Honey and Salmon Puffed Pastry

I created this appetizer tonight while experimenting in the kitchen and it turned out great - I will definately use it at a dinner or cocktail party. I tried to balance the salty smoked salmon with the fatty puffed pastry and sweet honey. It is very easy and would be a huge hit with salmon lovers.

It has gluten in it - the puffed pastry - but I am going to try and find a great way of adapting it to be gluten free. I suspect that you could place the goats cheese, honey, and almonds atop a rice chip (Riceworks or Lundberg are great brands) - but I think that a warm cracker, pastry type base is best. I will investigate.

1) Preheat oven to 400 degree.

2) Roll out puffed pastry and cut into 2 inch by 2 inch squares. Poke puffed pastry squares with a fork and place on a baking sheet.

3) While puffed pastry bakes, dice smoked salmon into small chunks and toast slivered almonds with salt and a little olive oil.

4) Remove puffed pastry after 10 minutes of baking and smear with about 1/2 tsp of goats cheese. Put pastry back in the oven for five more minutes.

5) Once goats cheese has melted place smoked salmon on top of the puffed pastry and goats cheese and bake for 2 minutes to warm the salmon.

6) Remove the baking sheet and drizzle the puffed pastry squares with honey.

7) Then place some slivered almonds on top of the salmon stack.

ENJOY!