Four quick and easy smoked salmon recipes
Is there anything better than smoked salmon? We certainly don't think so. It's one of the most versatile foods, which is easily incorporated into breakfast, lunch or dinner. It also contains some wonderful nutritional properties. It is a natural source of protein as well as vitamins B12, B6 and B3. Plus, this goes without saying, but… it's delicious! That's why we want you to have these four easy smoked salmon recipes that you can make in a flash. They are perfect for both lunch and dinner, the trickiest part will be deciding which to make first…
Bon appétit!
Smoked salmon with dill, lemon and capers
Ingredients
- 200 g SJÖRAPPORT smoked salmon with dill
- 1 lemon
- Approx. 20 g capers (3 tsp.)
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
Method
1. Select an elegant serving tray for your salmon slices, like this board or a slate platter.
2. Take the salmon out of the fridge 10 minutes before serving so that the slices are easy to separate.
3. Place it on your chosen presentation surface.
4. Cut the lemon into thin slices, as many as you like (we cut 5 slices).
5. Place them in between the slices of smoked salmon.
6. Mix together the juice from the other half of the lemon with two tablespoons of oil and a pinch of salt.
7. Drizzle the mixture onto the slices of smoked salmon.
8. Scatter the capers all over the platter on top of the salmon.
Summer salmon salad
Ingredients
- 200 g sliced smoked salmon or 1 SJÖRAPPORT salmon fillet
- 30 g rocket
- 30 g fresh spinach
- 1 small tin of pitted black olives
- 1 pot of soft white cheese
- 5 pickled spring onions
- A sprinkle of dill
- Salt
- Extra virgin olive oil
Method
1. Start by separating the slices of smoked salmon or dicing the salmon fillet.
2. Cut the soft white cheese into cubes.
3. Thinly slice the pickled spring onions.
4. Toss together the rocket and fresh spinach in a salad bowl.
5. Add all the other ingredients you've just prepared on top of the salad base.
6. As a dressing, add extra virgin olive oil to taste with some dill and salt. And enjoy!
Of course, there are a thousand different ways to add smoked salmon to your salad, and all of them taste great! Here's another idea for a salmon salad that we love:
Smoked salmon wraps
Ingredients
- 4 wheat flour tortillas
- 200 g smoked salmon
- 20 g rocket
- 15 g spreadable cream cheese
- 15 g whole grain mustard
Method
1. Warm up the wheat tortillas in the microwave or oven according to the directions on the label.
2. Once warm, spread cream cheese on some of them and whole grain mustard on others.
3. Place the salmon slices on top of the mustard or cream cheese.
4. Add some rocket leaves.
5. Roll up the wheat tortillas with your fillings inside and use toothpicks to help hold them together.
6. If you'd like to make them easier to eat when served as a snack, divide each wrap into 4 pieces. Just 4 tortillas will give you 16 canapés.
They taste amazing!
Boiled eggs with smoked salmon
Ingredients
- 5 medium eggs
- Mayonnaise to taste
- 200 g salmon
- Fresh dill
- Fresh thyme
- Salt
Method
1. Boil the eggs. How long you boil the eggs depends on how you like your yolk, but if you want it to be hard boiled, this will take about 10 minutes.
2. Once cooked, cut them in half and place them on a tray. Season them with salt.
3. Put half a teaspoon of mayonnaise on each half-an-egg.
4. Cut the salmon slices into small pieces so that they're the same size as the egg halves.
5. Place each piece on top of an egg with mayonnaise.
6. Garnish with a few sprigs of dill and thyme.
7. You can serve this dish with a side salad.
And if you want to keep seeing more recipes, take a look at this:
We love it when customers use our products in a creative way. Why not try to do something new with them yourself? But do remember, any modifications or changes that you make to IKEA products will prevent them from being resold or used for their original use, thus invalidating IKEA product warranties and your right to return.
