Bring a small pot of salty water to boil. Blanch the watercress until the stems are very soft to the touch. Shock in ice water. Remove watercress from the shocking bath. Squeeze as much water out of the watercress by hand, and then by wrapping up in a kitchen towel. Chop the watercress as finely as possible by hand. Place the chopped watercress in a blender, and slowly add the canola oil. Remove the watercress oil from the blender and refrigerate.
Combine the smoked salmon, shallots, ginger, chives, cucumber and ginger vinaigrette in a mixing bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place a mold of your choice on the plate of your choice, and pack 2 ounces of the smoked salmon mixture into the mold. Top with 1 tablespoon of the creme fraiche. Garnish, if so desired, with 1 teaspoon of the optional caviar. Repeat 3 times. Garnish each plate with a few decorative squiggles of the watercress oil.
Ginger vinaigette:
Place the ginger and canola oil in a small pot. Bring to a simmer over low heat. Remove from heat and let stand 12 hours. Strain the oil through a cheesecloth lined strainer. (The ginger oil may be kept in the refrigerator for 3 months.) Combine the ginger oil with as much vinegar and mix well.

Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1860.76 Kcal (7791 kJ)
Calories from fat	1750.47 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	194.5g	299%
Cholesterol	26.26mg	9%
Sodium	711.37mg	30%
Potassium	508.6mg	11%
Total Carbs	17.96g	6%
Sugars	3.53g	14%
Dietary Fiber	1.97g	8%
Protein	16.76g	34%
Vitamin C	6.4mg	11%
Iron	1.7mg	9%
Calcium	48.9mg	5%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	468.29 Kcal (1961 kJ)
Calories from fat	440.54 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	48.95g	299%
Cholesterol	6.61mg	9%
Sodium	179.03mg	30%
Potassium	128mg	11%
Total Carbs	4.52g	6%
Sugars	0.89g	14%
Dietary Fiber	0.5g	8%
Protein	4.22g	34%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	11%
Iron	0.4mg	9%
Calcium	12.3mg	5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

Search recipes
by ingredients

Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Analyze

Try this similar recipes

Smoked and Fresh Salmon Rillettes

Olive oil and 9 more..
Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing

Sun-dried tomato packed in oil and 9 more..
Whole Grilled Onions, a Bacon Topping, and a Herb Vinaigrette

Onions, top sliced off and peeled. bottom stays on for st... and 15 more..
Cottage Cheese Salad

Cottage cheese, Sour cream, Chives, minced and 4 more..
Cottage Cheese Salad

Cottage cheese, Sour cream, Chives, chopped and 4 more..
Grilled Pork Chops with Lemon Shallot Chutney (Aaron McCargo, Jr.)

Pork chops , frenched, Coarse kosher salt and 11 more..
Scampi Baked Potato

Olive oil, Baking potatoes, Shrimp, peeled and deveined and 10 more..
Smoked Salmon Rilettes

Smoked salmon, Creme fraiche and 7 more..
Layered Salad

Watercress, well rinsed and dried, stems removed and 13 more..