The mini towers of potatoes and salmon are made with only 3 ingredients and are very tasty.
A perfect appetizer to prepare in advance, which does not require any particular skill, except for thinly slicing the potatoes; a task that, if you have a mandoline slicer, is a breeze.
A scenic appetizer, if you like, which can make a good impression during lunches and dinners, but is also suitable for a buffet.
As said, the main ingredients are 3: the potatoes, the smoked salmon, and the smoked scamorza cheese; then you’ll need water to boil the potatoes, salt, and a bit of oil.
The potatoes, as we will see, undergo a double cooking because they are first boiled and then baked for a few minutes to become crispy chips, while the smoked salmon only needs to be taken out of the package and sliced approximately the size of the potato slices.
Do you think you might like it?
We, as a pair, polished off a whole tray, so for sure this tasty appetizer of mini towers of potatoes and salmon will be one of the stars next Christmas.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 10 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons, Christmas
- Energy 53.41 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 2.72 (g) of which sugars 0.28 (g)
- Proteins 4.71 (g)
- Fat 2.65 (g) of which saturated 0.13 (g)of which unsaturated 0.32 (g)
- Fibers 0.31 (g)
- Sodium 184.22 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 39 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 3.5 oz smoked salmon
- 2 potatoes (medium)
- 3.5 oz smoked scamorza cheese
- fine salt
- extra virgin olive oil
Steps
First, wash the potatoes well and scrub them to remove any soil.
– Slice the potatoes, not too thin, and then boil them for about 5/7 minutes in lightly salted water. They are ready when a toothpick can pierce a slice without resistance. Drain, pat dry, and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. (The tray is wet so the paper sticks without moving).
– Lightly salt and brush each slice with a little oil.
– Bake in a hot oven at 392°F for about 10 minutes until they are slightly colored. Out of the oven, top the potato chips with smoked mozzarella and return the tray to the turned-off oven; with the oven still warm, the mozzarella will tend to melt a bit. (Note that, depending on how many towers you want to make, you should leave some slices without mozzarella because they will go on top of the tower).
– Assemble the towers: on a chip with mozzarella, add a slice of smoked salmon, add another seasoned potato slice, more salmon, and finally close with a chip. If desired, you can secure the towers with toothpicks and garnish them with a small dice of salmon.
Notes:
– The towers can be served warm or lukewarm. If you decide to serve them warm, either assemble them just before serving or pass them in the still-warm but turned-off oven for a few minutes.
