Friends brought this from Alaska – and they do know salmon in Alaska!

Ingredients:

• 2 lb salmon
• 1 c water
• 1 c wine
• 4 oz soft cream cheese
• 1/4 c sour cream
• 1/2 sweet onion, chopped
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tsp dill weed
• dash of green Tabasco
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Heat wine and water over medium high heat in a large non-stick skillet for 5 minutes.
2. Slide salmon pieces into poaching liquid.
3. Bring to a slow boil, reduce heat to medium and poach until salmon flesh is firm, about 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Drain salmon and cool.
5. Mix cream cheese and sour cream.
6. Add lemon juice,onion, dill, Tomaso, salt, pepper
7. Add crumbled salmon.
8. Mix with a mixer until smooth.
9. Adjust salt and pepper.
10. Place in bowl or shape into log on a platter.  (You know, the one that looks like a fish!)
11. Refrigerate.
12. Serve with crackers.

Serves:  Plenty, about 2 cups.

Source:  Chuck Jackson, Vi Highlands Ranch

Note:   To serve as an entre, do steps 1 – 4. In a bowl mix cream cheese and everything else.  Serve over warm salmon.