14 Next-Level Caviar Recipes (2024)

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Salty, briny, and an instant reminder of the ocean, caviar is something we love to eat plain, or minimally dressed on a potato chip. Yet a dollop of it instantly elevates other dishes, too, from a riff on carbonara to deviled eggs. It's a little bit of a splurge, yes, but with these recipes, the payoff is definitely worth it.

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Potato Pancakes with Smoked Salmon, Caviar and Dill Cream

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Although Wolfgang Puck is best known for putting smoked salmon, caviar and dill-flecked crème fraîche on his designer pizzas, he also loves this trio of toppings with his exceptionally crispy potato pancakes, a dish he makes frequently when cooking at home. All three garnishes are wonderfully decadent together; still, you can leave out the smoked salmon or the caviar.

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Scallops with Potato Pancakes and Caviar Sauce

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Both champagne and caviar flavor the butter sauce that is spooned over seared scallops set on mini potato pancakes.

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Omelet with Pressed Caviar and Sour Cream

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In a superlative combination of fish eggs and chicken eggs, Jacques Pépin stuffs a classic French omelet with sour cream, chives and diced pressed caviar. For an extra indulgence, he also drapes the omelet with long, thin strips of pressed caviar.

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Crispy Potato Galette with Dill Cream, Smoked Salmon and Sturgeon and Osetra Caviar

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It's fish to the third power in this potato cake topped with salmon and two types of caviar.

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Roasted Fingerling Potato and Pressed Caviar Canapés

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For this easy, impressive hors d'oeuvre, Jacques Pépin tops roasted fingerling potatoes with sour cream and slender diamonds of pressed caviar. Boiled, sliced red potatoes also work.

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Cauliflower Fritters

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To create these wonderful tapas, José Andrés makes a batter with crunchy nubs of chopped cauliflower florets, fries spoonfuls in a skillet and then tops the fritters with yogurt sauce and a dollop of caviar.

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Sorrel Mousse with Lemon Cream

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A dollop of lemon cream and caviar is the finishing touch for this tangy mousse.

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Celery Root Remoulade with Scallops and Caviar

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Remoulade, a classic French slaw made with celery root, gets a luxe touch with scallops and caviar.

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Four-Layer Caviar Dip

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Layers of creamy egg salad; crisp red onion; herbed cream cheese; and salty, briny caviar come together in a beautiful molded dip that serves up an entire caviar platter in one dish.

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Caviar-Topped Deviled Eggs

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For these deviled eggs, chef Evan Babb channels his mother's and grandmother's classic recipes for the filling, which gets a briny kick from a splash of olive juice. A dollop of sturgeon caviar on top takes these deviled eggs to the next level.

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Caviar Carbonara

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For special occasions, Food & Wine's Justin Chapple makes beautiful, fresh pappardelle pasta, then tosses it with a quick and decadent carbonara sauce laced with briny pops of caviar and lemon zest. When he doesn't feel like making the pasta from scratch, he buys the noodles fresh at his local Italian market.

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Fried Eggs with Jamón and Caviar

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These incredible eggs are slowly fried in olive oil until they're soft and creamy, then served draped over crisp, salty french fries. As if that's not enough, they're topped with briny caviar and slices of jamón ibérico.

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Tater Tot Waffles with Smoked Salmon and Caviar

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Jen Pelka of The Riddler makes super crunchy and delicious waffles using tater tots. Here she tops the waffles with caviar and smoked salmon, creating a delicious and decadent dish that's ideal with Champagne.

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Smoked Sturgeon with Caviar and Everything Bagel Crumbs

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This simplified version of Daniel Humm's whimsical appetizer has store-bought smoked sturgeon, hackleback caviar, and rye crackers.

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FAQs

What do you eat with lumpfish caviar? ›

Spread it on toast points, load up the garnishes, or create unique dishes of your own with lumpfish as a featured topping. While it might not be as luxurious as fine caviar, such as Beluga or Ossetra, it still tastes great in hors d'oeuvres like canapes, blini, and dips, or to garnish soups.

How to serve caviar recipes? ›

Although caviar is best served by itself, common accompaniments and accouterments include creme fraiche, lemon wedges, hard-cooked eggs (yolks and whites chopped separately), mini potatoes, minced onions, blinis, and toast points lightly coated with unsalted butter.

How do you make caviar? ›

The traditional way of making Caviar is by capturing the sturgeon even when it is alive. It gives it a blow so that it is stunned; then, the ovarian sacks are extracted. The roe is passed through a sieve to loosen the eggs and separate them from the membrane.

Does lumpfish caviar taste like real caviar? ›

However, the taste may vary based on the different types of sturgeon. The taste of sturgeon caviar is often elaborated as briny, nutty, and sweet. On the other hand, lumpfish caviar has a bold and more assertive taste with a slightly salty and bitter flavour.

Is black lumpfish caviar good for you? ›

Red and black caviar contains 29 milligrams of potassium and 48 milligrams of magnesium, which are important for heart and central nervous system health. Caviar also has 44 milligrams of calcium for bone health and small amounts of zinc and iron.

What cheese goes with caviar? ›

Soft, creamy cheeses like fresh goat cheese, brie, or camembert serve as the perfect canvas to enhance the caviar's natural flavor. Aged cheddar, gouda, or manchego cheeses also make for great options, as their rich, nutty flavors complement the taste of caviar beautifully.

What kind of chips go with caviar? ›

Crinkle-cut potato chips are always strong contenders for a snack spread, since they can hold robust amounts of dip without stealing the show like a kettle-cooked chip does. And while Lay's Classic are a little too thin to support the caviar, these chips pull a Goldilocks maneuver by being just right.

What appetizer goes with caviar? ›

You can simply have blinis topped with crème fraîche and caviar to create a simple, delectable appetizer for your party. Crackers are also a common pairing for caviar. Plain crackers don't overpower caviar's natural flavor, making them a great choice when serving it at a party.

How to serve caviar easy? ›

It doesn't need much in the way of accompaniments. Enjoy it simply – atop a round of brioche toast, unsalted cracker, or blini, which are bite-sized pancakes made of wheat or buckwheat flour, originating in Russia. Or eat it alone, right off the spoon.

What makes caviar so tasty? ›

The flavors associated with caviar do have common explanations: a breath of the sea, a touch of salt, the delicate flavor of fresh fish, sometimes smooth and nutty, full of sweet brine that pops in your mouth and fills your nose, like good raw oysters but richer.

What can you not eat with caviar? ›

Keep it simple. Don't serve caviar with too many spices. While many chefs and home cooks have been experimenting with caviar pairings, they still follow one unwritten rule: always let the unique flavors of caviar shine. So never serve your caviar with too many spices, as these will drown out the rich taste of caviar.

Why do you use a plastic spoon for caviar? ›

Plastic. You might think that plastic and caviar should never be on the same table, but these little disposable spoons are used all the time, even in high-end settings. Plastic is cheap, ensures sanitation, and most importantly, doesn't affect the flavor of the caviar.

What meat goes well with caviar? ›

Caviar in a Main Course

Here are a few ideas for incorporating caviar into your entrée: Spoon caviar over seared scallops with an herb butter sauce. Pile a small amount of caviar atop a tender filet of Wagyu beef. Serve poached oysters in their shells and top with beurre blanc and caviar.

What do you eat with black lumpfish caviar? ›

Crunchy potato chips are the perfect contrast to silky sour cream and Romanoff® Black Lumpfish Caviar.

Is lumpfish caviar good quality? ›

Romanoff Caviar Black Lumpfish is a high-quality caviar that is made from the roe of lumpfish, a small fish that is found in the Arctic Ocean. The caviar is processed and packaged to maintain its high quality and distinct flavor. The dainty eggs are black in color and have a firm, slightly salty taste.

Does lumpfish caviar need to be refrigerated? ›

- Pasteurized caviar has a shelf life of two years before opening. - After opening, it must be refrigerated and consumed within 7 days.

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