Caviar on toast
Caviar on toast
Yes, you can afford to eat caviar, just do it at home! The inexpensive kind at the super-market is $10 and $12, so this is a fancy platter for a very reasonable price.
1 jar black lump-fish roe, found with the canned sardines and such in the supermarket
1 egg hard boiled
1/2 bunch chives, finely chopped
2-3 Tbsp. finely chopped red onion
1/4 cup sour cream or creme freche
toasted white or rye bread, trimmed into small triangles, or purchased crackers or mini toasts
Peel egg and cut in half. Remove yolk and crumble finely with a fork, or put thru a ricer. Place in a small bowl. Push the egg white thru the ricer, or finely mince with a knife. Put in a small bowl. Place creme in a small decorative bowl.
Open caviar jar and gently transfer fish eggs to a small sieve hand strainer, rinsing every last egg from the jar into the strainer with cold water. Rinse under very gently flowing cold water until water runs clear. Allow to drain over a glass. Fold a paper towel into quarters, and hold it under the strainer, resting it in your palm, to absorb as much water from the caviar as possible. Transfer the caviar to a small decorative bowl, or back into the clean and dried jar. Place crushed ice into another small bowl, and set the open jar of caviar into the ice.
1 jar black lump-fish roe, found with the canned sardines and such in the supermarket
1 egg hard boiled
1/2 bunch chives, finely chopped
2-3 Tbsp. finely chopped red onion
1/4 cup sour cream or creme freche
toasted white or rye bread, trimmed into small triangles, or purchased crackers or mini toasts
Peel egg and cut in half. Remove yolk and crumble finely with a fork, or put thru a ricer. Place in a small bowl. Push the egg white thru the ricer, or finely mince with a knife. Put in a small bowl. Place creme in a small decorative bowl.
Open caviar jar and gently transfer fish eggs to a small sieve hand strainer, rinsing every last egg from the jar into the strainer with cold water. Rinse under very gently flowing cold water until water runs clear. Allow to drain over a glass. Fold a paper towel into quarters, and hold it under the strainer, resting it in your palm, to absorb as much water from the caviar as possible. Transfer the caviar to a small decorative bowl, or back into the clean and dried jar. Place crushed ice into another small bowl, and set the open jar of caviar into the ice.
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To eat, place expresso spoons into each bowl. Do not allow ingredients to mingle on platter. Place all the little bowls and the toasts on a serving platter. Everyone makes their own bite, one at a time. Put a dab of creme on the toast, then top with caviar, then any other topping combinations you prefer. Eat all in one bite. Coctails, anyone?
