mushroom salmon pie with gruyere cheese

am i in heaven or what?! this must be the most perfect recipe. it includes four of my favorite food groups: mushrooms, salmon, cheese, and pie. you can bet this will hit my table in the next week. happy tasting!

courtesy of: pike place market cookbook
serves: 6

- 1c finely grated gruyere cheese
- pastry for a 9" single pie shell, unbaked
- 1tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4lbs salmon fillet, skin and bones removed, rinsed, drained, patted dry, and cut into 1" strips
- 1c fresh sliced button or cremini mushrooms, plus extra whole, sauteed mushrooms for garnish (optional)
- 3 large eggs
- 1-1/2c half and half
- pinch of dried oregano plus extra, crumbled, for garnish (optional)
- pinch of dried thyme, crumbled
- 1/4tsp kosher salt
- pinch of freshly ground black pepper

1. preheat oven to 350. spread cheese evenly over bottom of pie shell

2. melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. add salmon and mushrooms and cook 3 minutes, turning salmon strips once. remove from heat, cut salmon into 1" pieces, then arrange salmon and mushrooms evenly over pie shell.

3. beat eggs and half and half, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper and pour over salmong and mushrooms. bake 45-50 min or until center is set and golden. if edges of pie start to brown too much, cover pie loosely with aluminum foil during the last 10-15 min of baking time.

4. remove pie from oven and let rest 5 min. if desired, garnish pie with sauteed mushrooms and sprinkling of oregano. slice and serve while still warm.

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