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New Year's: Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Soup

Source of Recipe


From "Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook" by Sheila Lukins



List of Ingredients



• 6 Tbsp (¾ stick) unsalted butter
  
• 1½ cups finely chopped yellow onion
  
• ¾ cup chopped fresh dill
  
• 2 ripe medium-size tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  
• 8 ounces smoked salmon, finely chopped
  
• 2 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
  
• 8 cups water
  
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  
• 2 cups fresh spinach (10-ounce package), stems removed and leaves finely chopped
  
• 2 packages (8 ounces) cream cheese
  
• â…“ cup vodka
  
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  
• Snipped fresh chives (garnish)
  






Instructions



1. Melt the butter in a medium-size stock pot over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
   
   
2. Stir in the dill, tomatoes, and smoked salmon. Cook 3 minutes; then add the flour and cook 1 minute more. Gradually stir in the water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered over medium-low heat 20 minutes. Season with pepper to taste. Stir in the spinach and simmer 5 more minutes.
   
   
3. Stir in the cream cheese, 1 ounce at a time, over low heat, allowing each bit to melt into the soup. When all the cream cheese has been added and the soup is smooth, stir in the vodka and lemon juice. Taste for seasonings. Serve immediately.
   
   Makes 6 portions.