Smoked Salmon And Dill Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 shallots, finely chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup fish stock
1 cucumber, peeled, chopped
6 ounces smoked salmon, bits
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
2/3 cup half-and-half
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
lemon, to garnish
fresh dill, to garnish

Preparation

Melt butter in a large saucepan.
Gently cook shallots in butter until soft.
Stir in flour, then gradually add milk; bring to a boil; add stock and and cucumber.
Simmer 10 minutes.
Reserve several salmon bits for garnish and chop remaining salmon bits and add to stock mixture.
Cook gently 2-3 minutes.
In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, or a blender, process soup to a puree.
Clean pan and return soup to pan; stir in chopped dill and half and half.
Season with salt and pepper and gently reheat.
Garnish with salmon bits. lemon pieces and dill sprigs.