Smoked Salmon Dip • 5 Min, 5 Ingredient Smoked Salmon Recipe • Two Purple Figs

Smoked Salmon Dip is a pleasant little appetizer that tastes like your favourite smoked salmon bagel filling, however in a dip kind. Whereas it is a fancy appetizer/dip, it’s actually tremendous straightforward and fast to make. The elements are minimal, and it’s made with actual smoked salmon not like retailer purchased variations. Do this straightforward dip recipe and also you’ll perpetually fall in LOVE with it!

We’ve a factor for smoked salmon. Our ever so standard Smoked Salmon Platter says it ALL 💛 We additionally love an excellent Smoked Salmon Salad With Blue Cheese Dressing. After which there’s the one and solely Salmon Tartare recipe you’ll ever want, together with our many Salmon Recipes. 

This recipe makes an incredible occasion alternative, and a favourite brunch/breakfast addition to your desk. In the event you’ve tried any retailer purchased model of smoked salmon dip, you’ll immediately discover the distinction. Do-it-yourself is far more flavorful and it’s made with REAL smoked salmon. 

Why You’ll Love this Smoked Salmon Dip

• It’s clear tasting, made with recent and actual elements.
• Scrumptious technique to get pleasure from smoked salmon.
• The smoked salmon dip is a breakfast/brunch and occasion favourite!
• We love a aspect of our home made Pita Chips , some cucumbers and apples to dip in.
• You need to use this recipe as a diffusion in your bagels. It’s the BEST! One thing like this Breakfast Bagel.
• The smoked salmon dip is a good make forward choice!
• The recipe comes togther in 5 minutes utilizing a meals processor.
• It’s an actual Crowd Pleaser! Everybody, and that i imply everybody has liked this recipe.
• 5-6 staple elements is all you want, and you may completely personalize this to your style! 

Elements You’ll Want

• Smoked Salmon. Use high quality smoked salmon, recent or frozen work nice right here.
• Cream Cheese. The traditional finest good friend to smoked salmon, and the principle physique of the dip.
• Mayonnaise +Bitter Cream. You need to use both or, however we discovered the combo is the proper stability of richness and tang.
• Lemon Juice and Lemon Zest. The zest provides a lot brightness and lemony style with out including extreme liquid to our drip. The juice compliments the feel and taste.
• Recent Dill. We love the combo of dill and smoked salmon, nevertheless you should use any recent herb.
• Capers. Nothing like capers, cream cheese and smoked salmon mixed collectively in each chew, proper?
• Inexperienced onions. They add a candy onions observe with out being over powering.
• Seasoning. Salt and pepper basically, but in addition chilli flakes are a should for us!

The best way to Make Smoked Salmon Dip

1. First step to make smoked salmon dip is to take out your meals processor. You’ll start by including the cream cheese, bitter cream, mayo, inexperienced onions, capers, lemon zest and lemon juice. 
2. Course of these elements collectively first earlier than including within the salmon and dill. The rationale for that’s as a result of we LOVE a chunky salmon  dip. 
   
3. So now as soon as the preliminary elements are clean, you’ll add the smoked salmon, dill and chilli flakes. Whereas the spice is non-obligatory, we extremely suggest a pinch no less than.
   
4. Course of the elements till you are feeling that you simply’ve reached the consistency you need. You may have this dip as clean or as chunky as you want. 
5. Serve the dip in to a big bowl and encompass it together with your favourite dippers. We completely LOVE our home made Pita Chips and so they’re completely different than those utilized in our Labneh Dip. They’re each nevertheless CRAZY good!
   
6. And identical to that, your smoked salmon dip is able to get pleasure from! 

Smoked Salmon Dip Ideas and FAQ

• You need to use home made Lox Salmon when you make it! It can have a special taste however would work simply so properly!
• If shopping for smoked salmon, be certain to purchase high quality salmon because it’s the hero ingredient. 
• We love utilizing a combo of mayo and bitter cream nevertheless you should use one or the opposite, and even use Greek yogurt/ Bitter cream provides the proper creaminess with a tang, whereas mayo provides a richness to the dip.
• Lemon zest together with the juice provides a strong lemon taste with out watering down your smoked salmon dip.
• When making smoked salmon dip, we’ve discovered that processing all elements besides smoked salmon and dill at first is KEY to chunky salmon texture. 
• In the event you love a clean dip, be happy to course of all elements on the similar time.
• In the event you don’t have a meals processor, you’ll be able to mix within the cream cheese utilizing a blender or hand mixer. The remaining elements may be finely chopped or blended in as properly.

What to Serve with Smoked Salmon Dip?

We are able to’t stress sufficient these Pita Chips! SO GOOD! We additionally love some cucumbers, apples (sure! candy and tangy), bagel chips could be fantastic, Simple No Knead Bread or any crunchy bread. Crackers, carrot sticks or any veggies are nice choices too.

How lengthy Can I retailer Smoked Salmon Dip?

You may preserve this recipe all ready within the fridge for as much as 6 days. The smoked salmon is often recent and finest eaten inside every week. So it is a nice make forward recipe.

Are you able to make smoked salmon dip with out cream cheese?