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Spinach And Smoked Salmon Cocktail Knishes

Courses: Starters and appetizers

Recipe Ingredients

  Filling
1 lb 454g / 16ozPeeled baking potatoes
  = (like russets or waxy potatoes, like
  Yukon Golds)
1/4 cup 59mlVegetable oil
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozSpanish onion - minced (2 cups) (large)
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozCoarsely-chopped cooked spinach - drained
  Oil Pastry (ail Teig)
3/4 cup 177mlVegetable oil
3/4 cup 177mlWater
2 1/2 cups 156g / 5.5ozAll-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGround cumin
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlTurmeric
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
  Assembly
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozSmoked salmon - shredded
1/4   Flat-leaf parsley - washed

Recipe Instructions

Make the filling: Place the potatoes in a pot of water and boil until fork-tender (20 minutes). Drain. Meanwhile, saute the onions in the oil until softened. Mash the potatoes and stir in the onion mixture and spinach.

Make the dough: In a mixer fitted with the paddle, combine the oil, water, cumin, turmeric, salt and 1 1/2 cups flour. If necessary, add additional flour or water to make a soft dough. Form into two balls. Wrap in plastic and let rest, at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Assembly: Roll the dough out into 2 rectangles, 1/8-inch thick (approximately 15 by 10 inches). Lay filling down center in a squared off log. Place the salmon in a layer on top of the filling. Trim dough and roll up. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Slice into 2-inch pieces. Set, seam-side down, on a non-stick cookie sheet or a sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 30 minutes, until golden. Garnish platter with flat-leaf parsley.

This recipe yields 16 to 24 pieces.

Source:
MELTING POT with Wayne Harley Brachman - (Show # MP-1C15) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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