Top 11 Urban Fishing Cities in North America
North America is undergoing an urban fishing revival. In the United States, the Clean Water Act of 1972 kicked off a nationwide clean-up of city waters created many challenging urban fisheries from New York to Vancouver.
Delicious Smoked Salmon Cheesecake Spread
Taken from the Westcoaster Seafood Cookbook
Base
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (125 ml) dried bread crumbs, crushed fine
1 Tbsp (15 ml) butter, melted
1 tsp (5 ml) dried dill
Method:
Combine bread crumbs, melted butter and dill in a bowl. Press mixture in a spring-form pan, and bake in a 350°F (180°C) oven for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside.
Filling
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp (15 ml) butter
1 small onion, chopped fine
3 pkgs cream cheese (8 oz/225 g ea) at room temperature
3 large eggs
1/3 cup (80 ml) light cream
Salt to taste
8 oz (225 g) smoked salmon
1 cup (250 ml) Swiss cheese, grated
Method:
Melt butter in a small fry pan and sauté onion until just turning brown. Set aside to cool.
Beat cream cheese, eggs, cream and salt in a bowl until creamy.
Chop salmon into coarse chunks, and
place into small bowl, mix in onion and Swiss cheese; turn into cream mixture. Pour over the cooked base in the spring-form pan.
Bake in a 300°F (150°C) oven for 75 minutes. Turn heat off and slightly open oven door. Let cheesecake cool in oven for 1 hour.
Remove from oven and place in refrigerator for at least 2 hours before removing from spring-form pan.
Serve at room temperature with crackers. Delicious!
Freezes well.
