Smoked Salmon Platter
This Smoked Salmon Platter combines soft-boiled eggs, marinated artichoke hearts, assorted fresh vegetables, and different cheeses including cream cheese or labneh and feta. The mix of sliced cucumber, tomatoes, radishes, and bell peppers alongside olives creates a colorful arrangement that complements the tender smoked salmon. Seasoning with kosher salt and Aleppo pepper flakes adds subtle heat and a mild fruity flavor. The platter suits a light meal or appetizer, ideal for serving with crackers, crostini, bagels, or pita bread.
Ingredients
- 4 egg soft boiled
- kosher salt
- red pepper flakes I used Aleppo pepper, or Aleppo pepper
- 12 oz smoked salmon
- 4 oz cream cheese I used homemade labneh, or Labneh
- 3 oz feta cheese sliced into slabs
- 1 cucumber thinly sliced into rounds, English variety
- 1 bell pepper thinly sliced into rounds, any color
- 1 tomato thinly sliced into rounds, vine-ripe
- 5 radish thinly sliced into rounds
- 1/4 cup olives assorted varieties
- 1/3 cup artichoke hearts marinated
- 1 onion thinly sliced into rounds, small; red variety
- 1 lemon cut into wedges
Instructions
- Boil the eggs. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil over medium-high heat (make sure the saucepan can hold all the eggs in one single layer). Using a spoon, very gently lower the eggs in the boiling water large. Cook for exactly 6½ minutes, adjusting the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle boil. When the eggs are ready, transfer them to a large bowl of iced water and let them sit for about 2 minutes. Peel the eggs and cut them in halves and season with kosher salt and a pinch of red pepper flakes or Aleppo pepper (which is milder and has a slightly sweeter finish).
- To assemble the salmon platter, place a small bowl of cream cheese or labneh in one third of the the platter. Place the feta cheese in another corner of the platter. Arrange the salmon, cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, radish, onions, olives, artichoke hearts and lemon wedges around the cheese. Sprinkle a little more red pepper flakes or Aleppo pepper.
- Serve with your favorite crackers, crostini, bagels, pita wedges or even pita chips!
Notes
- Check smoked salmon quality by avoiding packages with brown edges or slimy texture and minimal additives.
- Soft boil eggs precisely and season immediately with salt and Aleppo pepper for optimal flavor.
- Serve the platter with crackers, crostini, bagels, or pita for varied textures.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 up to
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1979
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 197.9kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 9.6g | 3% |
| Protein | 20.3g | 41% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.8g | 14% |
| Cholesterol | 130.7mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 374.8mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2.1g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 637.6IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 33.4mg | 37% |
| Calcium | 69.5mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.