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Clodagh McKenna’s Tesco Christmas menu: Smoked salmon terrine

Save time on Christmas day by making this show-stopping starter the day before

Layers of Irish smoked salmon with a cream cheese and lemon filling, flavoured with dill and capers
Layers of Irish smoked salmon with a cream cheese and lemon filling, flavoured with dill and capers
Thu Dec 21 2017 - 16:21

This Christmas, Clodagh McKenna has partnered with Tesco to create a mouthwatering festive menu.

Ingredients:

  • 300g Tesco finest* Irish organic smoked salmon (12 slices)
  • 500g Tesco cream cheese, softened
  • 80ml Tesco double cream
  • 1 lemon, juice & zest
  • 3 tbsps. finely chopped fresh dill
  • 2 tbsps. Tesco capers, drained
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

  • Place the cream cheese, cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, dill and capers in a bowl.
  • Season with pepper and then mix to combine all the ingredients.
  • Line a terrine or loaf pan with cling film allowing a 5cm overhang on each side.
  • Cover the base of the pan with 1 layer of smoked salmon.
  • Using a spatula spread a thin layer of 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture over the salmon.
  • Repeat layers, finishing with salmon.
  • Fold the cling film over the salmon.
  • Press down gently and refrigerate overnight.
  • Just before serving, turn onto a platter or board. Remove the cling film, trim ends off (if necessary) and slice; each slice should be about 2cm thick.

Serving suggestion:

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Serve family style on a wooden board with wedges of lemon and sprigs of fresh dill.

For more information, visit food-and-community.tesco.ie