Cold Salmon With Caviar and Mustard Seed Sauce

Name: Cold Salmon With Caviar and Mustard Seed Sauce
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 1/2-pound pieces of salmon fillet, skinned; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste; Freshly ground pepper to taste; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon coarse Dijon mustard; 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon water; 4 teaspoons sevruga caviar; 1 Kirby cucumber, thinly sliced; 4 teaspoons chopped fresh chives

By Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 15 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

2½-pound pieces of salmon fillet, skinned
1teaspoon olive oil
½teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
¼cup mayonnaise
1tablespoon coarse Dijon mustard
¼teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1teaspoon water
4teaspoons sevruga caviar
1Kirby cucumber, thinly sliced
4teaspoons chopped fresh chives

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Preparation

Step 1
Slice each piece of salmon in half horizontally, making 4 thin paillards. Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the salmon to the skillet in batches, and cook so that it is seared on both sides but rare in the center, about 15 seconds a side. Season with salt and pepper, and refrigerate until cold.
Step 2
Meanwhile, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, water and salt and pepper to taste. To serve, coat 4 plates with the mustard sauce. Place 1 piece of salmon on each plate and top with 1 teaspoon caviar. Fan a few of the cucumber slices on one side of the salmon, and sprinkle the chives over the cucumbers and around the edge of the plate.