Smoked Salmon Spread

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   In the bowl of your food processor, add the cream cheese, salmon, and onion.

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   Pulse until the items are incorporated but not a uniform puree.

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   Add 3 tablespoons of the capers and pulse a bit more.

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   Again, youre not looking for a smooth mixyou want a few flecks of caper and salmon for a nice visual.

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   Add salt to taste.

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   Garnish the serving bowl with the remaining tablespoon of capers.

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   The important thing is the 1:1 ratio of salmon to cream cheese.

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   Its a salmon dip.

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   The cream cheese is the binder, not the star.

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    I smoke my own salmon and steelhead to a hard finish, like jerky.

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    If you use a softer (wetter) smoked salmon, you may have to use more salmon and you will get a looser dip.

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    You can fix this by adding the onion first, sending it for a whirl in the food processor, and then draining off the onion juice from the bowl.

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    Squeezing the onion in a clean tea towel will also get rid of most of the extra liquid.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.