Smoked Salmon Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• 1 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
• spice essence
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup brunoise red pepper
• 1/2 cup brunoise yellow pepper
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 lbs cream cheese, at room temperature
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 1 cup grated smoked gouda cheese
• 1 lb smoked salmon
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 1 cup creme fraiche
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 1/4 cup brunoise red onion
• 1/4 cup capers
• 1 hard-boiled egg, and yolk separated and finely chopped
• 1 (7 ounce) can black caviar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a 10-inch springform pan, combine the parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and melted butter together.
• 3 blend thoroughly and season the mixture with essence.
• 4 firmly press the mixture into the bottom of the pan.
• 5 in a saute pan, over medium heat, heat the olive oil.
• 6 when the olive is hot, add the onions and peppers.
• 7 season the mixture with essence.
• 8 saute the vegetables for 2 minutes.
• 9 stir in the garlic and remove from the heat and cool completely.
• 10 using a food processor, fitted with a metal blade, add the cream cheese.
• 11 process the cheese until smooth.
• 12 with the machine running, add the eggs, one at a time.
• 13 add the cream, salt and black pepper.
• 14 process the mixture until incorporated.
• 15 remove the mixture from the machine and turning into a mixing bowl.
• 16 fold the vegetable mixture, gouda cheese, smoked salmon and parsley into the cheese mixture.
• 17 reseason the mixture if needed.
• 18 pour the cheese mixture into the prepared pan.
• 19 place the pan on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cheesecake is set in the center.
• 20 remove the cheesecake from the oven and cool completely before slicing.
• 21 garnish: in a small mixing bowl, whisk the creme fraiche and lemon juice together.
• 22 season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• 23 fold in the chives.
• 24 to assemble, place a small pool of the sauce in the center of each plate.
• 25 lay one piece of the cheesecake in the center of the sauce.
• 26 garish each plate with the red onions, capers, egg whites, egg yolks, caviar and parsley.