This recipe is simple, yet satisfying, and so rich. It goes great on bagels, crackers, veggies (especially broccoli, that’s our personal favorite!) and it’s very likely that a number of other items in the food world would benefit from its presence as well. The salmon provides a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, which we don’t get enough of in today’s average diet. And it’s an easy sell with kids. It’s meant as a treat or to be used sparingly because it does have a high fat content, but don’t fret too much. It ages you prematurely. J Be aware that besides the oil, cream cheese, and salmon, all of the other ingredients are really optional. You can tweak it to taste. This is the recipe that we like best in our family!
Ingredients
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8 oz Cream Cheese or Neufchatel Cheese
4 oz smoked Salmon
1 TBSP butter
2 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil
¼ tsp Celery Leaf
¼ tsp Garlic Powder
½ tsp Parsley
½ tsp Kirkland No-Salt Seasoning
Salt and Pepper to taste
Step One: Put it All Together!
Like I said before, this recipe is very simple. Add all of the ingredients together in a mixing bowl. If you prefer to ease the work a bit, you can soften the cheese and butter beforehand. Try to get pastured butter if you can. During the fall, Organic Valley makes a special pastured butter. Why? It’s the same concept as with grass fed beef. When cows eat grass, they produce milk, and therefore milk by-products like cheese and butter, that are far superior to the average grocery store product. These products are shockingly good for you, high in CLAs and other important nutrients. Pastured raw milk and butter actually can help prevent disease and heal the body, whereas pasteurized, grain fed milk and butter are virtually useless and/or harmful to you. Yeah, the Got Milk campaign? That is a total scam, unless that milk is raw. Sorry I had to be the one to break it to you. If you’re skeptical, I highly encourage you to do the research yourself. If your brainwashing says (as mine once did, I’m not judging!) “RAW! That’s horrible! It needs to be pasteurized or you could die!” then please review the facts. In the disgusting factory farm model of today, where manure and other unsavory things are flying into the meat and products we drink every minute of every day, of course pasteurization is needed. It kills everything-good and bad-in the milk. In a small farm with a clean operation, so long as basic precautions are taken, its not nearly such a risk. (Did you know that a grain fed cow that is given grass for only 5 days will have the ecoli in its gut reduced by 80 percent?) When they get the right food, the right amount of space, and the right care, disease is really not an issue anymore. If you are STILL concerned, be aware that a farm must be licensed and inspected to sell raw milk. Way to go, government regulation! Putting minds at ease every day.
Now where was I? Oh yeah. Cream cheese.
Neufchatel cheese, at least in America, is basically exactly the same in taste and texture as cream cheese. Instead of being made with just cream, it is made with whole mik and cream, therefore reducing the fat content by 30 percent. 365, Whole Food’s store brand, sells both cheeses in an organic variety.
Step Two: Mix it in!
Mix this concoction together thoroughly with a bamboo spoon (or other utensil of your choice. I like the bamboo spoon because it doesn’t slip over the cheese, it has more grip, and helps get the job done faster. That’s just my humble opinion!)
Step Three: Find something to dip in it!
That’s it, you’re done. Serve it up and dip whatever your heart desires in it, or else spread it on toast, or a bagel. You get the idea, the possibilities are endless.
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