If you followed along as a group of us bloggers teamed up to bring you the 12 Cakes of Christmas, you already know that we are a crazy bunch of gals who inspire each other to greatness. Well…we try!
Once the holidays were over we realized that we just didn’t want to leave the party, so we decided to pick a theme every month and create recipes to match the theme. This month is Dippin’ Through January!
Football games just demand dips, and we have you covered.
Today is my day, and since I was born and raised in Seattle, AND since the Seahawks are going to the Superbowl (squeeee) I went all out and made a delicious salmon dip and a big french bread football bowl to serve it in. Fill it up and put the top back on until you’re ready to serve…then tear it up and use the chunks of bread to scoop up the dip. Here’s my easy recipe for a Football Dip Bowl. And, of course, the recipe for salmon dip!
| Succulent Salmon Dip | Print |
- 1½ pounds cooked salmon (canned is fine!)
- 8 ounces neufchatel or cream cheese
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
- 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced very fine
- 4 slices thick bacon, chopped and cooked
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 green onions, sliced thinly
- Salt and pepper to taste
- In a large bowl, combine salmon, neufchatel cheese, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, and garlic. Mix well using a sturdy wooden spoon or (if you don't mind the mess) your hands. Don't use a food processor - it will ruin the texture and turn the dip into baby food!
- Stir in the bacon, lemon juice, green onions, and seasoning. Spoon into dip bowl.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Also consider trying finely chopped celery, sliced olives, or grated Italian cheese!
So lucky to have friends that fish AND can!
Smoosh it up! (That’s a technical cooking term.)
Gotta have fresh lemon with salmon.
Remove the soft bread.
Remove the soft bread from the “lid” too.
Oh, YUM!
With all due respect to those of you who live in Colorado, may I just say…..GO HAWKS!
Here are links to the other dips that have already been posted.
1/13 Jalapeno Popper Dip from Moore or Less Cooking Blog
1/14 Melting Pot Swiss Cheese Fondue from Tampa Cake Girl
1/15 Rocky Road Brownie Batter Dip from Hun, What’s for Dinner?
1/16 Prosciutto Artichoke Spinach Dip from Crumbs in my Mustachio
1/17 Crab Rangoon Dip with Wonton Chips from Lemony Thyme
1/20 BLT Dip from Cooking from a SAHM
1/21 Apple French Toast Brunch Dip from Baking in a Tornado
1/22 My Succulent Salmon Dip
1/23 Yum Yum Dipping Sauce from Manila Spoon
Lorinda! I am crazy about salmon, your dip is wonderful, love your football bread! Just fantastic! Nettie
Thanks, Nettie! After 50 years on the coast, I’m going through salmon withdrawal here in the country, so this is my solution. Glad you liked it!
I LOVE Salmon so I’m so glad you made this one. I’m not a fan of liquid smoke so I’ll skip that. Can’t wait to serve this.
Thanks, Karen! My son almost ate the whole bowl full (lid and all) yesterday. It’s addictive! I’m not a liquid smoke fan either, so I just put a few drops in.
Oh, wow. I love salmon but never thought about it in a dip. Probably going to have to add this to the list for the Superbowl!! yum! (And I can put some of it in a bowl and let the Girl use some GF crackers and she can have it too!!)
Both the bowl and the dip are super easy. Hmmm…I need to try making some GF crackers!
Um. You ARE rooting for the Seahawks, right? Jen?
Is it better if I just say nothing? 😉
Actually, if my Steelers aren’t in it, I’m really happy that it’s Peyton manning and the Broncos vs. the Seahawks.
With all the hoopla about it being the two doobie states, I considered making a “special” dip…but could just imagine the fallout I’d get in the comment section 😉
How clever are you using that perfectly shaped bread for this awesome dip!! I do believe I could make a meal of it!! And how lucky you are to have fresh salmon!
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Hello, would your friends mind sharing their canned salmon recipe with me? I’m in Australia and there’s nothing like that in the recipe books here.
Hi, Heather! I’ve never canned salmon, but I understand it’s pretty simple. I buy it at our local grocery store. Here’s a tutorial I found that you might be interested in:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Canned-Salmon-Tutorial/
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