Smoked salmon-wrapped asparagus tips with horseradish crème and caper flowers.
Ingredients:
1 package West Coast Select pre-sliced Smoked Salmon
1 package classic Boursin Cheese (room temperature)
12 fresh asparagus spears
3 tablespoons creamy horseradish
1 cup full-fat sour cream
1/3 cup capers, drained and blotted dry on paper towels
1/3 cup olive oil for frying
Directions:
Blanch the asparagus in salted boiling water then transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Once cool, lay on a kitchen towel, wrap and chill until ready to assemble.
Mix the sour cream and horseradish together and put into a squeeze bottle or a piping bag and set aside.
Once the capers are totally dry, heat the oil, drop one caper into the oil and when it sizzles the oil is ready. Fry 1 tablespoon of capers at a time until the caper opens like a flower. Do not put then all in at once or they will be crowded and not open.
Remove immediately with a slotted spoon and transfer to paper towel to remove any excess oil.
Assembly:
Lay the smoked salmon on your work surface, cut the slices in half and spread lightly with the Boursin cheese. Cut 3 inches off the top of the asparagus stalk, lay one piece on top of the salmon slice and roll up. Repeat using all the spears.
Place on a serving platter, drizzle with the horseradish crème and sprinkle the caper flowers all over the top.
Makes 12 pieces