Herb Biscuits with Smoked Salmon and Creamy Chive Spread

Why it’s awesome:

• Contains Vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, and K. (and that’s just for the main ingredients)
• Has the following minerals: calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, potassium, selenium, zinc, and MUCH MORE!
• Easy recipe to adapt to other circumstances such as glutten-free, or if you just have a different type of fish you want to use!

How to eat it:

• Enjoy a couple of these for a great tasting, get you day going, breakfast or as filling lunch to keep you going throughout your day!

What you need:

• Herb Biscuits
• 3 1/2 flour, plus more for dusting
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
• 1 egg, beaten together with 2 teaspoons water
• Salmon and Creamy Chive Spread
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 (4 ounce) packages smoked salmon
• 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced, thinly sliced
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced, thinly sliced

How to make it:

• For the biscuits, preheat oven to 425°F.
• Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl.
• Add butter and use your fingers to work it into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
• Add buttermilk, chives and dill and stir together with a fork just until combined.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface and press into a disc.
• Roll out dough until 3/4-inch thick.
• Using a floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits
• Transfer to prepared baking sheets, spacing them 1 to 2 inches apart.
• Gather remaining pieces of dough, press them together gently and roll them out again until all of the dough has been used.
• Brush egg and water mixture over the tops and sides of all of the biscuits
• Bake until cooked through and light golden brown (12 to 14 minutes)

For the creamy chive spread:

• Put cream cheese, zest, 1 teaspoon of the dill, chives and pepper into a medium bowl and stir together until combined.
• Cover and set aside at room temperature.

• To serve, split warm biscuits in half
• Spread bottom halves with some of the creamy chive spread.
• Layer salmon, tomatoes and onions over cream cheese, then garnish with remaining 2 tablespoons dill and top with remaining biscuit halves.
• Serve immediately.

Substitutes to try:

• Glutten-Free: Replace the flour with glutten-free flour such as brown rice flour

Tip: Always get the most fresh fish (with fins and scales!) you can. It won’t just be better for you, but it will taste amazing!

Nutritional Info: (estimates per serving)

390 calories
470 mg sodium
31 g carbohydrate
12 g protein

Serving size: 12