Pistachio Smoked Salmon Spread Recipes

SMOKED SALMON CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Place the first seven ingredients in a food processor; process until blended. Transfer to a serving dish; sprinkle with walnuts and dill. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. Serve with crackers.

THE BEST SMOKED SALMON SPREAD

Steps:

• Process cream cheese in a food processor to soften completely; add salmon, capers, green onion, dill, cream, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, and lemon juice. Process the mixture again until creamy and smooth.

PISTACHIO-CRUSTED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine pistachios, panko bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and butter in a small bowl; stir with a fork until evenly combined.
• Lightly season salmon fillets with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Sear salmon fillets, flesh-side down, for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn heat off and flip salmon pieces over so skin side is down. Brush tops of salmon evenly with Dijon mustard. Top with pistachio mixture, pressing mixture down onto salmon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.

SMOKED SALMON SPREAD

Steps:

• Cream the cheese in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until just smooth. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, dill, horseradish, salt, and pepper, and mix. Add the smoked salmon and mix well. Chill and serve with crudites or crackers.
• If you can find it, I prefer Norwegian salmon; it's drier and less salty than other smoked salmon.

SALMON WITH PISTACHIO BASIL BUTTER

Steps:

• In food processor, combine butter, pistachios, garlic, basil and lime juice.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Refrigerate.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Place salmon in buttered baking dish and cover with wine.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake till opaque--about 10 minutes Place 2-3 tablespoons of butter mixture on each piece of salmon.
• Continue baking until done in center-about 5 more minutes or more (depending on thickness of your salmon).
• Garnish with additional basil leaves.
• Serve with rice or angel hair pasta.

PISTACHIO CRUSTED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place an iron skillet or griddle in the oven and allow to heat while preparing the fish.
• Place the pistachio kernels, pepper and cilantro in the food processor bowl.
• Pulse several times to coarsely chop the nuts.
• Pour mixture into shallow bowl or dish.
• Wash the salmon fillets and pat dry with paper towel.
• Mist or drizzle olive oil lightly on both sides of fish fillets.
• Dip both sides of the fillets in the nut mixture, pressing down slightly.
• Spray the preheated skillet with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place fillets on skillet and mist lightly with olive oil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily.

FRESH AND SMOKED SALMON SPREAD

Steps:

• Place wine, shallots and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the fresh salmon and poach for 40 seconds. Drain in a sieve and run cold water over the fish just to stop the cooking. Drain well and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 1/2 hours. Discard the poaching liquid.
• Place smoked salmon in a large bowl and stir in the chives. Add the poached salmon and use the side of a wooden spoon to shred the salmon as you mix. Stir in the lemon juice, mayonnaise and pepper. Add sea salt to taste.
• Refrigerate up to 6 hours, then serve with toasted baguettes.

SALMON WITH HORSERADISH PISTACHIO CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place salmon, skin side down, in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread sour cream over each fillet. Combine remaining ingredients. Pat crumb-nut mixture onto tops of salmon fillets, pressing to help coating adhere. Bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 12-15 minutes.

PISTACHIO SMOKED SALMON SPREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy. Add smoked salmon, pistachios, lemon juice and dill; mix well. Serve with crackers, melba rounds, pita triangles, etc.