Potato Soup with Gravlax Rosettes

Name: Potato Soup with Gravlax Rosettes
Total time: 55
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 3 russet potatoes, peeled and finely diced; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cups vegetable broth; 6 tablespoons mascarpone cheese; salt and black pepper to taste; ½ teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste; 4 (1 ounce) slices thinly sliced smoked salmon (gravlax); 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Recipe by Swiss Phil from allrecipes.com

55 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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1 tablespoon butter
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3 russet potatoes, peeled and finely diced
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1 onion, chopped
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2 cups vegetable broth
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6 tablespoons mascarpone cheese

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salt and black pepper to taste
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½ teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste
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4 (1 ounce) slices thinly sliced smoked salmon (gravlax)
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2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Instructions

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, and cook and stir the potatoes and onion until the onion starts to become translucent, about 3 minutes. Raise heat to medium, pour in the vegetable broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour the mixture into a large bowl, and puree through a food mill back into the saucepan. (Discard any fibrous vegetables left in the food mill.)
Bring the pureed soup back to a simmer over medium-low heat, and whisk in 6 tablespoons of mascarpone. Season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C), and warm 4 oven-safe soup plates for about 5 minutes.
Roll a slice of smoked salmon loosely into a rose shape, pinching the roll at the bottom and fanning the roll out at the top. Place a rosette of salmon into the bottom of each warmed soup plate, gently pour the soup over the rosette, and drizzle each bowl with about 1/2 tablespoon of mascarpone cheese. Sprinkle with chives, and serve.