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Nutritionally Dense Salmon Cheese Dip / Fresh Veggie Stuffing

After falling into a canned salmon wormhole the other night, I found a video describing a similar recipe that I wanted to adapt for simplicity. Must admit, I mixed up a batch and have been eating it basically all day with super thinly sliced seedless cucumber "chips" (I serve them with hummus too sometimes) cut with a mandolin. I'm also considering stuffing jalapeno and mini sweet peppers with this dip next time. It would also be great with celery sticks too.
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Keyword: easy, party platter
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 7 1/2 oz canned wild red sockeye salmon I removed the larger bones before adding the contents of the can.
  • 1/2 cup minced green onions
  • 8 oz neufchâtel cheese You can use cream cheese instead, but I like the moisture of Neufchâtel
  • 1/4 oz walnut pieces you can use more if you wish
  • 1 mineral salt to taste be careful, some brands of salmon are saltier than others
  • 1 coarsely cracked black pepper to taste, but I get very heavy handed with the pepper on this one
  • 1 pinch powdered cayenne pepper Optional
  • 1 pinch powdered smoked paprika Optional

Instructions

  • This is really simple...
  • In a large bowl, add the contents of the 7.5 oz can of salmon. I chose to fish out the larger spine bones, but keep the rest in there as long as you are committed to mashing them up. They're a great source of additional nutrients like calcium. If you do a great job mashing and mixing, no one will know they're even in there!
  • Next, add chunks of the Neufchâtel cheese with the minced green onions and mix everything super well. It will take a little longer than you may think for the mixture to become fully combined.
  • Add the salt and pepper to taste, then either turn the mix out onto a serving dish (in a large ball) and top with the walnut pieces and optional spice dusting. Alternately, you can flatten out the mixture in a shallow dish and top it with the nuts and spices.
  • I love this with cucumber slices and sliced vegetables. It's also great along with a green salad.