Smoked Salmon Dip Recipe | Self Proclaimed Foodie (2024)

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What's the best thing to eat on smoked salmon? ›

Easy Pairings for Smoked Salmon

A few suggestions: With crackers, softened cream cheese and capers. Tossed into a green salad with a lemony dressing. Stirred into hot pasta with a light tomato sauce, green onions, fresh parsley and extra-virgin olive oil.

Smoked Salmon Dip

Warm cream cheese to room temperature. Add two cans of Captain Jim's Gourmet Alaskan Smoked Salmon (including skin and oil). Mix together with fork; shape into a ball; refrigerate for two hours to blend flavors. Ground nuts or finely chopped parsley may be added for garnish.

Stir salmon, cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, dill, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.

There are several types of crackers that work exceptionally well with smoked salmon, each of which can offer a unique taste and texture experience. For a subtle and nutty flavor, try pairing smoked salmon with whole-grain crackers.

Cheese to use with smoked salmon

Cream cheese is the classic, obvious choice to pair with lox, but other soft cheeses such as goat cheese, labneh, brie, or feta (my favorite!)

Serve it with all the fixings—capers, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, red onion and steamed potatoes. Lay out everything listed in the ingredients or just a few of the elements, along with an assortment of crackers, co*cktail bread or sliced baguette.

Albumin, a protein in salmon, appears as white streaks or globs on the fish once it's cooked. It's flavorless and safe to eat. To prevent albumin from appearing, don't overcook your salmon.

So, how long can we expect our smoked salmon to dance in the fridge? Well, on average, when stored right, it can strut its stuff for about 3 to 4 days sometime up to a week. But remember, trust your instincts! Give it a good look, a sniff, and a feel to ensure it's still a safe catch.

Tips for making smoked salmon

The reason we use both salt and sugar in our cure is because the salt pulls the moisture out of the fish, while evenly seasoning the fish, while the sugar dissolves into the fish and absorbs the moisture.

What cheese is best with salmon? ›

Getting soft cheeses like Neufchatel cheese, brie, and cream cheese is an amazing way to pair them with the smoked salmon! We also definitely recommend you try some sort of cheese spread. You can do plain cream cheese, or something flavored and more elevated. For example perhaps a creme fraîche with dill.

Smoked fish is served cold. Germans typically have it with some white bread or with a side of boiled potatoes.

This is my favorite way to make an incredible smoked salmon platter! Fresh smoked salmon with bagels, soft boiled eggs, cream cheese and capers, everything seasoning and so much more. Perfect for holiday breakfasts and brunches!

The classic option is to serve a slice of the fish on a pancake or blini, but try it out in homemade sushi with cold smoked salmon, in tortilla rolls with cream cheese, or on toasted crostini too.

Salmon skin is usually considered safe to eat. The skin contains more of the same minerals and nutrients contained in salmon.