Description
This smoked salmon platter is a beautiful and easy-to-assemble appetizer or brunch option, featuring smoked salmon, cream cheese, fresh vegetables, capers, and bagels for a delicious and visually stunning spread.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cold-smoked salmon
- 4 ounces hot-smoked salmon (optional)
- 8 ounces plain cream cheese (or whipped cream cheese)
- 1 lemon, sliced into wedges
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup capers, drained
- 1/4 cup fresh dill sprigs
- Mini bagels or bagel slices, toasted
- Optional additions: sliced radishes, olives, pickled onions, avocado slices
Instructions
- Choose a large platter or wooden board to arrange your ingredients.
- Place the cream cheese in a small bowl or ramekin and position it on the board.
- Artfully arrange the smoked salmon around the board in folded ribbons or small piles.
- Add the lemon wedges, red onion slices, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, and capers around the board.
- Garnish with fresh dill sprigs for color and flavor.
- Fill in empty spaces with mini bagels or toasted bagel slices.
- Optionally, add extra toppings such as radishes, olives, pickled onions, or avocado slices.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- Use a mix of cold-smoked and hot-smoked salmon for variety in texture and flavor.
- Arrange ingredients in groups for a more aesthetic presentation.
- Serve chilled and assemble close to serving time for freshness.
- Use flavored cream cheeses to add more variety, if desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of platter
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 17g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
