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    Home » Seafood

    Published: Nov, 2017. Updated: Dec, 2022 by Iryna Bychkiv | This post may contain affiliate links. Read more here

    Cream Cheese And Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents

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    Whipped Cream Cheese, Mustard and Smoked Salmon carefully nested into a puff pastry shell create a decadent and mouthwatering French appetizer, perfect for your next get-together. These Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents are seriously scrumptious.

    Looking for the best puff pastry recipes? This Cream Cheese And Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents are decadent and melt-in-your mouth appetizers perfect for your next get-together. If you love smoked salmon appetizers, give these savory Vol Au Vents a try and they will become your favorite party appetizer.

    Cream Cheese And Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents

    Can you already feel it?

    That's right! It's almost that time of the year. When the shelves of local craft stores are stuffed with Christmas decorations and TV channels play holiday commercials, you realise, that Thanksgiving and Christmas indeed are around the corner.

    As a matter of fact, even my husband has already started to upload and listen to Christmas songs.

    Does it say something?:)

    I don't know about you but I'm definitely ready for the holiday season. Although, I haven't bought gifts yet, I can't wait to celebrate.

    Since both of our families live far away, this year we're probably not going to spend Thanksgiving with them. Nevertheless, we still have some fun things planned out and hopefully we'll be able to carry them off.

    Last weekend, when I was flipping through the pages of my favorite cookbook A Kitchen In France by Mimi Thorisson, there was one recipe that caught my attention.

    It is called Vol Au Vents which means "blown by the wind".

    French recipes have always been one of my favorites list, so I decided to give this appetizer a try.

    Looking for the best puff pastry recipes? This Cream Cheese And Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents are decadent and melt-in-your mouth appetizers perfect for your next get-together. If you love smoked salmon appetizers, give these savory Vol Au Vents a try and they will become your favorite party appetizer.

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    Vol Au Vents are small hollow cases of puff pastry filled with anything that you can think of. In her book, Mimi filled Vol Au Vents with Chicken & Mushrooms. You can't go wrong with this combo, right?

    To make my Vol Au Vents, I've used one of my favorite fillings of all times - smoked salmon. I don't know about you, but I love all things smoked salmon.

    It has this beautiful smoky flavor that pairs well with puff pastry thus creating a perfect little bite for any party or get-together.

    These Cream Cheese And Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents can be even easier to make if you go with a store-bought puff pastry.

    Although, if you want to be 100 % authentic, you might want to make your own puff pastry. But let me tell you, I've been there and done that.

    For me, the process of making a puff pastry is not the easiest thing to do.

    That's why for the time being I prefer a store-bought version which works beautifully in this recipe.

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    To get started, lightly dust your working surface with flour. Remove the puff pastry from a wrap and lightly roll it out ¼ inch thick. Make sure the dough is of the even thickness.

    Using a 3 ½ inch cookie cutter, cut out 18 circles. Depending on the size of your dough, you might end up having 20 circles.

    Using a smaller 1 ½ inch cookie cutter, gently mark half of the pastry circles making sure not to cut all the way through.

    I actually didn't have a smaller cookie cutter and I didn't want to go to a store, so my daughter's bottle cap made a trick.

    Brush the unmarked pastry circles with a beaten egg. Place the marked circles on top of unmarked circles.

    Brush again with an egg.

    Place your 3 ½ inch cookie cutter between unbaked cookies and place a wire rack on top of the cookie cutter. That way the cookies will be of the same height.

    Bake in a preheated to 400 F oven for 20 - 23 minutes until Vol Au Vents have risen and golden. Using a tip of a sharp knife, gently cut out caps from the pastry and dig out a little bit of pastry to make some room for the filling.

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    In a small bowl combine whipped cream cheese, whole grain mustard and minced chives. Fill the pastry bag attached with Wilton tip #1M with a filling and fill the pastry cases with a mixture.

    Filling Vol Au Vents with cream cheese mixture

    Roll each piece of salmon into a rose and place in the middle of cream cheese filling. Garnish with some chives and enjoy!

    If you're looking for the perfect and fancy Thanksgiving or Christmas appetizer, give these Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents a try. There's no doubt, everyone will love them!

    If you want to see a quick overview of the recipe, please check out Cream Cheese Vol Au Vents web-story.

    If you make this recipe, please leave me a comment below and rate it. I always appreciate the feedback. Also, you can follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest.

    Recipe

    French vol au vents appetizer

    Cream Cheese And Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vents

    4.80 from 5 votes
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    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: French
    Servings: 9 Vol Au Vents
    Author: Iryna Bychkiv
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    Ingredients

    • 1 sheet of frozen puff pastry
    • 6 tablespoons whipped cream cheese
    • 1 ½ teaspoons whole grain mustard
    • 1 tablespoons chives finely minced
    • 5 square slices of smoked salmon cut diagonally
    • 1 egg

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 400 F.
    • On a lightly floured surface, gently roll out a puff pastry ¼ inch thick.
    • Using a 3 ½ inch cookie cutter, cut out 18 circles.*
    • Using a smaller 1 ½ inch cookie cutter gently mark half of the pastry circles making sure not to cut all the way through.
    • Brush the unmarked pastry circles with a beaten egg. Place the marked circles on top of unmarked circles and brush again with an egg.
    • Place your 3 ½ inch cookie cutter between unbaked cookies and place a wire rack on top of the cookie cutter. That way the cookies will be of the same height.
    • Bake for 20 - 23 minutes until Vol Au Vents have risen and golden. Using a tip of a sharp knife, gently cut out caps from the pastry and dig out a little bit of pastry to make some room for the filling.
    • In a small bowl combine whipped cream cheese, whole grain mustard and minced chives. Fill the pastry bag attached with Wilton tip #1M with a filling and fill the pastry cases with a mixture.
    • Roll each piece of salmon into a rose and place in the middle of cream cheese filling. Garnish with some chives and enjoy!
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    Iryna Bychkiv
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    Iryna Bychkiv is the founder and writer of the culinary website Lavender & Macarons, where she shares clean, European-inspired recipes that are delicious, easy to prepare, and made with wholesome ingredients. Iryna loves creating meals that are simple yet healthy and unique, including vegan and vegetarian recipes.
    Iryna is also a freelance writer for MSN and Associated Press Wire.

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    1. Rosanna says

      December 16, 2021 at 12:59 pm

      4 stars
      The puff pastry I buy comes with 2 sheets to the package and I needed both to make 10 vol vu vents. I did change the cream cheese mixture to one package of boursin cheese to about 4 oz of cream cheese and added a little cream to thin it a bit in order to pipe. I think next time I will use a little more cream cheese since it was a little skimpy. The wire rack was a great idea!

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      • Iryna says

        December 18, 2021 at 4:51 pm

        Rosanna, thank you for your comment! Using the Boursin cheese sounds like a great idea.

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        • Cicka says

          November 25, 2023 at 6:14 am

          Poštovana Irina , zaista je ideja sa rešetkom bila fenomenalna , ali koliko vidim i pored rešeke neki je manji a neki veći , baš je čudno i nepredvidivo to lisnato testo . To kao gotov proizvod nisam primetila da ima da se kupi u Srbiji , ostaje da se pomučimo za ovako fantastičnu stvar , puno pozdrava .

    2. Kulia says

      November 02, 2017 at 1:28 pm

      I like it. Looks very tasty. Pictures are beautiful.

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      • Iryna says

        November 03, 2017 at 9:03 pm

        Thank you!:)

        Reply
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