Creamy Green Pea Soup With Smoked Salmon Food

CREAMY GREEN PEA SOUP WITH SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• In a soup pan, heat the oil.
• Add the green onions and half of the dill, saute for 1 minute.
• Reserve 3 tablespoons of peas.
• Add the remainder of the peas and the chicken stock.
• Bring to a boil for about 3-4 minutes.
• Puree the soup using a handblender.
• Add the potatoes and cook for about 12 minutes until soft.
• Add the rest of the peas and the cream cheese, and simmer until the cheese has melted.
• Add the smoked salmon and the dill and bring the soup to a simmer.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

PAT'S SMOKED SALMON SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all the veetables in a bowl.
• Sweat 1/2 the vegetables in 1/2 the butter without browning for 5 minutes and reserve. Brown the other half in a separate pan in the remaining 1/2 of butter. Add smoked salmon trimmings to the browned vegetables and sweat for 2 minutes. Mix in the white wine and bouquet garni and reduce by half. Add fish stock to cover or water if not available. Simmer for 25 minutes and then strain. Add to the reserved vegetables. Cook for a further 15 minutes then stir in the cream. Simmer for 5 minutes. serve with a garnish of chopped chives.

CREAMY FUSILLI WITH SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Boil cooked pasta according to package directions. Drain and reserve 1/3 cup pasta water.
• In the hot pasta pot, toss fusilli, cream cheese, chives, red bell peppers, onions, and salmon until well coated. Add a bit of the pasta water, a little at a time to help make a smooth creamy sauce.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve and enjoy.

PEA SOUP WITH SMOKED TURKEY WINGS

Steps:

• In a large soup pot heat oil add onions, celery, carrot, potato and saute for 5 minutes add garlic, oregano, bay leaf, salt, pepper and turkey wings. Add peas and cover with enough water to completely submerge all ingredients by a couple inches.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 3-4 hours, until thickened be sure to stir throughout the cooking. The longer you cook it the thicker it gets.
• Optional:.
• Blend all but meat in a blender to smooth out, then shred the turkey and add to the soup.

CREAMY SALMON SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium low heat in a 2-quart saucepan; stir in flour.
• In a separate saucepan, scald milk with 1 envelope of onion soup mix.
• Gradually add milk to butter-flour mixture, stirring constantly over low heat.
• Continue cooking and stirring until milk mixture has thickened. Pick over salmon, removing bones, then add salmon and liquid to thickened milk mixture.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with a garnish of chopped parsley.
• Makes 4 - (8 ounce) servings.

CREAMY SMOKED SALMON, LEEK & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan and add the leeks and bay leaf. Cook over a low heat for 8-10 mins or until the leek is really soft, then stir through the potatoes until coated in the butter. Pour over the stock and cream and bring to the simmer, then gently bubble for 10-15 mins until the potatoes are really tender. If freezing at this stage, slightly under-cook the potatoes, then defrost and bring back to a simmer to finish cooking them and continue the recipe.
• Add two-thirds of the smoked salmon, stir through and season. Serve the soup in deep bowls with the remaining smoked salmon and snipped chives on the top.

FRESH GREEN PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Scrub potato, leaving skin on.
• Slice to make 1/2" cubes.
• Peel and dice onion.
• Saute potato and onion until onion is lightly browned in medium saucepan.
• Add peas and chicken broth.
• Simmer until peas are just tender.
• Remove from heat, cool.
• Blend in small batches until mostly smooth.
• When ready to serve, add snow peas to soup and reheat until peas are crisp-tender.
• Good served with a dollop of plain yogurt and minced chives.