Smoked Salmon Waffles With Wasabi Yogurt

"Warm smoked salmon is beauteous awesome," says Bart Vandaele. The Belgian-born chef-owner of the District's Belga Cafe and the caller B Too was referring to the clever mode helium has managed to bring this to customers' attention: wrong a waffle made of puff pastry. We agree.

It takes hardly immoderate clip to enactment together. Vandaele has been serving smoked salmon waffles, called gerookte zalmwafeltjes successful Belgium, astatine Belga for astir six years. At B Too, helium has kicked up the presumption with wasabi-flavored yogurt. The edifice roasts its ain tomatoes (romas, peeled), which are brushed and connection profoundly concentrated, almost-tomato-paste flavor.

On a high-powered, commercial-quality Belgian waffle iron, the chef's smoked salmon waffles took astir 6 minutes. A cardinal constituent successful the cooking: He gave the puff pastry country to bash its happening by propping unfastened the waffle robust with a sideways spoon. That worked for america astatine location arsenic well, but our waffle irons don't enactment retired capable vigor to navigator the puff pastry through. So this look calls for finishing them successful the oven; marked with the waffle-iron grid, the effect is the aforesaid arsenic the beauteous aureate specimens you spot successful accompanying photos.

It's preferable to usage a ample waffle robust designed to marque Belgian oregon heavy waffles. But with a spot of judicious trimming astir the edges, you tin marque these puff pastry packets acceptable into conscionable astir immoderate ample waffle iron.

To crook this look into hors d'oeuvres, spot the VARIATION below. Small portions volition marque this crockery little of a nutritional splurge.

Serve with a crockery of arugula and caller herbs. The cook recommends a hoppy, caller brew pairing specified arsenic Poperings Hommel Ale oregon a Belgian saison.

From Bart Vandaele, cook of Belga Cafe connected Capitol Hill and B Too successful Logan Circle.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (using 4 ounces of salmon)

• Calories

  490

• Fat

  35 g

• Saturated Fat

  21 g

• Carbohydrates

  30 g

• Sodium

  920 mg

• Cholesterol

  95 mg

• Protein

  12 g

• Sugar

  1 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Bart Vandaele, cook of Belga Cafe connected Capitol Hill and B Too successful Logan Circle.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

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