Recipe: Lox & Cream Cheese Wontons with Hollandaise Sauce

These indulgent wontons are stuffed with classic New York breakfast ingredients and then deep fried to a toasty golden brown. This is a brunch recipe that will surely wow your guests when served alongside a rich and savory hollandaise sauce (recipe also below). Serves two; double or triple recipe evenly for more.

Lox & Cream Cheese Wontons with Hollandaise Sauce

Wonton Ingredients:

12 wonton wrappers
2 oz smoked salmon
3 oz cream cheese
2 tbsp red onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp capers
2 tsp Infinity seasoning -OR- a mixture of caraway seed, sesame seed, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, poppy seeds, and coarse sea salt

Instructions:

Add cream cheese, smoked salmon, red onion, garlic, capers, and Infinity seasoning blend to a medium sized bowl. Mix with a fork until uniformly combined.

Lay wonton wrappers flat on a cutting board. Add one heaping teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture to each wanton.

Moisten the edges of the wonton wrappers with water using your fingers.

Fold the wanton in half and seal the center point.

Fold each side up and over the center point, creating a three-pronged crown shape. Run your fingers along the edges to make sure they’re sealed. Add a little water to reseal if you find any leaks.

Cook, submerged in oil at 350°F for 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown. You may need to turn the wantons in the oil as they tend to float on one side.

Hollandaise Ingredients:

1 egg yolk
2 tbsp melted butter
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Instructions:

Make sure your yolk is clear of all egg white.

Using a whisk, add melted butter a couple drops at a time until an emulsion is formed. Then add lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and nutmeg.

If your hollandaise is too thin, add a little more melted butter until it is the desired consistency. Smear on the plate, drizzle over wantons, or serve on the side.