1- Put your Brussels sprouts in a saucepan, fill it with cold water, salt lightly, then bring to a boil and keep it that way for 2 minutes.
2- With a skimmer remove them but leave about ten to cook for another 5 minutes (decoration).
3- Drain them and set aside.
4- Heat your saucepan with 30g of butter, pour in your shallots and sweat them without browning for 5 minutes, then add the Brussels sprouts, sweat for another 5 minutes then add 1.5 l of water, wait for it to boil, salt lightly and pepper, then add your tea ball and your potatoes cut into large cubes, cook for 20 minutes.
5- While your soup is cooking, prepare your nests, cut your Brussels sprouts in half lengthwise, then hollow them out a little and in each hollow slip a square of smoked salmon.
6- Remove your tea ball then blend your soup for 2 minutes, taste and adjust seasoning, then at the last moment incorporate your remaining 30g of butter.
The rest is simple: you pour this cream into your deep plates and place your 4 or 5 little nests on top, the heat of the soup will be enough to warm them up.
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