Recipe: Swedish potato and lox casserole

SWEDISH POTATO AND LOX CASSEROLE

8 white or red boiling potatoes (about 1 3/4 pounds), peeled

2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces, plus additional for greasing baking dish

8 large slices smoked salmon

1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons snipped dill

Salt, pepper

1 1/2 cups whipping cream

3 tablespoons bread crumbs

* Steam potatoes over rapidly boiling water just until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from steamer and, when cool enough to handle, slice thin.

* Arrange half of potatoes in bottom of buttered 8-inch square baking dish. Arrange slices of salmon on top of potatoes. Sprinkle with onion, dill and salt and pepper to taste. Repeat with top layer of remaining sliced potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

* Pour cream over potato mixture. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with pieces of butter. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown and cooked through, about 25 minutes. Serve hot or cold.

6 servings. Each serving contains: 382 calories; 516 mg sodium; 97 mg cholesterol; 27 grams fat; 28 grams carbohydrates; 8 grams protein; 0.61 gram fiber.