I love smoked salmon. I love it when I see it on a breakfast buffet, I love it in an Eggs Benedict, I love it in a mouse or spread. Salmon spread is simple to make and so good.
Ingredients:
Shallots
Smoked Salmon
Cream Cheese
Dill
Sour cream (sometimes)
salt
fresh ground black pepper
Smoked salmon can be expensive, and I wouldn't use the best for this. Trader Joe's here in northern Virginia has probably the best price on smoked salmon. A 4-ounce package of sliced smoked salmon is currently $8. An 8-ounce package of bits and pieces is $7. Bits and pieces are not perfect slices, these are most likely the trim pieces left behind when the perfect slices are packed. And for this use, bits and pieces are ideal, and twice as much for a little less money. I use Trader Joe's spreadable cream cheese.
Finely chop or mince one large shallot or two smaller ones. Place in bowl of a stand mixer or food processor. Add salmon, and about 6 ounces of cream cheese. Mix, or pulse watching for the texture you want. I like it course, a little bit chunky. If it is thicker than you want add a spoon or two of sour cream. Season with salt, pepper, and dill. I have dill I dried at home (just hang it upside down in a dry place) from when I was making pickles last summer. How much dill? To taste. How much salt and pepper, to taste.
Store tightly covered in the refrigerator, it can smell a little fishy. It is gets better after a day or so in the refrigerator. This can also be made with leftover roast salmon.
I was almost tempted to cook, but the moment quickly passed.
ReplyDeleteMight be a nice surprise, or maybe not.
DeleteI stopped at the Westshore farmers market tonight in the way home. I got lox and cream cheese and homemade fresh bagels for breakfast tomorrow morning. Haven't had it in ages.
ReplyDeleteSounds delightful.
Delete"Coarse and a little bit chunky" sounds like a self-description.
ReplyDeleteFound this one in the spam filter, chunky is a kind description for a fat old man.
DeleteNo, it's a description of someone who looks like the contents of a can of pineapple chunks!
DeleteWe (San Geraldo) used to love to make salmon mousse. I used to love to eat it.
ReplyDeleteIt is easy to make, no cooking, just mixing.
DeleteMy first comment must have gone to Spam - unless of course you have suddenly become hypersensitive!
ReplyDeleteI will go check for it, the filter gets fussy.
DeleteLooks yummy! I used to have a phobia about eating fresh fish because of bones. So it is only in the last few years that I will actually eat some and I have tried tilapia and salmon and found it's tasty!
ReplyDeleteMany people are reluctant to eat fish.
DeleteGreat recipe. I never thought of making it myself because my local grocery makes it for me. It's one of the things I always get for parties. However, I always have a container of Philadelphia Brand, salmon flavored cream cheese in my fridge. It's a go to on toast or bagels for breakfast. Not every store sells it so I sometimes have to make a special trip to stock up.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying having time to go out of my way for something special.
DeleteYum, yum, yum! A trip to Trader Joe's for the salmon bits and pieces is in the near future!
ReplyDeleteI made it again over the weekend.
Deleteyes yes yes it is my favorite too. Salmon ETC in Ketchikan Alaska ships the best
ReplyDeleteI should go shopping there, again.
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