5.0 from 27 votes
Smoked Trout Dip
Use this dip for crackers or bread as an appetizer, or serve it with celery sticks. Or both. Any oily fish works, but I prefer this with late trout. See headnotes for alternative fish.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 161 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Snacks , Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds smoked trout (see above for alternative fish)
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons pickle juice (optional)
- 1 tablespoon minced chives or green onion
- 2 tablespoons sour cream, or mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (any mustard will do)
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste
- hot sauce and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Remove any skin or bones from the smoked fish and put into a bowl. Add all the other ingredients and pound and mash everything until it becomes a rough spread. Tinker with the seasonings as you like and serve cool over bread or crackers, or celery stalks.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- As I mention, I use hot smoked lake trout here, but any hot smoked fish will work.
- Start with good smoked fish. Any will do, but trout, salmon or whitefish are my favorites.
- Use my recipe as a guide, not gospel. Tinker with the seasonings to suit your taste. It's all cooked already so you can taste as you go.
- Try adding some minced pickles to the mix for extra sour crunch.
- You can also go 50-50 smoked fish with leftover cooked fish and it will work well.
- Store in a covered container in the fridge up to a week.
Nutrition Information
Calories
161kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
103mg
(34%)
Sodium
175mg
(7%)
Potassium
409mg
(12%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
277IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 161kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 103mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 175mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 409mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 277IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.