Potted Smoked Salmon
Serves about 4 (or just one if you're like me
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INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons hazelnut oil
2/3 cup boneless smoked salmon, flaked
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
pinch of freshly ground black pepper
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 juniper berries, very finely minced
METHOD:
Cream the butter in a mortar with a wooden spoon. Add hazelnut oil and salmon. With a pestle, work the butter and oil into the salmon until smooth and creamy. Add salt, pepper, lemon juice and juniper. Mix so that all spices are throughout mixture. Place in an airtight container and refrigerate. Will hold for up to a month. Enjoy on bruschetta, rye crackers or bannock.