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Smoked Fish Mousse



A light-textured but rich and savory mousse to serve with crackers or toasted French bread slices. For the smoked fish, consider wild-caught salmon, Lake Superior trout, Lake Michigan whitefish or farm-raised rainbow trout. 

Prep Time: 20 min

Total Time: 3 hours to chill

Servings: makes 3 cups

Ingredients:

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1 packet (1/4 ounce) unflavored gelatin

2 ounces Organic Valley cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup Organic Valley sour cream

1 pound smoked whitefish

1/4 cup snipped fresh chives

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 heaping tablespoon capers

1/2 teaspoon Hungarian paprika

Pepper to taste

1 cup Organic Valley heavy whipping cream

Arugula leaves or other fresh greens

Instructions:

1. Oil a 3-cup decorative mold. Place lemon juice in a small saucepan, stir in the gelatin and let mixture stand 5 minutes to soften the gelatin. Stir over medium heat until gelatin dissolves, 1-2 minutes. Let cool a few minutes then whisk in cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.

2. Remove skin and bones from smoked fish. Break up fish pieces with your fingers or a fork to check carefully for any remaining bones. Place fish in food processor with chives, parsley, capers, paprika, and pepper. Process briefly until mixture is combined. Add cream cheese mixture and process to combine.

3. Whip the heavy cream with electric beaters in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form. Stir 1/4 of the whipped cream into the whitefish mixture to lighten it, then gently fold in remaining whipped cream. Spread mixture in prepared mold. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. 

4.  To serve, holding the mold with both hands, immerse just the bottom of the mold in a pan of hot water for just a moment—this will loosen the mousse from the mold. Now you can unmold it onto a plate. Surround mousse with arugula leaves. 

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