Quail Egg Canapés with Smoked Salmon, Avocado and Pickled Cucumber
Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats.
Pickled cucumber rounds are topped with avocado, smoked salmon and a delicate fried quail egg for an elegant, bite-sized canapé.
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Method
- 1
Pickle. Peel the cucumber and cut 12 rounds about 5 mm thick, then toss in a bowl with 120 ml rice vinegar, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp sugar and ¼ tsp chilli flakes and chill for 30 minutes.
- 2
Drain. Drain the cucumber rounds, pat dry and arrange on a platter.
- 3
Top. Mash or thinly slice the avocado and spread it over the rounds, then drape with the smoked salmon.
- 4
Fry. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a non-stick frying pan on medium, crack in 4-6 quail eggs keeping the yolks whole, and fry until the whites are set but the yolks are still soft, about 2 minutes; repeat with the remaining butter and eggs.
- 5
Assemble. Lift a fried egg onto each canapé, season with pepper and serve straight away.
Storage
Best assembled and eaten immediately; the pickled cucumber alone can be chilled for up to a day before serving. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
Why this label?
9.9 g protein for 192 kcal = 5.2 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 21% of the energy. High Protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
EU nutrition claims
- Low sugars: 0.5 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 223 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0.2 g per serving
0.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- vegetable peeler
- sharp knife
- small bowl
- kitchen paper
- serving platter
- large non-stick frying pan
- thin spatula
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 192 kcal |
| Protein | 9.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 4.9 g |
| of which sugars | 1.2 g |
| of which free sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 15.2 g |
| of which saturates | 5.6 g |
| Fibre | 2.6 g |
| Salt | 0.95 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
5.2 g meets High Protein (≥ 5 g, 20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
