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Smoked Salmon Dip Recipe
This delicious smoked salmon dip recipe is jam-packed with shredded Swiss cheese, herbs, and crème fraiche for an unbelievable appetizer.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 364 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ pound smoked salmon roughly chopped or pulled with forks
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup Creme Fraiche
- Juice of ½ lemon or about 2 tablespoons
- 4 ounces shredded Jarlsberg Swiss cheese
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
- ½ small peeled and small diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped capers
- coarse sea salt and cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- If you are smoking the salmon yourself, using a fork or spoon, break it up into smaller bite-size pieces.
- Next, in a large bowl add in the cream cheese, mayonnaise, crème fraiche, cheese, onions, dill, capers, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Mix using a rubber spatula until completely combined and smooth.
- Fold in the pulled smoked salmon and mix until combined.
- Serve with assorted crackers, bread, and veggies.
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Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make this smoked salmon dip up to 1 day ahead of time.
- How to Store: Cover and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can freeze this covered for up to 3 months. Thaw it in the refrigerator for 1 day or until thawed. You may need to remix and season the dip to return to the original consistency.
- An alternative to crème fraiche is sour cream.
- Regular Swiss cheese will work fine in this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
364kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
10g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
66mg
(22%)
Sodium
532mg
(22%)
Potassium
139mg
(4%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
668IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
178mg
(18%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 364
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 364kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 532mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 139mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 668IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 178mg | 18% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.