This delicious Creamy Salmon Soup is irresistibly silky, smooth, and rich recipe with both fresh and smoked salmon. It will definitely warm your soul on a cold winter day.
I Am Back!
Hello, everyone! This is happening. It’s January, 18th, and I am posting my first recipe of 2021. I had originally planned to have one week off after the holidays, but I ended up having almost three weeks. Did you miss me? (Be careful here not to be rude lol.)
Anyway, it’s always hard to go back to blogging after the holiday season. Why?
a. After all this festivity, going back to simple food options is not easy. We always enjoy lots of light and delicious salads and soup in January; however, they simply look boring for a while. Indeed they are not boring at all – it is a psychological thing when you need to give your mind some time to adjust.
b. You might want to continue sharing all those decadent desserts and cookies, but you simply feel obligated taking a break for a while.
c. After all these festive holiday images with candles and sparklers, it’s so challenging to start taking (relatively) minimalistic photos again.
That being said, luckily I have a backlog of unpublished recipes. Honestly, over the last week or so I’ve developed quite a few new recipes. Yet I am using the opportunity to publish a few older recipes.
Creamy Salmon Soup
This Creamy Salmon Soup is fabulously rich and delicious. It is not the healthiest version as it features cream and cream cheese. In my excuse: a) I made this soup back in October, b) We’ve been eating light meals for 3 weeks. Besides, cold and dark January is a perfect month to eat some comfort soup.
If you are looking to make this Creamy Salmon Soup lighter, you can definitely substitute low-fat milk for cream and cream cheese. While both fresh and cold-smoked salmon work beautifully together, you can only use fresh salmon or trout. With some refreshing dill and sweet and aromatic pink peppercorns, that is so good.
At least Daisy approves :)
I hope you like this easy recipe, and you will give it a try soon. If you try it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.
Also, please check some other creamy soup ideas:
Cheers!
Creamy Salmon Soup
Course: SoupsDifficulty: Easy6
servings10
minutes30
minutes300
kcalThis delicious Creamy Salmon Soup is irresistibly silky, smooth, and rich recipe with both fresh and smoked salmon. It will definitely warm your soul on a cold winter day.
Ingredients
1 large white onion, sliced
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. butter
3-4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
~ 1 lb. salmon or trout filet
~ 200 gr. cold-smoked salmon, torn into pieces
salt, to taste
1/2 tsp. pink peppercorn, crushed and divided
1/4 tsp. white pepper and smoked paprika, each
1 tbsp. fresh thyme
1 cup 5-10% cream
1/3 cup cream cheese
dill or extra thyme, for garnish
Directions
- Melt the olive oil and butter in a deep soup pan and cook the onions and garlic, 5 minutes, over medium heat.
- Add the potatoes, thyme, and spices and cook 5-7 minutes until lightly golden.
- Add 6 cups of water, cover, and simmer until the potatoes are soft.
- Reserve some smoked salmon for garnish. Add the smoked salmon and salmon (trout) filets, broken into pieces, cook 3 to 5 minutes until the salmon is cooked through (It flakes easily.)
- Add the cream and cream cheese and puree the soup until the desired consistency. You might want to add some more water to thin it up. Also, try and adjust the seasonings, especially the salt.
- Return to the heat and warm through for a couple of minutes. Serve with extra thyme and dill and pink peppercorns. Enjoy!
Notes
- To make this recipe much lighter, substitute low-fat milk for the cream and cream cheese.
Hi – I’m Ben, a blogger, recipe developer, and food photographer. I’m glad you’re here! I hope you will enjoy hundreds of delicious recipes and a pinch of havoc in the kitchen.
What a delicious and creamy soup! I love salmon but have never thought to do a soup — thanks for sharing the recipe! :)
Hello Ben, welcome back! This is definitely a great soup for a cold January day like it is here today. It looks so smooth and creamy. May I take the place of your cat so I can have some now? :-)
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So get the need for a break, Ben, and welcome back! I’m in love with your 2021 breakout recipe, as salmon is my most favorite protein ever. You made it and it’s not like I even wrote in with the request! Lol. So delicious and awesome. Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us this year!
Mmmmm….I love salmon. In fact, I eat smoked salmon most mornings for breakfast. This soup sounds terrific!! I might have to move my daily salmon to lunchtime :)
I totally know what you mean about getting back into the blog after the holidays – it’s such a difference from the decadent desserts and other treats during the holiday season! But this does sound like a fantastic soup. I love creamy soups, and this is the very kind of recipe I need on a cold January day!
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