Amy's Favorite Recipes: Salmon Cheese Spread

Salmon Cheese Spread

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Of course this stems from the salmon lover in me! I could eat salmon 3 times a day, every day! This is a nice blend of cream cheese and smoked salmon.

You can really add the flavors that you like. For instance, this can be a dill-flavored dip, or a Dijon mustard flavored dip, or a garlic-lemon flavored dip. The choice is yours! Start with the first three ingredients and then pick the variation and add remaining ingredients.

Ingredients:

  2 - 8 oz pkgs. Philly cream cheese, softened
  at least 5 oz. smoked salmon, chopped (I add more b/c I love it!)
  2 tbl milk

My favorite variation:

  ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
  2 cloves garlic, minced
  1 small yellow onion, chopped finely
  1 tsp lemon juice
  1 tsp coarse black pepper

Dijon Mustard variation:

   ½ cup shredded jack cheese
  1 clove garlic, minced
  1 small yellow onion, chopped finely
  1 tsp lemon juice
  1 tsp coarse black pepper
  2 tbl good Dijon mustard

Dilled Salmon variation:

  1 cloves garlic, minced
  1½ tsp dill
  1 tsp lemon juice
  1 tsp coarse black pepper

Instructions:

In the bowl of a mixer, blend the cream cheese and milk. When the mixture is smooth, add the remaining ingredients and blend. Put into a dip serving dish. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to blend together.

This goes nicely with slices of French bread that have been brushed with an herbed butter and toasted in the oven. To do this, slice a loaf of French bread into ½ inch pieces. Melt 1 stick of butter and add ½ tsp garlic salt, ½ tsp dried basil, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp dried oregano, and a dash of cayenne pepper. Stir this together and brush on each side of sliced bread. Bake in a 450º oven. Watch carefully and turn the bread when the bottoms begin to brown.

Serves: 8-10

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