Creamed Smoked Salmon And Leeks

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 medium leeks ( and pale green parts only, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise)
• 1/2 cup whipping cream, plus
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream
• 6 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3 tablespoons chopped chives

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. add leeks; sauté until tender but not brown, about 10 minutes.
• 2 add 1/2 cup cream to skillet; cook over very low heat until almost all of liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. remove from heat and cool.
• 3 preheat broiler. butter medium broilerproof dish. stir salmon into leek mixture. transfer mixture to prepared dish.
• 4 pour 2 tablespoons cream over leek mixture. broil until top is golden brown, watching closely to avoid burning, about 2 minutes.
• 5 sprinkle with chives.