Three original and varied recipes for cooking with dill. |
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Welcome to our dill recipe page.
Including smoked salmon and dill pate, pasta with salmon and dill, homemade potato salad with dill, and cheese and dill souffles.
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Smoked Salmon and Dill Pâté |
This smoked salmon pâté is delicious on fresh crusty bread, cream crackers or on hot buttered toast.
Ingredients
- 6 oz (170 g) of smoked salmon trimmings
- 3 oz (85 g) of unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp of single cream
- 1 tbsp of freshly chopped dill
- 4 tsp of lemon juice
- pepper
Method
- Melt the butter over a low heat in a small saucepan.
- In the meantime, place all the other ingredients except for the pepper into a food processor.
- Add the melted butter and process until the mixture is smooth.
- Taste the pâté and add pepper accordingly.
- Transfer the pâté into a dish and cover with cling film. Refrigerate until the pâté has set.
- When ready spread on toast and serve.
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Pasta with Salmon and Dill |
There's never a better combination than fresh salmon, dill and cream. If you love pasta but are fed up with the same kind of sauces, this dish is heavenly.
Ingredients
- 14 oz (395 g) of dried pasta of your choice
- 10 oz (285 g) of fresh salmon fillet with skin removed
- ˝ pint (300 ml) of double cream
- 8 fl oz (225 ml) of dry white wine
- 4 oz (115 g) smoked salmon slices
- 1˝ oz (40 g) of butter
- 2-3 tbsp of freshly chopped dill
- 2 tbsp of wholegrain mustard
- 1 chopped onion
- pepper
Method
- In a large frying pan melt the butter over a medium heat and add the chopped onions. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the onions are soft. Make sure that they don't burn.
- Add the white wine and the mustard and stir well.
- Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and partially cover with a lid. Allow to cook until the mixture has reduced by half.
- In the meantime, put a pan of salted water on to boil.
- Cut the salmon fillet into small cubes and slice the smoked salmon into strips.
- Once the water is boiling, add the pasta and cook until al dente.
- Once the sauce has reduced to half, pour in the cream and simmer for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
- Add the fresh salmon cubes and cook gently for several minutes until the salmon has firmed up.
- Add the fresh dill and stir. Check the taste and add pepper.
- Drain the cooked pasta, place back into the pan but away from the heat, add the sauce and the smoked salmon strips. Toss the pasta with the sauce and serve immediately.
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Homemade Potato Salad with Dill |
A homemade potato salad is always refreshing in the summer. You can make it as plain or as elaborate as you like, depending on how many extra ingredients you choose to add.
Ingredients
- 2 lb (905 g) of baby new potatoes
- 4 tbsp of freshly chopped dill
- salt and pepper
- For the dressing
- 4 tbsp of Greek yoghurt
- 4 tbsp of mayonnaise
- 4 tsp of wholegrain mustard
- 1 tsp of lemon juice
- salt and pepper
Method
- Scrub the potatoes and place into a large saucepan.
- Pour in enough cold water to cover the potatoes and add a large pinch of salt. Bring to the boil and simmer until the potatoes are firm but cooked through.
- In a separate small mixing bowl blend together all of the dressing ingredients and season with the salt and pepper.
- Drain the cooked potatoes and allow to cool.
- Once the potatoes are cool enough to touch, cut into halves or quarters according to preference and place in a mixing bowl.
- Stir in the dressing and the chopped dill and mix well.
- Serve warm or cover and refrigerate until cold.
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