west coast smoked salmon chowder

Ingredients For west coast smoked salmon chowder

• 1 Tbsp

  butter
• 1 lg

  leek, washed, white and green parts only (about 1 cup), thinly sliced
• 1/2 c

  celery, finely chopped
• 1/2 c

  red peppers, finely chopped
• 2 lg

  cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp

  unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 c

  carrots, shredded
• 1 lg

  red potato, small diced
• 1 can

  (8 ounces) cream-style corn
• 1/2 c

  low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 c

  clam juice
• 1 lg

  bay leaf
• 4-5 oz

  smoked salmon, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/4 c

  half-and-half
• 1 Tbsp

  tomato paste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste (i always use mixed peppercorns)
• ground himalayan sea salt, to taste
• 2 Tbsp

  fresh dill, chopped
• 1/2 tsp

  dried thyme
• 1 Tbsp

  freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp

  smoked paprika