olive oil
1/3 ounce rice wine vinegar

Method
Mix together in bowl and plate immediately.