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

FAQs

How to serve smoked salmon for a party? ›

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.

Move your salmon to the refrigerator and chill completely before slicing very thin and serving with your favorite accouterments like cream cheese, lemon wedges, capers, thin sliced red onions, and bagels.

I like a combination of cool cucumbers and tomatoes with bold, peppery radish, red onion, and crispy green peppers. Slicing the veggies thinly into rounds makes them easy to stack with the salmon on top of your favorite cracker, bagel or whatever you serve along.

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.

For a subtle and nutty flavor, try pairing smoked salmon with whole-grain crackers. If you're looking for a more traditional option, water crackers are a classic choice that won't overpower the delicate flavor of the fish.

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!) could work as well. To make my feta more spreadable, I break it up with the back of a spoon and mix it with some quality extra virgin olive oil.

Both types of smoked salmon can be eaten cold right out of the package. Hot-smoked salmon can also be reheated and is great in hot dishes. Unlike fresh salmon, which should be prepared and eaten within 48 hours, smoked salmon has a longer shelf life. It can be enjoyed for up to a week.

Can you eat smoked salmon just like that? ›

Raw smoked salmon is safe for consumption - when prepared, and produced - correctly. As a consumer, make informed choices when purchasing raw smoked salmon and always buy from transparent, top quality providers.

Just because smoked salmon is “ready-to-eat” doesn't mean that there aren't several interesting, creative, and delectable ways to enjoy it! Of course, you can eat it right out of the package, or go a little further and simply enjoy it on a bagel with cream cheese, but why stop there?

Cold-smoked salmon is best enjoyed cold and fresh. In other words, don't cook it or bake it. Top bagels and cream cheese with thin slices of cold-smoked salmon and capers. Use it in homemade sushi rolls, on crackers, or on blinis.

Lox vs Smoked Salmon: What's the Differences? While lox is cured in a salty spice blend, smoked salmon may or may not be cured but is always smoked and has a slightly smokier flavor. Sight: Lox and cold smoked salmon are both glossy and thinly sliced. Hot smoked salmon looks like poached fish.

Delicious served as a canapé, starter, cold or warmed through in the oven or sealed bag. A magnificent centre piece on any dining table, or for a celebration breakfast or brunch, flake the hot smoked salmon through your scrambled eggs and serve with a glass of bubbly.

Use a warming tray: If you have a warming tray, you can place the baked fish on it to keep it warm. Keep it in the oven: If you haven't turned off the oven yet, you can simply leave the baked fish in the oven with the heat turned off. This will help to keep it warm for a longer time.

Both types of smoked salmon can be eaten cold right out of the package. Hot-smoked salmon can also be reheated and is great in hot dishes. Unlike fresh salmon, which should be prepared and eaten within 48 hours, smoked salmon has a longer shelf life.

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.