Easy Smoked Salmon Appetizer Recipe in 15 Minutes or Less! (2024)

FAQs

What to serve with smoked salmon as an appetizer? ›

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.

In general, we recommend 30 g (1.05 oz) per person if you want to serve cold smoked salmon on canapés. That's roughly 1 big slice per person. The big slices can be cut in half or thirds to fit on canapés.

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!)

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.

You'll love this loaded smoked salmon platter with fresh veggies, creamy cheese (in this case Labneh) and Mediterranean favorites like capers, olives, and marinated artichokes! Serve it for brunch with bagels or as an appetizer platter with your favorite crackers or pita wedges.

To assemble your platter, place a block of cream cheese in the center and cover it with a sprinkling of pepper, fresh dill, everything seasoning and capers. Surround it with the salmon, eggs, cucumbers, onion, tomatoes, dill, lemon and bagels or whatever else you have! Serve immediately! Add champagne and coffee.

Using the back of a spoon, swirl the cream cheese to create nooks and crannies for the toppings to sit. Lay the slices of smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese. Garnish the board with fresh dill sprigs, scattering them over the top. Serve the salmon board with your choice of crackers, cucumbers or bread on the side.

Since it is already 'cooked', you can eat the succulent slices straight off the package (my personal favorite); put it on toast with cream cheese for a great quick snack; make yourself a smoked salmon sandwich on the go; or prepare a four-course gourmet meal based on the delicate treat.

Arrange lox, sliced pumpernickel, goat cheese spread, cucumbers, red onion, lemon slices, and dill on a large platter for serving. Sprinkle lox with capers. To enjoy, spread a piece of pumpernickel with the goat cheese spread, and top with cucumber, red onion, lox, dill, and capers.

Portion guide - Allow approximately 75g-100g per person for a smoked salmon starter and 150g per person for a main course. Whole sides of cold or hot roasted smoked salmon sliced, or unsliced, include the weight of the skin, which obviously would not be served.

How many people does 1 lb of smoked salmon serve? ›

Also known as cold-smoked salmon, it is beloved brunch fare best enjoyed thinly sliced and piled atop a bagel. One pound (16 oz) of lox will feed 12 to 15 people, unless you have either fish lovers or vegetarians in your group.

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

You can flavor the salmon with a variety of ingredients and serve it with crackers, cucumber slices, crostini, or crudité. In this recipe, we're using lots of fresh herbs, chopped capers, red onion, a jalapeño for some heat, lemon zest, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard.

Salmon with cream cheese on a cracker is the classic. There's nothing wrong with that, but sometimes it's fun to break out of the box and go for salmon spring rolls with lots of fresh herbs, or addictive, crunchy Salmon Hush Puppies with Chimichurri Tartar Sauce.

Smoked salmon is most commonly associated with champagne but in fact it goes with many other wines as well as with beer, whisky and vodka. I tend to go for lighter, crisper whites and beers with lighter smokes and sherry and spirits with stronger ones.

To assemble your platter, place a block of cream cheese in the center and cover it with a sprinkling of pepper, fresh dill, everything seasoning and capers. Surround it with the salmon, eggs, cucumbers, onion, tomatoes, dill, lemon and bagels or whatever else you have! Serve immediately! Add champagne and coffee.