Smoked Salmon Spread

Submitted by CJAY8248

"A great smoked salmon cheese ball covered with a colorful blend of parsley, chopped almonds and crushed pretzels. Always a big hit at parties and pot lucks! Note: Cook time is chill time."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can pink salmon, drained and flaked
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon red onion, grated
• 1 tablespoon horseradish
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1⁄4 cup almonds, finely chopped (from a package of sliced almonds)
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup pretzel, thins (crushed)

directions

1. Remove skin and bones from salmon. Combine all ingredients (except nuts, parsley and pretzels) in a bowl. Mix well with a fork. Form into a half round ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours. Mix nuts, parsley and crushed pretzels together, then put on top of chilled ball, pressing lightly to adhere. Serve with Ritz crackers & enjoy!

Reviews

[mliss29]

I made this a couple times for family gatherings back at Christmas. (And it looks like I should have reviewed it in January for the Craze-E Contest. :oops: Sorry!) It was a huge hit! My sister was totally thrilled because it reminded her of the salmon dip our great-uncle used to make. I just made it again for the Ayyam-i-Ha party I'm having tomorrow. I've gone vegetarian in the meanwhile and making this was quite a temptation! We'll see if I succumb at the party tomorrow. lol. This dish is really delicious and so easy to make. Thank you!

 

[Galley Wench]

Made this for guest last night and served with crackers. The only thing I did differently was put the prezels on only half of the bowl. Everyone loved the spread, however we felt that the prezels did not add anything. Perhaps serving the spread with large pretzel sticks would work better.