Salmon Appetizer Recipe: Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets

This salmon appetizer recipe, Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets, is a simple, elegant appetizer.

Jean Teller
July/August 2010
Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets
Image Gallery
Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets
courtesy Pillbury Bake-Off Contest
Article Tools
Print
Comments
RSS

Convenient Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust makes easy, elegant, salmon-filled appetizers with this salmon appetizer recipe that are perfect for any occasion. This took top honors at the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off in the Entertaining Appetizers category, from Evelyn Henderson of Roseville, California.

RELATED CONTENT

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Start to Finish: 1 hour

1 can (6 ounces) premium skinless boneless pink salmon, drained
1⁄4 cup finely chopped dill pickle
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1⁄3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1⁄2 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1⁄2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 box Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
1⁄3 cup Fisher Chef’s Naturals Pecan Cookie Pieces or Fisher Chef’s Naturals Chopped Pecans, finely chopped, divided
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened, divided
1 dill weed sprig
2 lemon wedges 

In large bowl, mix salmon, pickle, onion, mayonnaise, cheese, lemon juice and 1⁄2 teaspoon dill weed. Refrigerate.

Heat oven to 400°F.

On work surface, unroll 1 pie crust. Sprinkle half the pecans over crust; gently press into crust. Cut with 3-inch round cookie cutter into 10 rounds. In ungreased, nonstick mini muffin pan, gently press each round, pecan-side-down, on bottom and up side of muffin cup, folding edge under and rounding to shape. Repeat with remaining crust.

Spoon 1 teaspoon cream cheese into bottom of each cup. Spoon 1 rounded tablespoon salmon mixture on top of cream cheese in each cup.

Bake 12 to 18 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Cool in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan to serving platter; cool 5 minutes. Garnish platter with dill weed sprig and lemon wedges. Serve warm. Yields 20 tartlets.

1 Serving: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 200mg; Total Carbohydrate 10g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g); Protein 2g / Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 0% / Exchanges: 1⁄2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1⁄2 Fat / Carbohydrate Choices: 1⁄2 

RSS | Comments | E-mail | Print


Archived Comments

4294971061
MY COMMUNITY

MOST POPULAR


Pay Now & Save 50% Off the Cover Price

First Name: *
 Last Name: *
Address: *
 City: *
State/Province: *
 Zip/Postal Code:*
Country:
 Email:*


(* indicates a required item)
Canadian subs: 1 year, (includes postage & GST). Foreign subs: 1 year, . U.S. funds.
Canadian Subscribers - Click Here
Non US and Canadian Subscribers - Click Here

Live The Good Life with Grit!

For more than 125 years, Grit has helped its readers live more prosperously and happily while emphasizing the importance of community and a rural lifestyle tradition. In each bimonthly issue, Grit includes helpful articles, humorous and inspiring articles, captivating photos, gardening and cooking advice, do-it-yourself projects and the practical reader advice you would expect to find in America’s premier rural lifestyle magazine.

Get your guide to living outside the city limits delivered straight to your mailbox. Subscribe to Grit today!  Simply fill in your information below to receive 1 year (6 issues) of Grit for only $19.95!

SPECIAL BONUS OFFER!

At Grit, we have a tradition of respecting the land that sustains rural America. That’s why we want you to save money and trees by subscribing to Grit through our automatic renewal savings plan. By paying now with a credit card, you save an additional $5 and get 6 issues of Grit for only $14.95 (USA only).

Or, Bill Me Later and send me one year of Grit for just $19.95!