salmon mousse

Chilled fish pâté

Salmon mousse is a light, creamy preparation of salmon blended with cream, eggs, or gelatin and whipped until airy.

Served chilled as an appetizer or at buffets, often molded into decorative shapes: She unmolded the salmon mousse onto a bed of greens.

The dish was a staple of mid-20th-century entertaining.

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cream cheese spread · capers · appetizer · cocktail party · dinner party · spreading · piping bag · delicate · pink · whipped · chilled · elegant · lox · cucumber · crackers · silky · brunch · lemon

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Opposites
culinary preparation method

salmon moussebaked salmon

Oven-prepared fish dish

poached salmon · smoked salmon · salmon tartare · salmon sashimi

culinary formality/refinement

salmon moussecanned tuna

Preserved ocean fish

fish sticks · fish and chips · beef jerky · hot dog · TV dinner

texture/form

salmon moussebeef jerky

Cured, dried meat strips

hardtack · pork crackling · dried fish · crusty bread

Family

salmon, mousse, salmons, mousses, moussed, muscle, mussel

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G