Smoked Salmon Croissant Strata is a perfect brunch dish to make during holidays. Elegant, savoury and a little bit indulgent it's a sure way to please everyone at the table without breaking a bank | Imagelicious
Slice croissants crosswise for sandwiches, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 7-10 minutes until edges just begin to turn golden brown and the croissants are dry.
Meanwhile, butter two 5"x5" ovenproof dishes and finely chop capers.
Place cooled bottom parts of the croissants into the baking forms, spread cream cheese evenly dividing between all croissants.
Add roughly torn smoked salmon to each croissant, sprinkle chopped capers, sprinkle dill all over the croissants and around them.
Cover the sandwiches with the top parts of the croissants.
In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, mustard and milk until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pour the milk-egg mixture over the croissants.
Tightly cover the baking dishes with plastic wrap and place in the fridge over night (or a minimum of two hours).
In the morning, preheat the oven to 350F and take the stratas out of the fridge to come to room temperature.
Just before baking sprinkle shredded cheese over each dish.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until egg mixture is cooked and firm.
Notes
I wouldn't really measure cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers, dill, and even cheese when making this. The idea is that you are making smoked salmon sandwiches, so add as much or as little cream cheese and smoked salmon as you'd like.
I personally love dill, so I use it a lot especially with fish, but if you are not a fan of dill, then you can use less dill or parsley or omit it all together.
Same with shredded cheese - you want to cover the strata with it, so if you want it to be cheesier, then by all means add a bit more cheddar or for a healthier spin don't add any on top.
I used two 5x5" baking dishes, but you can use one larger dish too. If you are using a larger baking form, the cooking time may need to increase a little bit, just make sure that eggs are cooked in the middle of the dish.