Smoked Salmon Spread

by Sabrina Snyder

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7 Servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Refrigerate 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
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Smoked Salmon Spread is an easy appetizer recipe that’s perfect for brunch and it only takes 10 minutes to make. It will be a table favorite!

If you are looking to broaden your horizons when it comes to Brunch Appetizers, try my Smoked Salmon spread. Try out my Cranberry Cream Cheese Spread and Garlic Parmesan Cheese Ball too!

Sabrina’s Smoked Salmon Spread Recipe

If you’re a fan of salmon lox and want something delicious for brunch, you should try this recipe. Smoked Salmon Spread is a delicious appetizer that you don’t need to spend all day making but will absolutely taste like you did. This dip recipe is fantastic because of how little work it takes to make it and because of how good it looks when you put it together. You may have trouble convincing your friends that you didn’t pick it up from a store.

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Smoked Salmon Spread Recipe

Smoked Salmon Spread is an easy appetizer recipe that's perfect for brunch and it only takes 10 minutes to make. It will be a table favorite!
Yield 7 Servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
Closeup of spread in a bowl with garnishment and bagels
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Ingredients
 

  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 pound (4 ounces) Smoked Salmon , minced

Instructions

  • Cream the cheese in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until just smooth.
  • Add the sour cream, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper, and mix.
  • Add the smoked salmon and mix well.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour and serve with crudites and/or crackers.

Nutrition

Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 526mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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Sabrina’s Tip

A great tip for making Smoked Salmon Spread is to let the cream cheese fully soften before mixing at room temperature. If you don’t want to wait or use a mixer, you can put the cream cheese in the microwave for 15 to 30 seconds. This helps everything blend smoothly and prevents lumps, giving you a silky, easy to spread texture.

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About this Recipe

Smoked Salmon Spread is a rich, creamy appetizer that’s both elegant and incredibly easy to make. The combination is a flavorful, slightly tangy spread with a silky texture and a hint of smokiness in every bite. It strikes a perfect balance between rich and fresh, making it feel special without being heavy. Despite its simple ingredients, it delivers a bold, sophisticated flavor that always feels a little elevated.

Serving Ideas

  • This is an awesome brunch appetizer you can whip up in a pinch to serve with Easy Omelettes and Crispy Bacon.
  • You should definitely try this spread on top of a toasted bagel or a slice of baguette. The bread gives the spread a crunchy, savory base.
  • Make some of your other brunch favorites like Crab Cakes to serve along side this yummy dip. While most people associate these with dinner, you can serve up crab cakes for a decadent brunch that you don’t have to spend a ton of time on. French Toast, a Breakfast Casserole and Honey Bun Cake would all be great to serve along side this dip.

How to Store

  • Serve: You should not leave anything with fish in it out at room temperature for longer than 2 hours. So if you left the fish out last night, you should definitely throw it out.
  • Store: The leftovers are good for about 3 days in the fridge in an airtight containers.
  • Freeze: I wouldn’t recommend freezing this one, as the cream cheese and sour cream won’t thaw out very well.

Variations

  • Capers and Chives: Finely chop up some chives and sprinkle them over the top of the salmon spread for some crunchy, tasty garnishes that will liven up your brunch.
  • Fresh Lemon: Sprinkle fresh lemon juice over the top or slice up some thin lemon wedges to serve on the side.

Creamy Dips & Spreads

Collage of bagels and spread

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Spread on a cut bagel
Spread in bowl with garnishment with bagels on the side
Dip on tray with bagels and sliced bagels

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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    1. Make Ahead or Store: To make ahead or store the leftovers the Smoked Salmon Spread will be good for about 3 days in the fridge in an airtight containers.
      Freeze: I wouldn’t recommend freezing this one, as the cream cheese and sour cream won’t thaw out very well.

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