If you haven't put together your festive Christmas menu yet, then in this article you will find inspiration for a sophisticated menu with fish. How about salmon for Christmas? In today's post you will find fish recipes for Christmas for tasty starters as well as for the main course. The salmon recipes are easy to prepare and can be integrated into a multi-course menu as an elegant change.
Salmon for Christmas as a starter – apple soup with smoked salmon
Onewarm and delicious soupis a perfect start to your holiday menu. As a starter, soups whet your appetite for the next courses and are often consumed. As a starter for the upcoming Christmas dinner with fish, we have chosen a simple and tasty recipe for apple soup with smoked salmon. For four servings you will need the following ingredients:
- 100g smoked salmon
- 1 stalk of leek
- 1 apple
- 450 ml Broth
- 250 ml Sahne
- 100 g sour cream
- 50 ml Cider
- 1/2 onion
- 1 THE BUTTER
- 1 Lorbeerblatt
- Salt and pepper
- Handful of hazelnuts to garnish
Cut the smoked salmon into fine strips. Also cut the leek and dice the apple. Finely chop the onion and chervil. Sauté the onion in butter until translucent and add the leek and apple cubes. Deglaze with the cider. Then add the bay leaf and fill with broth. As soon as everything is cooked until soft, remove the bay leaf and add the cream. Puree the soup and season with salt and pepper. Garnish the soup with the chopped nuts and chervil and add the salmon strips.
Serve salmon terrine as a festive appetizer
The salmon terrine isa delightful appetizer, which look good on festive plates. The terrine not only looks visually appealing, but also impresses with its fine taste. You can modify the filling to suit your taste by adding or leaving out ingredients. Here is our suggestion:
- 400 g salmon, smoked
- 750 g cream cheese
- 250 ml Sahne
- 8 sheets of gelatin
- 2 cl Noilly Prat Wermuth
- 2 EL Sahnemeerrettich
- 2 tbsp dill, freshly chopped
- 1 tbsp sage, freshly chopped
- lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
Line the sides and bottom of a loaf pan with cling film. Soak the gelatin in cold water. Now stir the cream cheese with the horseradish and herbs until smooth. Then gently warm the squeezed gelatine with the wormwood and let it melt. Stir in the cream cheese and whipped cream. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Now pour half of the cream into the mold and place salmon rolls or vegetables on top. Then spread the other half of the cream cheese on top and smooth it out. Top with salmon slices and cover with cling film. Chill the salmon terrine for at least 3 hours and remove from the mold before serving.
Christmas glazed salmon in honey-orange sauce
How about, for examplecrispy, glazed fishfor Christmas? For four servings you will need these ingredients:
- 2 THE BUTTER
- 170 g Lachsfilet
- 3 EL Honig
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 cloves of garlic
- Juice of half an orange
- half an orange sliced
- Salt and pepper
Heat butter in a pan, add the salmon fillets to the pan, skin side down, and fry for 3-4 minutes. Turn salmon and fry on the other side for another 2 minutes. Now add the orange juice and let the liquid reduce. Add garlic, honey and soy sauce. Stir the sauce well and move the fish around in the pan. When the salmon is cooked, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with sauce. Rice, pasta, steamed vegetables or salad are suitable as a side dish for the Christmas dish.
Fish recipes for Christmas – salmon in puff pastry
Another idea for Christmas dinner with fish that looks great and tastes delicious is salmon in puff pastry.
Ingredients:
- 400g puff pastry
- 600 g salmon fillet without skin
- 350 g fresh spinach
- 1 shallot
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 No
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 EL Stage
- Nutmeg, freshly ground
- Salt and pepper
Cut the shallot and garlic and fry them until translucent. Add the washed and cleaned spinach until it wilts and season with the spices. Remove pan from heat and pour into a colander. Cut the salmon into 4 equal pieces. Roll out the puff pastry on a floured work surface and cut out 4 squares. Then distribute the spinach among the squares, leaving a 1 cm wide border. Place a piece of salmon on each and taste it. Brush the edges of the puff pastry with egg white. Roll the packets and press firmly. Place the finished salmon puff pastry packets on the baking paper and brush them with beaten egg yolk and cream. At 200 degreesBake the dough until golden brown. The salmon can also be combined well with green asparagus instead of spinach.
You might want to cook a whole salmon in the oven, thenwith various side dishesServe like potatoes, rice, saffron noodles or vegetables? These are the ingredients for the suggested preparation variant:
- 1 ½ kg salmon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- ½ pepper, freshly ground
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 6 sprigs of fresh dill
- 6 sprigs of fresh parsley
- 4-6 cloves of garlic
Pat the fish dry. Brush the inside and outside with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the fish on a foil-lined baking sheet and fill the fish with the fresh herbs and lemon slices. Then tie the salmon in 3 or 4 places with kitchen twine. Bake the fish in the oven on the middle rack at 200 degrees.
Recipe idea for a side dish for Christmas dinner with fish – lemon chickpea couscous
An ideal side dish for the oven fish would be the lemon chickpea couscous.
Ingredients:
- 300 g Couscous
- 2 cans of chickpeas
- 50 g currants
- 50 g almond flakes
- 2 TL in Hari
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Juice of two lemons
- fresh mint
- fresh parsley
- Lemon zest
Mix the chickpeas with the oil, spices, lemon juice and lemon zest. Add the harissa and currants to the couscous in a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Cover the container and let the couscous steep according to the instructions on the package. Stir the other ingredients into the hot couscous.
