Smoked Salmon Spread Lightened Up Food

SMOKED SALMON SPREAD

Steps:

• Cream the cheese in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until just smooth. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, dill, horseradish, salt, and pepper, and mix. Add the smoked salmon and mix well. Chill and serve with crudites or crackers.
• If you can find it, I prefer Norwegian salmon; it's drier and less salty than other smoked salmon.

SMOKED SALMON SPREAD

Steps:

• In a food processor, add the smoked salmon along with the mayonnaise and some pepper. Pulse just until the salmon is broken up into slightly smaller pieces. Do not overmix.
• Place the mixture into a bowl and combine with the raw salmon and creme fraiche or sour cream. You may add more or less depending on how creamy you like it. Add the shallot, lemon zest and juice and half the chives. Season with pepper; the mixture will likely not need salt due to the smoked salmon.
• Transfer the mixture to a shallow wide bowl and cover with the remaining chives. Serve with crostini.

ALASKAN SMOKED SALMON DIP

Steps:

• Whisk together the cream cheese, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, 1 tablespoon water and a large pinch of pepper in a medium bowl until completely smooth. Fold in the smoked salmon and scallions to combine well. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper if needed. Transfer to a small serving bowl and serve with vegetables and/or crackers.

SMOKED SALMON DIP

Steps:

• Cream the cheese in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until just smooth. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, dill, horseradish, salt and pepper, and mix. Add the smoked salmon and mix well. Chill and serve with crudites and/or crackers.

SMOKED SALMON, FROMAGE BLANC AND CAPER SPREAD

Steps:

• In a food processor, purée the salmon to a paste. Add the egg and pulse. Add the fromage blanc, cream cheese, lemon juice, fennel, salt and capers. Pulse a few times until light, fluffy and well blended. Scrape into a serving bowl, fold in 1 1/2 tablespoons of the chives and chill. Sprinkle the remaining chives over the dip and serve with baguette slices (or crackers).

SMOKED SALMON SPREAD

Steps:

• Puree the cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice and tabasco in a food processor.
• Add the scallions, capers, salmon, chopped dill and pepper, and pulse to blend.
• Garnish with the dill and serve chilled or at room temperature with crackers.

SMOKED SALMON SPREAD LIGHTENED UP

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the yogurt and Laughing Cow Cheese until smooth. Stir in the remaining regredients.
• Place in a container with tight fitting lid and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Stir before serving and garnish with additional freshly snipped chives as desired.