Here's an easy recipe for a homemade Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Dip that includes cold smoked salmon, cream cheese and fresh dill. This recipe only takes minutes to prepare and is sure to impress your guests.
The combination of smoked salmon, cream cheese, fresh dill and green onions makes this Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Dip super flavourful.
Just like this Smoked Salmon and Boursin Crostini, this creamy smoked salmon dip is a real crowd-pleaser. It's so delicious your guests will happily nibble away on this dip all evening long.
This easy recipe makes two cups of dip so this is a great appetizer for entertaining larger groups. And since it can be prepared ahead of time, it's a great dish for taking to pot luck gatherings.
How to Make Smoked Salmon Dip
Because we lead such busy lives, it can be tempting to purchase pre-made dips to make things easier on us, but taking the time to make this smoked salmon dip at home will assure you a much fresher and better tasting dip.
This dip only takes a few minutes to make. Though it can be made in your blender, I prefer using my food processor for this dip.
Ingredients Overview:
- Cream cheese, regular or light will work.
- Sour cream, can substitute mayonnaise (regular or light).
- Smoked salmon
- Green onions
- Fresh dill
- Lemon juice
- Cayenne pepper
Steps Overview:
To make the dip, start by washing and chopping the green onion and fresh dill. Reserve a bit of the dill and smoked salmon to mix in by hand and top the dip with.
Add the cream cheese, smoked salmon, sour cream, green onions, dill, lemon juice and cayenne pepper to the bowl of your food processor and process until smooth.
Taste the dip and adjust seasoning to taste.
Transfer the dip into a serving bowl, add some of the reserved smoked salmon, stir it in and then add the remainder to the top of the bowl with a sprinkling of fresh dill.
If not serving right away refrigerate dip until ready to serve.
How to Serve
You can serve this smoked salmon dip with a variety of crudités and breads. My favourite fresh vegetables to serve it with are Belgian endive spears, carrots and celery sticks, green beans or asparagus spears.
For the bread, I like to use cubed pumpernickel or rye bread. I also like serving this dip with bagel chips, if you don't have any, crackers will also work.
If you need to make the dip ahead of time, it can be made up to a day before you plan on serving it, just cover it well and store it in the refrigerator.
Enjoy!
More Appetizers for Large Crowds
- Butternut Squash and White Bean Dip
- Caramelized Onion Hummus
- Baked Thai Chicken Wings
- Mini Cornbread Muffins
Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 250 grams cream cheese Regular or light, cut into smaller pieces
- 3 tablespoons sour cream or mayonnaise regular or light
- 150 grams smoked salmon chopped into smaller pieces
- ¼ cup green onions finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill minced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ⅛ to ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper optional
Instructions
- Before processing ingredients, reserve 2 tablespoons of finely chopped smoked salmon, 1 teaspoon. of fresh dill and 1 teaspoon finely chopped green onions.
- In your food processor, add the cream cheese, smoked salmon, sour cream or mayonnaise, green onions, dill, lemon juice and cayenne pepper.
- Process your ingredients until the consistency is smooth.
- Transfer the dip into a bowl and add the reserved smoked salmon, green onions and dill. Stir well, taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
- Chill for a couple of hours and up to 2 days.
- Serve with crudités and pumpernickel bread, crostini, bagel chips or crackers.
Notes
- This dip can be made up to 2 days ahead of serving.
- Nutritional information is only for the dip.
Nutrition
Lisa Clarke
Monday 27th of January 2020
what if you don't have a blender....uuuuuuuugugugugughhhh!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Monday 27th of January 2020
Hi Lisa, you can use a food processor and if you don’t have one you could make this by hand. Chop the ingredients finely, set aside. With a good whisk blend the cream cheese and sour cream until well blended. Add the rest of the ingredients and combine with a rubber spatula.
HapaNomNom
Saturday 17th of December 2016
Mmm.... I could eat smoked salmon all day long! And I love how quick and easy this dip is to make! Not only is this great to serve to guests during the holidays, but this is fantastic to nibble on all throughout the year!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Wednesday 21st of December 2016
That's one thing I love about smoked salmon, it's good anytime of the year!
Myrna
Thursday 15th of December 2016
What a great appetizer for the holidays. Will be giving this a try for sure.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Wednesday 21st of December 2016
Thank you Myrna, I'm sure you'll love it!
nancyc
Wednesday 14th of December 2016
This dip looks great and you have it so nicely arranged with those veggies and breads!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Thursday 15th of December 2016
Thanks so much Nancy, I was concerned about arranging the platter nicely, but it was easy with all the colours, shapes and textures of the different veggies and breads!
C. M.
Wednesday 14th of December 2016
This dip looks so delicious, I love smoked salmon appetizers.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Wednesday 21st of December 2016
Thanks, I'm sure you would love this one as well!