Fresh and Smoked Salmon Chowder

Recipe ingredients

• 5 tsp. (25 mL) butter*
• 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) Irresistibles extra virgin olive oil*
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 1 leek, white part only, chopped
• 1 1/2 stalks celery with leaves, finely chopped
• 1 medium carrot, sliced thin
• 1 new potato, finely diced
• 4 button mushrooms, sliced thin
• 1/3 cup (85 mL) dry white wine
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (500 mL) Irresistibles Life Smart vegetable or chicken broth*
• 1/2 Irresistibles bay leaf*
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 1/4 – 2 cups (310 – 500 mL) 2% or whole milk
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) whole kernel corn*, drained 
• 1/2 lb. (225 g) fresh salmon (barely cooked), cut into very small pieces
• Fresh dill to taste for garnish
• Sufficient quantity, Irresistibles smoked salmon, cut into strips to garnish
• 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) minced parsley

Preparation

In a stockpot over low heat, cook shallot and leek in butter until glassy.
Add remaining vegetables, except corn, and cook 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, add wine and reduce until almost completely evaporated, about 5 – 7 minutes.
Salt and pepper lightly. Stir in flour.
Add broth a little bit at a time, whisking each addition into the flour mixture. Add bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil and cook until mixture thickens.
In a small pan, bring milk to just under a boil. Stir into soup. Add corn and cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat. Remove thyme and bay leaf. Stir in salmon and parsley.
Spoon chowder into large heated bowls and garnish with fresh dill and smoked salmon strips.

Suggestion

* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.

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