Clodagh McKenna’s Tesco Christmas menu: Smoked salmon terrine

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:

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