There is no polite way of describing how I react around smoked salmon. I like the word gourmand but feel glutton is more apt. I adore the stuff and love it served any way – on sandwiches, in pasta, wolfed straight from the packet…
So what a joyful day it was when I received an email from the lovely peeps at Huon Reserve, asking me to participate in the Huon blogging challenge.
Off I toddled to their website to order a selection of their uber-delicious products, then thinking cap was tipped to a jaunty angle to create a dish that could be eaten all year round.
May I present my smoked salmon and trout rillettes, a fancy spread that is friends with all types of crackers and breads.
Even Misses 6 & 8 who despise smoked salmon (say whaaat?) were eating this stuff straight from the jar.
I could see this being served on Melba toasts as a starter at a fancy pants dinner party, or served with plain crackers on a picnic. I spread on it toast and served with a poached egg for breakfast the other day and that combination was amazing!
It is simply that good. Being all boast-y, I should add that the yogurt used in this recipe was made from scratch by Miss6 and the Hungry Dad. Surely I deserve extra points for that?
Huon produce their fish in Tasmania, an island fabled for its immaculate waters. And when you consider it, clean waters is fairly important for healthy and delicious fish.
This dish needs hot smoked salmon and trout to work – not cold sliced salmon or raw fish.
Gather:
300g hot smoked trout or hot smoked salmon fillet – this is nothing at all like cold smoked salmon, which wouldn’t work in this recipe. I used a combination of Huon Reserve Selection honey cured hot smoked salmon, blackened spice hot smoked salmon and hot smoked ocean trout.
50g butter at room temperature
4 heaped tablespoons Greek yogurt – you want something tart and full of flavour so please avoid using low fat versions
1 lemon – zested and juiced
freshly crackled black pepper, to taste
fresh parsely, finely cut
fresh chives, snipped
Let’s get to it:
Place butter in bowl of food processeor and blend until soft.
Add in the flaked salmon/ trout fillets, ensuring it is bone-free and blend.
Then add the yogurt, pepper, lemon zest and juice, and herbs and wizz until combined.
Place in a sterlised glass jar with lid and place in fridge until ready to use.
the hungry mum 
Smoked salmon rillettes are probably one of my most favourite things in the world! This recipe is just so perfect for Easter in a few weeks time, great for sharing. I only say that as I would quite easily eat the lot myself.
Me too! Whenever I see it at farmer’s markets I buy it, get home & scoff the lot! Now I know how easy it is to make I’ll do it more often. I literally just had a few spoonfuls straight from the jar #piggy
yum! so elegant 🙂
cheers! Is sooo yum #BitAddictiveActually
Yum, sounds fantastic. I love Huon salmon too, the flavour is far superior to a lot of other smoked salmon products that I’ve tasted. 🙂
Yes! The flavour is so much better than so many other brands.
Looks so perfect to put out while everyone is waiting for Easter Dinner to be ready!
Great idea – I think anyone would be happy to be served this 🙂
Oh YUM! I too am a smoked salmon addict, so I’ll definitely be making this!
It is soooo amazing – I just can’t stop eating it.
Your salmon looks and must taste fantastic 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
cheers CCU! Glad to see you’re still around – was worried that you were going to go to ground 🙂
haha nope never its just difficult to keep up everything with uni (I’m still a newbie) 😀
My dad and I are salmon fans and this would go down a treat with both of us!
Salmon is my go to fish – I love it served any & every way. I hope you try it.
That looks delicious and well done for yogurt from scratch – I often use mackerel and quark cheese as it’s fat free but this looks great.
Thanks! Yours sounds good, too 🙂
Hot smoked salmon rillettes seems to be a wonderful food to eat.. Wanna try this at Nowra my homeland when I get there after travel.
I hope you do get to try it – it is easy & delish {mine’s all gone 😦 }
I/ve only made rillettes with fresh cooked salmon, so this is very intriguing to me! Love all rillettes!
This is super dooper fast – you could have this on the table in mere minutes 🙂
Beyootiful and yoghurt from scratch! You do deserve extra points.:)
Thanks! I’ll take a gold star 🙂
Love smoked salmon it’s just raze expensive in South Africa so usually gets kept for celebrations,great recipe will save for a special occasion.
I meant to write crazy expensive
it isn’t cheap in Australia either but I do love it 😉
Love smoked salmon- these rillettes look perfect! Definitely a recipe to give a go! 🙂
Isn’t it the best?! Hope you do try it – would be perfect for a party.
Cheers! I’ve polished off my jar so time for some more! Am thinking I’ll serve it as part of my Easter brunch buffet.
Love what you did here with the salmon. Looks good.
Thanks! So much yumminess for very little effort.
oh you’re my kind of person – I LOVE hot smoked salmon like nothing else. it’s frightfully expensive in singapore, but when I lived in the UK I would buy these for snacking. such a delicious thing.
It used to be only a luxury food in the Hungry house too but since I don’t eat meat I figure I’m entitled to buy it. Plus, life is short & I’m greedy 🙂
This looks so good that you’ve sent me on a quest to find hot smoked salmon. Can your tasty rillettes be far behind? 🙂
oooh, I hope you find it! Because I’m quietly confident you will adore the rillettes just as much as I do 🙂
A friend brought smoked trout rillettes to a party one time and I swear it changed my life! I could see how this could convert a smoked salmon non-fan. I’m a huge, huge fan of smoked salmon, though–which is odd because I’m only “meh” on salmon prepared any other way.
Isn’t it just so delish? It really is a revelation 🙂 And coz it is super easy to make you can make & change someone else’s life!
I love this short cut method for rillettes. One of my favourite ways to enjoy salmon too. Along with potted shrimps & more. Yum 🙂
so easy & sooo delish! Wish I had some left so I could eat it by the spoonful… #classy
yummo that looks so good!
Thanks! I need to make another batch #ateTheLot
Why thank you 🙂
Was one of the best things I’ve ever made… in fact, I might make some more this weekend.
This looks absolutely wonderful and I’m only wishing I had some hot smoked salmon on hand so I could make this now! Delicious!
Thanks! It is sooo addictive – make double the quantity as you *will* eat it all 🙂
I see this at delis, so happy I found a recipe! First time I encountered smoked salmon I was honestly hesitant about trying it, now I am hooked!
I could quite happily exist on smoked salmon! The good thing is, I am the only person in my house who eats so I get to be a glutton and EAT IT ALL! Funnily enough they all love this rillettes, which means I have to share it #boo