Salmon Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup cheese, grated (your choice, i use colby or tasty)
• 1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1 (440 g) can red salmon (15 1/2 ounce)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream (reduced fat is okay)
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise (whole egg is the best)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped (or more)
• 8 -10 dashes tabasco sauce (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 crust: stir together the flour, salt and paprika, then cut in the butter, using a pastry blender if you have one.
• 2 stir in the cheese (1 cup) and chopped walnuts.
• 3 reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture, and press the remaining mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 25cm (10-inch) pie pan.
• 4 set crust aside.
• 5 filling: pre-heat oven to 200°c (400°f).
• 6 drain salmon, reserving liquid. remove skin and bones, and break salmon into small chunks. set aside.
• 7 beat eggs in a bowl, using a rotary beater. add sour cream, mayo, onion, dill, tabasco and reserved salmon liquid. stir in cheese and salmon chunks.
• 8 spoon mixture into pie shell, and sprinkle over the reserved 1 cup of crumb mixture.
• 9 bake for 30 minutes or until puffy. let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.