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from Cordon Noir Gourmet Club.
A very easy, but also very gourmet, way to serve caviar to your guests.
This is a great starter dish for the
"grandest" of affairs. This is also a way to make your expensive
caviar go further.
Check out more of Linda's
Appetizer Recipes. Learn
all about
American Caviar
To purchase
Caviar for your upcoming party, check out
What's Cooking
America's Caviar Specials.
To purchase Caviar Servers and Bowls and
Mother of Pearl Caviar Spoons,
check out What's Cooking America's Kitchen Store.
Caviar Dip or Spread Recipe
Recipe Type:
Appetizer,
Caviar,
Dips & Spreads,
Toast Points
Yields:
2 cups
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature*
1/2 cup sour cream or
crème Fraiche
1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed
lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated onion
1 1/2 tablespoons finely-chopped fresh
dill weed
1/4 teaspoon coarse
salt
Coarsely-ground black pepper to taste
2 ounces red or black
caviar
Toast Points (see recipe below)
* Whipped cream cheese may be substituted for the cream cheese.
Preparation:
In a bowl, mix
together cream cheese and sour cream. Fold in lemon juice, onion, dill weed,
salt, and pepper. Gently fold in caviar.
Cover and
refrigerate until ready to serve. NOTE: May be held in the refrigerator for up
to 1 day.
Serve with Toast
Points or crackers.
Makes
approximately 2 cups.
 Toast Points:
Toast
points are a versatile base for all kinds of appetizers and hors
d'oeuvres. Photo from Fine Cooking magazine.
One loaf, good quality, thin sliced white bread.
Unsalted butter, room temperature
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Trim the crusts
off
and slice the bread in halves on the diagonal, twice, to form four (4) triangles;
set the bread on a baking sheet, brush one side with the butter.
Place the
bread in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Toast the bread
until it’s golden brown and crisp on top, about 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook
the other side until golden, about 1 minute. Remove
from oven and cool the "points" on a baking rack.
Toast Points can
be made up to a day ahead; store them in an airtight container.
More Great Recipes Using Caviar:
Caviar/Dip Spread
Caviar Egg
Salad
Caviar
Plate
Caviar
Torte
Cucumber-Caviar
Salad
Cucumber-Caviar Sauce
Smoked Salmon and Caviar Pizza
Smoked Salmon Roulades
Stuffed
"Deviled" Eggs with Caviar
Caviar
Canapes
Twice Baked
Potatoes with Caviar
Uptown Deviled Eggs
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