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Salmon Mousse

Salmon Mousse is a perfect Christmas appetizer made with smoked salmon, cream, ricotta and chives, ideal for filling canapés and crostini.
Recipe Salmon Mousse
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 5 minutes
  • Servings for 4 people

Salmon Mousse is one of those versatile, wonderfully tasty recipes, great spread on crostini, enjoyed with breadsticks or used to fill classic puff pastry bites. It’s ready in a flash and everyone should know how to make it, because with its simplicity it can turn your evening around.

Also ideal as a Christmas appetizer when you want to put together a dish quickly and easily, this savory mousse will win you over right away with its delicate balance of flavors. The intense taste of smoked salmon is softened by the sweet, delicate flavor of ricotta and cream, with the single aromatic note of chives, which perfumes this creamy salmon pâté and freshens its flavor.

This salmon and ricotta mousse really comes together in a flash: just blend the ingredients in a food processor until you get a smooth, velvety cream, a texture that is hard to resist, especially against crisp crostini or canapés. A great classic among Christmas appetizers that never goes out of style.

If you’re looking for other creamy savory mousse recipes, try the Ham Mousse, the Red Beet Mousse, the Salmon Crostini with Ricotta and Avocado Mousse and the Tuna Mousse. And if you’d like to make other tempting recipes with smoked salmon, take a look at our collection of the Best Christmas Appetizers with Salmon, where you’ll find lots of quick and easy ideas to please every palate.

Now let’s put on our aprons and keep the blender handy: today we’re making this flavorful, creamy Salmon Mousse together.

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the Salmon Mousse, put the smoked salmon and the ricotta in the blender jar and pulse until you get a smooth cream. Separately, whip the fresh cream until nice and fluffy.
  2. Add the finely chopped fresh chives to the salmon and ricotta cream, and finally fold in the cream with a gentle top-to-bottom motion so the mixture doesn’t deflate. Adjust the salt if needed and transfer your Salmon Mousse to a jar, or use it to fill canapés and crostini. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you prefer, you can replace the ricotta in the recipe with the same amount of Philadelphia cream cheese or robiola. The chives can be replaced with dill, and if you love citrus flavors, you can also add some grated lemon zest and a few drops of lemon juice to your Salmon Mousse to freshen up the flavor of the dish.

Tips

If the ricotta is very dry and you can’t blend it well with the smoked salmon, add a tablespoon of milk or cream to the blender to loosen the mixture.

Storage

Salmon Mousse keeps in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to 2 days.

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