Smoked Whitefish Spread
 
Ingredients
  • 8 ounces smoked whitefish
  • 4 ounces block cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 green onions, sliced thin with some green tops included
  • 1-1/2 Tablespoons minced jalapeños
  • 4 to 5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon prepared horseradish
  • ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce (or more to taste if desired)
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt
  • Finn Crisp Rye Crackers, for serving (or other firm cracker like plain Carr's)
  • Additional thinly sliced green onion tops or chives, for garnish
Instructions
  1. Using your fingers, pull the skin and bones off of the fish and discard. Finely shred the fish meat and place in a medium mixing bowl.
  2. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, green onion, jalapeños, lemon juice, horseradish, Tabasco, pepper, and salt. Stir and mash with a fork until well combined. Set aside for 25 to 30 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Taste and adjust if needed.
  3. Transfer to desired serving bowl and sprinkle top of spread with thinly sliced green onion tops or minced chives. Serve with crackers.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/smoked-whitefish-spread/