Smoked Salmon Spread
This smoked salmon spread is full of flavor from fresh herbs, capers, and smoked salmon, plus a rich and creamy sour cream and cream cheese base. It takes about ten minutes to make and keeps in the refrigerator for several days.
I love a double-duty recipe, and this smoked salmon spread is a great one. Serve it as an appetizer with veggie sticks, crackers, or sliced baguette, or make it for brunch or breakfast and slather it on hot toasted bagels or whole wheat toast. It works either way.
Yes, you can buy tubs of smoked salmon cream cheese, but (spoiler alert) you can also make your own. Like my vegetable cream cheese, this smoked salmon spread is easy to make, tastes better than storebought, and you can adjust the flavors.
Ingredients
- Smoked salmon
- Cream cheese
- Sour cream
- Capers
- Fresh chives
- Lemon juice
- Kosher salt
Herbs: Swap the chives for fresh dill or do a mix of parsley, thyme, dill, and chives.
Other add-ins: Add some red or green onions (a little goes a long way). A little horseradish or a couple of dashes of Tabasco or other hot sauce adds a little heat.
How to Make Salmon Cream Cheese Spread
☑️ Blend
Place all the ingredients in a food processor fitted with the chopping blade and blend until smooth.
☑️ Refrigerate
You can serve the spread immediately, but the flavors are even better if you make it ahead. Store it in the refrigerator for up to a day in advance.
☑️ How to Serve It
Serve the spread with your favorite crackers or toasted baguette slices. It’s also great with carrot sticks and celery sticks.
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Smoked Salmon Spread
This smoked salmon spread is full of flavor from fresh herbs, capers, and smoked salmon, plus a rich and creamy sour cream and cream cheese base. It’s great as an appetizer with crackers and veggies or slathered on hot toasted bagels for brunch.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 6 ounces smoked salmon
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh chives
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a food processor. Process until smooth, scraping the bowl a couple of times to ensure everything is well blended.
- Serve with sliced baguette, crackers, veggie sticks, or use it as a spread for toasted bagels or toast.
- Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three to four days.
Notes
This spread is on the thicker side, so serve it with sturdy crackers. If you want to make it more dippable, add extra lemon juice and sour cream to thin it.
Nutrition
- Calories: 189
- Sugar: 1.5g
- Sodium: 231.2mg
- Fat: 13.6g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.9g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 2.6g
- Fiber: 0.2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 65.8mg
The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.
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Treat yourself to homemade smoked salmon spread soon! I hope you love it.
Happy blending,
This salmon spread recipe was updated from the archives. It was first published in March 2021.
