Smoked Salmon Bisque Recipe

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup leek, sliced
• 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 32 fluid ounces clam juice
• 3/4 lb salmon fillet, cubed
• 2 -4 ounces smoked salmon, chopped
• 2 cups stewed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning (optional)
• salt

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a medium stockpot over medium heat. add onion, leeks, mushrooms, garlic and cook until onions are translucent and mushrooms have given up their moisture (7 to 10 minutes).
• 2 add the clam juice, smoked salmon, tomatoes (break up tomatoes while putting them in the soup), parsley, cilantro, dill, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and old bay seasoning; cook until heated through.
• 3 put flour into a separate bowl. slowly add the milk, beating with a wire whisk until smooth. mix in the cream. stir cream flour mixture into the soup. stir in fresh salmon and simmer for 5 more minutes. if you want, use an immersion blender to purée the soup, or pour some or all of the soup into a standing blender and purée. salt to taste.
• 4 garnish with fresh dill.