Name: Spicy Salmon Spread with Pickled Currants
Yield: Makes about 1 2/3 cups
Ingredients: 1 (7-ounce) skinless salmon fillet, pin bones removed, finely chopped; 8 oil-packed Calabrian chiles or 1 fresh Fresno chile, finely chopped; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2 teaspoons hot smoked Spanish paprika; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/4 cup dried currants; 1/4 cup white wine vinegar; Caraway crackers, dill sprigs, and thinly sliced chives (for serving); Flaky sea salt

Photo by Alex Lau

Nduja is traditionally made with pork, but because salmon is a fatty fish, it works well too.

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