Smoked Whitefish Dip

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 8 to 12 servings
  • Total: 20 min
  • Active: 20 min
When I was living in New Jersey, I would frequent the Jewish delis in New York City and I always had to order the whitefish dip. Now that I've moved back down south, I wanted to create my own version of the delicious dip. You can find smoked whole whitefish or fillets in the seafood department of most grocery stores.
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Ingredients

2 pounds smoked whitefish (or use mullet, trout or mahi-mahi)

6 ounces cream cheese, softened 

1/2 cup mayonnaise 

1 tablespoon hot sauce 

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, plus dill sprigs, for garnish 

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (about 2 dashes) 

Pinch of seafood seasoning 

1 green onion, cut into large pieces 

1/2 stalk celery, chopped (about 1/2 cup) 

Juice of 1/2 lemon (about 2 tablespoons), plus lemon slices, for garnish

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber rounds, radishes and crackers, for serving 

Directions

  1. Remove the bones from the fish and flake into large pieces. Set aside.
  2. Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, hot sauce, dill, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning, green onions, celery and lemon juice in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until smooth. Add the fish and pulse a few times to combine. Season with salt and pepper
  3. Transfer the dip to a bowl. Top with dill and lemon slices and serve with celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber rounds, radishes and crackers.

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Jolie Jacobs

Loved this recipe! Each ingredient was essential to the outcome! The flavors melded beautifully. Only substitution I made was shallots instead of green onion. Served with baguette toasted with olive oil a touch of salt and pepper. This will be a regular Sunday snack!

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