Everything Smoked Salmon Tart
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Everything Smoked Salmon Tart
Description
The Everything Smoked Salmon Tart is built on a sheet of puff pastry that is pricked with a fork, brushed with an egg wash, and sprinkled with a blend of toasted sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried minced onion, garlic flakes, salt, and black pepper to create the "everything" seasoning effect. The pastry bakes at 425°F until puffed and golden, then cooled enough to carefully spread whipped cream cheese over the surface.
The tart is topped with slices of smoked salmon layered over the cream cheese, garnished with quick pickled onions for acidity, fresh dill for herbal freshness, capers for bite, and thin lemon slices for brightness. The combination delivers textural contrast between the flaky, crisp pastry, the smooth cream cheese, and the tender salmon, enhanced by the punch of flavorful seasonings and garnishes.
It is served sliced, suitable as an appetizer or light meal, highlighting the interplay of smoky, creamy, tangy, and herbal elements on a delicate pastry base.
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry thawed if frozen, sheet
- 1 to 2 tablespoons everything seasoning (recipe below)
- 1 egg lightly beaten for egg wash, large, plus 1 teaspoon water
- 2/3 cup cream cheese whipped
- 3 to 4 ounces smoked salmon
- onion for garnish, quick pickled
- dill for sprinkling, fresh
- capers for garnish
- lemon thinly sliced
my everything seasoning
- 2 tablespoons onion dried minced
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds I also added in black sesame here!, toasted
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon garlic dried, minced
- 1 teaspoon sea salt flaked
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
- Place a sheet of puff pastry on the baking sheet. Poke holes all over the puff pastry with a fork. Brush the entire thing with the egg wash. Sprinkle the edges of the sheet with the everything seasoning.
- Bake the puff pastry for 20 to 25 minutes, until it’s golden brown and puffy, If it’s puffed up a lot in the center, you can poke it with a fork to deflate it a bit.
- Let the pastry cool slightly. Gently spread the cream cheese over the tart. This will be tricky because it will lift a few flakey bits from the top of the pastry, but that’s okay! That’s why it is important to use whipped cream cheese - it is light and fluffy and not as heavy as the non-whipped cream cheese.
- Layer the smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese. Sprinkle on the pickled onions, fresh dill, capers and another pinch of everything seasoning. Add on a squeeze of fresh lemon. Slice and serve!
my everything seasoning
- Stir everything together until combined. This makes extra so store it sealed in your pantry!
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Overall Rating
5
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