Friday, March 13, 2015

Greek-seasoned Salmon, Artichoke and Feta Dip

Greek-seasoned Salmon, Artichoke and Feta Dip

Greek-seasoned salmon with feta cheese and artichokes in a baked dip--terrific for a Dip Dinner!

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Having an assortment of dips for dinner is a nice way to change up the dinner hour. Dips are easy to assemble in advance--no last minute work involved!
After spending time outdoors enjoying the return of warm sunshine I'm not necessarily ready for a heavy meal--but I'm happy to turn on the oven.
A dip dinner like this makes a good compromise meal. I like to offer choices, knowing that my spouse will clean up whatever is left another night as a pre-dinner snack. [Sometimes it can drive me batty that dinner will be ready in 7 minutes and he has to eat something NOW, but if I've got a bit of this or that to use up I'm all over it.]

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It is hard to show a black dog against a dark background.

For this Dip Dinner I had this Greek-seasoned salmon, artichoke and feta dip, a vegetarian spinach feta artichoke dip (to be coming soon) and a mash up of this dip and the vegetarian one. That mash up won't be written up for the blog--it was too wishy-washy of a dip.

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This recipe came from my friend Sarah while we were both living in Hawaii over a dozen years ago. She served it at a rubber stamping party and I immediately requested the recipe. I've played with the recipe over the years, sharing a slow cooker & swiss chard variation early on the blog, Slow Cooker Salmon Swiss Chard Artichoke Dip, as well as an arugula & artichoke version, Baked Artichoke & Arugula Dip.  I like my apps, and you can find many more ideas on my Pinterest board, Awesome Veggie Apps and Snacks.

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I opted to try a Greek version using this new spice blend I picked up at a shop downtown (see Note below) along with feta cheese covered in a magical markdown sticker. This is a very good combo which we'll have again. For more recipes using Salmon, you're out of luck until I add protein to the Visual Recipe Index by Ingredient. I have worked my way through the whole salmon I bought at the grocery store down the street (wild caught, overnighted from Alaska, and cut & wrapped to order). For more recipes using marinated artichokes, please see my Recipes Using Veggies In Jars Collection, which is really quite a mouthful but a tasty one at that.
Note: I picked up this Greek seasoning blend at a little spice store in Downtown Dayton, Spice Paradise. I don't know what's all in this blend, but if you ask on the Spice Paradise FB Page I'm sure Ulrike will get you started!

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Shown are ingredients to make 3 different dips, so don't get confused.

Greek-seasoned Salmon Artichoke Dip

1 salmon filet
2 teaspoons Greek seasoning blend (see Note above)
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
2 cups marinated artichoke hearts, drained of marinating liquid before measuring
½ cup mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon stone ground dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup feta cheese

to serve, thinly slice a baguette into rounds, or tortilla chips, pita chips, a spoon, your finger, a piece of endive, you get the idea

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place salmon in a shallow pan (I used a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper). Top with Greek seasoning blend and liquid smoke. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until firm to the touch and flakes easily.

In a food processor or blender, combine artichoke hearts, mayo, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and cheese, pulsing until the artichokes are broken into smaller pieces and blended with the rest. Spoon into a bowl and stir in salmon flakes. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until top is browned and crispy in spots. Serve with bread or crackers.

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Greek-seasoned in the foreground, standard dill seasoned in the background.

12 comments:

  1. I was just looking at my rather large Costco sized jar of artichokes last night and wondering what I could do with them. A warm and perhaps cheesy dip sounds like the perfect solution. Thanks for getting my wheels turning.

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    1. Meghan,
      I love to turn your wheels. In a culinary sense. My wheels are still spinning at the thought of a savory granola. Yowza, the possibilities.
      Thanks!

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  2. We can EASILY make dinner out of dips! And bread. Always bread. :)

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    1. Dorothy,
      I am guilty of picking up the baguette when I see it in the day old bread rack *and then* scrounging around for an excuse to eat it!
      Thanks!

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  3. First of all, great minds think alike because my post today was also salmon. :o) And second, I have some of that Polish pottery pattern! I recognize a fellow military-linked kitchen cabinet when I see it. LOL I love the pop of color it provides on the table, and in pictures! Gotta try this recipe in some of my dishes now!

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    1. Dee Dee,
      It's pretty obvious I'm smitten with the Polish pottery. In the 30 Days to Better Food Photography class we learned that white plates are best, but . . . I gotta be me.
      Have fun with your dishes!
      Thanks!

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  4. Dip night! What a great idea, as long as I don't eat my weight in bread, loading on this dip and all the other ones. Love the salmon/feta combo.

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    1. Laura,
      I can eat my age in sushi, but I've never tried to eat my weight in bread. Something to look forward to!
      Thanks!

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  5. I like the idea of a dip dinner!

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    1. Pam,
      It's easy, it's fun, it's hands on--dip dinners rock. Those and the apples/cheddar/popcorn meals in front of a movie are some of my kids' favorites.
      Thanks!

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  6. This is SO creative! Love it!!

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    1. Lauren,
      I think that's the thing about cooking--ya gotta do something to shake things up now and again or it gets really boring in the kitchen. For the cook and for the eater.
      Thanks!

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