Smoked Salmon Appetizer Platter
If you’re a fan of smoked salmon, then this is the dish for you! This Smoked Salmon Appetizer Platter has all the best garnishes and treats to build your very own smoked salmon canapes. With luscious, melt-in-your-mouth smoked salmon the star of this board, everyone will love it when you bring out this amazing build-your-own appetizer platter!
Perfect for Mother’s Day bruching, Father’s Day feasting, or whenever you’ve got smoked-salmon loving guests, this amazing Smoked Salmon Appetizer Board is perfect. It’s great for nibbling at cocktail parties, too, because it’s loaded with so many yummy treats!
Smoked Salmon Appetizer Platter
You can pile smoked salmon on a crispy bagel chip or sliced baguette and top it with a whipped cream cheese, capers, pickled red onions. Or even crumbled boiled eggs, lettuce, and a pickle. Don’t forget the fresh dill to build the perfect bite. Then, mix-and-match the toppings to create a whole new flavor sensation!
Everything you need for appetizers or cocktail party nibbling is on this platter, and because it’s portable, you can take it to wherever the party is!
Why I love this recipe
- Smoked salmon seems like a decadent treat but it can be quite affordable.
- I love building my own bites and this Smoked Salmon Appetizer Platter is loaded with everything to make a variety of different canapes.
- You can add your own favorites to the board. See all my suggestions below!
Gather these ingredients
- Smoked Salmon
- Whipped cream cheese – Use a whole block, softened, or whipped cream cheese.
- Crumbled boiled eggs – Easy to make ahead and smash with a fork.
- Radicchio – leaves or a head of red or green leafy lettuce.
- Pickled red onions – Thinly sliced.
- Small jar midget gherkins – or any small pickle.
- Red onion – Thinly sliced.
- Capers – Drained
- Cream cheese –
- Lemon – For garnishing the platter.
- Fresh herbs – Dill, to garnish the platter.
- Toasted baguette slices – make your own crostini in the oven or use bagel chips.
You’ll also need
- A large board – I love the 20-inch Big Board for this smoked salmon appetizer board.
- A few small bowls
- A few small knives for spreading
How to make the most amazing Smoked Salmon Appetizer Platter
First, you’ll need a board. I love using my 20-inch Big Board. It is large enough to hold all these goodies, and there’s a lip on the board so things don’t slide off. Plus, it’s food-safe. Would you believe a lot of charcuterie boards aren’t food safe?
Make sure you have room for your Big Board. I love putting this out on a table and I”ll have a little bar area set up nearby. You could also keep it on a kitchen counter, a patio table, or wherever you think people will be gathering.
- Thinly slice the red onions.
- Arrange the smoked salmon in the center of the board.
- Set the cream cheese, boiled eggs, pickles, pickled red onions, and capers in small bowls, and on the board around the salmon.
- Fill the board with the remaining crostini, lettuce leaves, lemon slices, red onion slices, and herbs.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Tips & substitutions
- You can use a whole filet of smoked salmon, or use thinly sliced salmon.
- Bagel chips, sliced baguette, pita chips or fresh pita wedges, and even cubed bread can all be added to the board to fill it out if you need to feed more people.
- If you don’t buy pickled red onions, you can make my recipe (easy).
- Add other veggies or ingredients to the platter – whatever you like, like avocado, tomato, and cucumbers.
Serving suggestions
This Smoked Salmon Appetizer Board is perfect all on it’s own and I’ll often set something like this up if I know we’re having friends or family drop by for a visit. You can also incorporate this board into special occasions like Mother’s Day, Easter, or even your Memorial Day cookout.
Set this board out for people to graze on before dinner. Smoked salmon pairs so nicely with other summery fare like a fruity salad, a holiday ham, or a prime rib dinner.
Storage
Pack up the vegetables into an airtight container, return the capers to the brine in the jar, and wrap any leftover salmon in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Check out these awesome boards and platters while you’re here
- Trader Joe’s Charcuterie Board
- Breakfast Sandwich Board
- Italian Salad Board
- Hummus and Roasted Veggie Board
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Smoked Salmon Appetizer Platter
Ingredients
- 4-6 oz smoked salmon
- ½ cup whipped cream cheese
- ½ cup capers, drained
- ½ cup pickled red onions
- ½ cup crumbled boiled eggs
- 1 head red or green leafy lettuce, really pretty or curly kale?
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- small jar midget gherkins
- 1 lemon
- 1 baguette - make your own crostini, toast in oven
- Fresh dill - sprig
Instructions
- Thinly slice the red onions.
- Arrange the smoked salmon in the center of the board.
- Set the cream cheese, boiled eggs, pickles, pickled red onions, and capers in small bowls, and on the board around the salmon.
- Fill the board with the remaining crostini, lettuce leaves, lemon slices, red onion slices, and herbs.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
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Salmon often becomes the main dish instead of appetizer, but smoked salmon with cheese, pears, salami, jelly and crackers are a good start before you jump into the main dish. Perfect! I would love to try. Thanks for sharing.
yum! Sounds good! I’ll have to try it! Thanks for sharing!
It’s so true that it’s important to do what’s right for you! I’m more of a “buffet” kind of girl. Very casual, but I like everything ready and I save clean up (except stuff that needs to go back in the fridge), til after company leaves. Depending on the situation, I will delegate portions of the meal or there have been times I’ve done it all, but kept it simple. I don’t often do an appetizer, even though I love them.
I love it Sandy! I feel exactly the same, be organized, pick one or two things to make, give others the joy of contributing and breath! It’s all about the people, not the food, decor or otherwise, though I do get caught up in that too often and have to catch myself! Have a beautiful Easter weekend! He is Risen!
Thanks Kathleen! Hope you had a lovely Easter!