The puff pastry stars with salmon are a delicious appetizer perfect for Christmas and holidays, or as an original idea to share at the table with friends and family. This recipe is very simple and requires only 3 ingredients. To make puff pastry stars with salmon, it will take just a few minutes; this dish is easy, quick and everyone will love it. We will use the air fryer for cooking, but the oven works just as well. In this case, just increase the temperature and cooking time. Let’s see how to prepare this appetizer in a few simple steps.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 servings
- Cooking methods: Air Fry
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 1 sheet rectangular puff pastry
- 1.76 oz smoked salmon
- 5.3 oz cream cheese
Tools
- Air Fryer
Steps
Take a sheet of puff pastry and roll it out. Use a star-shaped cutter to carve out our pastries and transfer them to the air fryer basket. Cook them at 356°F for about 8-10 minutes. If you prefer, you can bake them in the oven at 374°F for 18-20 minutes, especially if you have more quantity to make.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Cut the smoked salmon into pieces and transfer it to a bowl, then add the cream cheese. Mix well.
Take the puff pastry stars and fill half with a spoonful of salmon cream, then use the other half to close our stars.
Serve warm or cold (they are excellent both ways). Enjoy your meal!
Tips for You
✔ It is necessary to cook the puff pastry stars directly in the basket of the air fryer without trays or parchment paper: this way, they cook thanks to the air passing 360 degrees from bottom to top, allowing for ideal air frying. Trays or parchment paper would hinder this because they block the circulating air inside the air fryer.
✔ I recommend using the BBQ mesh to insert directly into the non-stick basket of your air fryer: the mesh protects the basket’s non-stick surface (which will remain like new) and allows food to cook evenly, by letting air pass 360 degrees. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here.
✔ Alternatively, you can use the perforated parchment paper, which allows air to pass from bottom to top. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here: link.
✔ Do not overlap the puff pastry stars in the air fryer basket. This is crucial for great success and uniform cooking.
✔ For this recipe, I used the COSORI 4.7 air fryer, which you can find on Amazon here.
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