SMOKED SALMON AND DILL SOUP

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Don't want to lose this. Sounds like a good use of leftover smoked salmon. You need 6 oz. smoked salmon to make this.

Provided by Oolala

Categories     Kosher

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons butter
2 shallots, finely chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup fish stock
1 cucumber, peeled, chopped
6 ounces smoked salmon, bits
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
2/3 cup half-and-half
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
lemon, to garnish
fresh dill, to garnish

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a large saucepan.
  • Gently cook shallots in butter until soft.
  • Stir in flour, then gradually add milk; bring to a boil; add stock and and cucumber.
  • Simmer 10 minutes.
  • Reserve several salmon bits for garnish and chop remaining salmon bits and add to stock mixture.
  • Cook gently 2-3 minutes.
  • In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, or a blender, process soup to a puree.
  • Clean pan and return soup to pan; stir in chopped dill and half and half.
  • Season with salt and pepper and gently reheat.
  • Garnish with salmon bits. lemon pieces and dill sprigs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290.9, Fat 18.3, SaturatedFat 10.5, Cholesterol 62.2, Sodium 533.9, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.3, Protein 16.3

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