FOOTBALL FOOD
Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Stuffed Pepperoncini
Holy amazing !!!! Your taste buds will score a touchdown !!! This is the perfect creation for game day !!! I live in GA so football is huge !!! We make it a gathering, party and even play cards in between sometimes. Yep and all the wife’s and girlfriend’s hogs the TV for the 1/2 time show !! Why not make it fun & create something amazing and eye catching ? Yes, beer and wings are AMAZING but have some good girl food the guys will love it to but won’t admit it !!
This is so easy and so good it’s almost to good to be true !
Ingredients:
Lemon
Dill
Smoked Salmon
Cream Cheese
Greek Plain Yogurt
(I bought the cream cheese & yogurt already mixed)
Balsamic Glaze (Optional)
Directions:
- 1 (24-oz.) jar whole pepperoncini peppers drained and patted dry with paper towels.
- 12 ounces cream cheese, VERY soft
- 1/4 cup full-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 pound smoked salmon, cut into long, thin strips
- Make a small incision – lengthwise – on the side of each pepper. Very carefully remove the seeds and discard them. Thoroughly dry the peppers with paper towels; set aside.
- In a large bowl beat together the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, dill, lemon zest, salt, and pepper; mix well until completely combined… I got mine already mixed and it was so easy you can do either way.
- Use a small spoon to scoop 2 teaspoons of the filling into each pepper. Wrap a thin, long strip of salmon around each pepper and secure with a toothpick. Garnish with dill and lemon zest *optional*. Serve at once or keep cold in the fridge until needed.
Tips:
I added the lemon zest (outside of lemon the peel) to my mix it was perfect for a extra kick.
Use a tiny spoon so easy to get it in the pepper.
Wrap salmon all the way around with a bit extra then secure with toothpick etc… I used mini forks.
You can make this up to 3 hours in advance just out in fridge.
#MostValueablePeppers.
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These look SO delicious! And those mini forks are so adorable too!
Jasmine / http://www.jasminekeclipse.com
Oh does this ever sound yummy! I will definitely try it soon — maybe Super Bowl Sunday. 🙂
I came over to Yum but I can’t find your Yum button. Thought I would tell you in person who delicious this looks instead.
Thanks for sharing
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
These sound delicious! What a great game snack. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Mmh, these look so good – really mouth watering! Thanks for sharing!
what a unique recipe thank you for sharing. This looks perfect for game day. Thank you for sharing.
I have never had salmon before this dish looks so tasty and mouth-watering
I love love love peppercini’s they are so good!
these sounds great. We love salmon and peppers so i imagine together they would be fantastic. Angela from Daysinbed
Oh my! These look so delicious!
This looks DELICIOUS!! Can’t wait to give it a try 🙂 🙂
I love the presentation! It sounds really lovely, especially the combination of the flavors. Thanks for sharing!
Honesty looks so damn GOOD!! Wish I eat Salmon though =( This is like such a healthy snack for real. LOL.
Game snacks. Not much of a gamer but I totally love different creative ways to eat. My husband would LOVE this too!! He’s a game guy lol
My husband was recently looking for innovative ways to use some salmon we had in our freezer. I bet he would love these. He’s a huge pepper fan.
These look good. I like your presentation too!
These look amazing. Need these in my future. 🙂
Looks really delicious! love it!
This looks like a very healthy alternative….very eye catching
Great for appetizers! I will save this recipe for later. I might have guests coming over this weekend and I may surprise them with this.
This looks great for a party, and I just love the mini forks!
Though I am not really into peppers but this looks delicious! I can give it a try 🙂
Bookmarking this for the next time I have a party. It looks delicious.
I can see myself serving this for an awards show party night event. They look fantastic!
These look great! I love the photography! I will have to make these for the event we are going to this weekend!
I do love homegating! These salmon pepper poppers look delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Such a cute dish and I’m sure it’s a hit. I love watching football games and the whole environment of food and beer and just a good time I always say, “The day after the superbowl should be a holiday” or move it to Saturday so we can sleep in lol
Oh my gosh these look GOOD!!!
these seriously sound so amazing!!
These look absolutely amazing–and diet friendly. I need to try them!
Mu husband is quite interested in these. Thanks for sharing.
Omg these look deliciousness!!! So need to give your recipe a try! Yum!
This sounds amazing! I love salmon.
Yummy! These are all favorites Would be great for my upcoming football parties as an app thank you
These little guys look delicious!! I’m a huge football fan and will save them for next year if not before!
This would have been so perfect for New Year’s Eve! Everything looks amazing.
I love salmon! Your presentation of this dish is awesome and also looks so tasty.
OMG! these is so delicious. I also like the presentation of it so beautiful 🙂
Yum! This looks great. And hold up, there’s an option to get cream cheese and yogurt already mixed? Where can I get that?!
These look so fancy – but really simple to make too!
I’ve had pepper poppers before, but never with smoked salmon! Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday this week!
Yummm… I love this idea!
ooooooohhhhh. looks amazing!
These salmon pepper poppers sound like something my family would love. I don’t eat the pepperoncini peppers but my family loves them and this would indeed be a great snack idea for a homegating party. Thanks for the recipe.
This is a great idea! Thank you!
Looks delicious!
oh man! Those look amazing!!!
These look amazing.. I love smoked salmon!
me to !!!
Ha, I showed this to my husband and pretty sure they are going to have to be on the menu next week! 🙂
hahaha yay !!!!!! Thanks so much for coming by !
Thank you for sharing this yummy post on #trafficjamweekend, Laci! I pinned it and am featuring it on this weekend’s party.
Yay !!!! Thanks so much !!! You rock !
Did you say cream cheese? Yum!
Ooh I love those little peppers these look delish!!
These look AMAZE!!! And more elegant than traditional super bowl food 🙂
Such a great game day snack!
xx,
Amanda || http://www.fortheloveofglitter.com
Wow, these look incredibly delicious!! xx adaatude.com
Yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
Xo, Brianne
http://www.scrubsandsparkles.com
This looks amazing. I just had a salmon pizza earlier, now I want this!
Oh yum! These sound like a super tasty treat.
I love salmon, definitely trying this recipe out!
I not a fan of those peppers but the salmon is right up my alley. I need to try this without the peppers.
This is such a unique but easy to make appetizer, definitely going to try these!
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i cannot handle peppers but my dad loves them so i will have to let him know about this. he will think it is so yummy
These lil bits look like awesome appetizers, and right up my street. I would probably waffle down a few of them
I can totally see how these flavors would work together. This is such a delicious appetizer idea.