Here are some suggestions to increase your caviar savvy.
- Top scrambled eggs with caviar, or hide some inside an omelet.
- Carve out cooked baby red potatoes with a melon baler, fill with sour cream and top with caviar.
- Toss a bowl of angel hair pasta with crème fraiche and caviar.
- Toss sliced cooked potatoes with mayonnaise, and fold in caviar just before serving.
- Stir caviar into softened butter and serve on top of grilled or poached fish.
- Use caviar as a "frosting" for a whole soft creamy cheese such as St Andre or brie.
- Sprinkle caviar on top of freshly ground beef tartare.
- Top potato pancakes with sour cream and caviar.
- Mix caviar with cream cheese and use it as a stuffing for celery sticks or artichoke hearts.
- Cut toast into shapes (hearts, diamonds, ovals) with a cookie cutter or by hand. Spread red caviar on one side and black caviar on the other.
- For breakfast, serve toasted bagels or English muffins with layers of cream cheese, smoked salmon, and caviar.
- Top broiled oysters or clams with caviar before serving.
- Use caviar to garnish cold soups such as cream of potato or borscht.
- Top open-faced sandwiches such as cucumber or tomato with caviar.
- Add caviar to a simple vinaigrette dressing and toss with greens.
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