Recipes: Easy salmon dill ravioli, Dill-walnut sauce for fried fish

EASY SALMON DILL RAVIOLI

Last update: June 21, 2006 - 5:25 PM

EASY SALMON DILL RAVIOLI

Serves 4.

• 11/2 tbsp. oil • 1 c. chopped onion

• 2 cloves garlic

• 4 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese

• ¹/₂ c. dry white wine

• 1 c. milk or half-and-half

• 2 tsp. chopped fresh dill

• 4 oz. smoked salmon, cut in thin strips

• 1 tsp. butter

• Salt and pepper

• 1 (16-oz.) pkg. cheese ravioli

Directions

Sauté chopped onion and garlic in oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes over medium heat. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Add wine and milk or half-and-half. Then add dill, salmon and butter, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

In a separate pan, bring to a boil 6 cups of water and cook ravioli until tender, about 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and mix ravioli into salmon and dill sauce.

Nutrition information per serving:

Calories 406 Fat 22 g Sodium 1,243 mg

Carbohydrates 28 g Saturated fat 12 g Calcium 304 mg

Protein 22 g Cholesterol 157 mg Dietary fiber 1 g

Diabetic exchanges per serving: 2 bread/starch, 2 medium-fat meat, 2½ fat.

DILL-WALNUT SAUCE FOR FRIED FISH

Makes about 1 cup.

Note: Toast walnuts in a preheated 400-degree oven until just beginning to brown, about 7 to 10 minutes. Watch carefully; nuts can brown quickly.

• 1 c. toasted walnuts (see Note)

• 1 clove garlic

• 1 c. corn oil, divided

• ¹/₄ tsp. salt

• 3 tbsp. lemon juice, divided

• ¹/₂c. chopped fresh dill

• Fried fish of any kind

Directions

Place toasted walnuts, garlic,³/₄cup oil, salt, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and dill in blender, and blend until smooth. If necessary, thin to desired consistency with some of remaining oil. (Purée should be thick.) Season to taste with remaining lemon juice, if desired. Serve as a sauce with fried fish.

Nutrition information per serving (2 tablespoons):

Calories 264 Fat 29 g Sodium 76 mg

Carbohydrates 2 g Saturated fat 3 g Calcium 15 mg

Protein 2 g Cholesterol 0 mg Dietary fiber 1 g

Diabetic exchanges per serving: 6 fat.