FiloTartlet with Smoked Salmon, Cracked Pepper and Lime

Had some special guest coming round our house for afternoon tea today. Like always, i love making treats for my guest so decided to make these very easy filo tartlets, together with scones and the ask them to sample my first ever strawberry and champagne cupcakes.
 This is a great canape recipe - and a good addition for any parties or get together. 

Makes approx 20

Ingredients:

Filo Tartlets:
75g Filo pastry
2Tbspn Melted butter

Filling:
150g Smoked Salmon slices
1 Lime, peeled and segmented
125ml creme fraiche
1 juice of Lime
1/2tsp cracked peppercorn (can use normal grounded black pepper)
15g chives - fined chopped (can use freeze-dried)


 Method:

1) Preheat oven to 180C. Brush one sheet of filo pastry with melted butter.
2)With a sharp knife cut into 5cm x 5cm squares. Butter the 12-cup cake tin and line each one with 3 buttered filo pastry squares placed at slightly different angles. Repeat until all filo pastry has been used.
3)Bake to a deep golden brown for 6-8mins. Carefully remove tartlets from the caketin and leave it cool on a wire rack.
4)Cut the salmon slices into thin strips, approx 0.5cm wide.
5)Cut the lime segments into 1cm pieces.
6) Place 1 teaspoon in base of each tartlet.
7)Top with smoked salmon strip.
8)Spoon over a few drops of lime juice and sprinkle with black pepper/cracked peppercorns.
9) Garnish with lime segments and chives.

Happy Baking!