Best Caviar Recipes

Caviar Waffle Bites — Photo: Greg DuPree

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

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

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

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

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

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

José Andrés (minibar by José Andrés, Washington, DC)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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