Smoked Salmon Cheesecake
photo by La Dilettante
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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25
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup round cracker, crushed
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream, low fat is fine
- 4 ounces smoked salmon, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup purple onion, minced
- 1⁄4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup capers, well-drained, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
directions
- Sprinkle the cracker crumbs in the bottom of a lightly greased 9-inch springform pan and set aside.
- Beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer at medium speed until the mixture is fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg is added.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix until all the ingredients are well-combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared springform pan, and bake at 325ºF for 45 to 50 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and cool it on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Gently run a knife around the edge of the pan and release the sides of the pan. Cool the pie completely, and refrigerate until you are ready to serve it.
- Serve at room temperature with crackers or crusty bread.
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Reviews
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Really tasty, and always a big success at cocktail parties. I like to dress it up with extra chopped red pepper, onion, Italian parsley, and fresh dill on top, and put a border of paper-thin English cucumbers around the edge. If the cucumbers don't want to adhere, "glue" them on with sour cream! The only change I made was doubling the amount of smoked salmon.
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