Smoked Salmon and Dill Soup

Name: Smoked Salmon and Dill Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

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Recipe by Oolala

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

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READY IN: 20mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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

DIRECTIONS

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.

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