Easy Cold Smoked Salmon Plate is a fast and delicious meal from Jamie Oliver’s book 5 Ingredients Quick and Easy Foods.
A creative cold plate with slices of cold smoked salmon, cottage cheese, avocado, and cucumber pickle makes a great lunch idea or a quick dinner. You may also enjoy this delicious smoked salmon sandwich too.
Elevate your dinner with a sophisticated cold plate. An exquisite blend of flavours and textures in this delicious combination. Rich, buttery smoked salmon, tangy cottage cheese, creamy avocado, and crisp pickled cucumber.
Don’t have time to cook? If I could show you how to get dinner on the table faster than pizza delivery, would you be interested? Roll up your sleeves, and spend a few minutes in the kitchen.
My motto: “Food doesn’t have to be complicated, BUT it does have to taste good”. If you love smoked salmon, this recipe will knock your socks off. Using only 5 ingredients, this easy smoked salmon recipe makes a weeknight winner dinner.
We all need a little help in the kitchen. If your family is like mine, we hardly ever have takeout. With so many quick and easy recipes available, you can feed your family healthy and nutritious meals in under 30 minutes.
I love Jamie Oliver, and I just had to have this cookbook (*affiliate)5 Ingredients Quick and Easy Foods. After all, it needs to be with all his other books on my shelf LOL. Even we food bloggers are pressed for time too. These easy meals will get you from the kitchen to the table in no time.
Jamie’s approach to using simple ingredients has always been a hit with me. Need more convincing? Try Mediterranean Canned Tuna Pasta Toss. This is not your mom’s tuna and noodles.
Easy Cold Smoked Salmon Dinner
You really gotta love when you can make a meal with only a few ingredients. Even novice home cooks can make this smoked fish recipe.
- smoked salmon slices
- fresh dill
- cottage cheese
- avocados
- cucumber
I don’t count the seasonings as ingredients (you can if you like). In addition, you will need:
- salt and pepper
- red wine vinegar
- olive oil
Sounds super easy right?
For the smoked fish, I always buy DOM International. There are other brands to choose from. Check the frozen seafood section of your grocery store.
Assembling The Cold Smoked Salmon Plate
Here is the quick rundown:
- First, you make your quick pickled cucumber ribbons and put them off to a side till ready to plate.
- Drape the smoked salmon slices onto your plate.
- Cut the avocado and place it beside the salmon.
- Pile some cucumber ribbons on the side.
- Scoop on some cottage cheese.
- Garnish with olive oil and fresh dill.
- ENJOY!
Sound doable? Yes is sure does. Anyone can make this cold plate for a quick meal.
What To Do With Smoked Salmon?
It has only been within the last few years that I have tried it. For some reason, I didn’t think I would like it. You know how it is when you try to convince your kids to try something new.
It comes in many varieties. The most common is frozen and in cans. You can also smoke salmon on the grill.
Salmon and dill pair so well together. So do eggs and salmon. There are lots of great ways to enjoy this popular smoked fish for breakfast, brunch, lunch dinner, and appetizers too.
Here are a few easy recipes using smoked salmon:
- Warm Potato Salad is a favourite around here. Great as a side dish, or stand alone meal.
- Cucumber Appetizer with Cream Cheese is the perfect party appetizer. You could even use this as a smoked salmon spread.
- Smoked Salmon Potato Appetizers are a hit at holiday parties. The perfect elegant appetizer.
- Egg in a Hole is a fun idea for brunch or even breakfast for dinner.
- Smoked Salmon Bagel with Artichoke Cream Cheese is my FAVOURITE lunch (or dinner) any day of the week.
- Smoked Salmon Salad with Cucumber Noodles makes a fun and delicious spiralized salad.
FAQ’s
It has been cured in either hot or cold smoke. Each method produces a slightly different taste and texture.
The hot method smokes the salmon between 120-180ºF. This allows the salmon to cook. The cold smoked method dry cures the salmon in salt for several days, which draws out the moisture. The fish is then smoked at a temperature below 80ºF.
Whether you eat it hot or cold, it contains protein and fat. It is high in sodium, so that may be a concern for some people.
Lox refers to salmon cured in a salt-sugar rub or brine.
Fresh salmon fillets that have been cured in salt, sugar, and fresh dill for several days.
Don’t rely on fast food joints to feed your family. Meals like this easy smoked salmon recipe are far more nutritious, use real food, and one more thing, delicious.
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Smoked Salmon Cold Plate (Jamie Oliver)
Ingredients
- 1 small cucumber
- fresh dill
- 3 ½ ounces smoked salmon
- 1 ripe avocado
- 2 tablespoons cottage cheese
- salt & pepper (to season)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil (for garnish)
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar (to pickle cucumber)
Instructions
To Pickle the Cucumber:
- Wash and thinly slice the cucumber lengthwise into long ribbons. You can use a vegetable peeler (or a mandolin). Place in a bowl.
- Add the red wine vinegar, a pinch of salt, and about 4-5 sprigs of fresh dill (snipped). Mix well and set aside.
To Plate the Salad:
- Divide the salmon into 2 portions, and drape (layer) across serving plates.
- Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit. Scoop the flesh out with a spoon and place beside the salmon.
- Remove the cucumber ribbons from the vinegar, and place on the plate. Drizzle a bit of the vinegar mixture into the avocado.
- Scoop the cottage cheese onto the salmon.
- Season the food with salt and pepper. Drizzle on the olive oil. Garnish with some dill.
Narelle
How delicious! I don’t have Jamie’s new book yet but can’t wait to get my hands on a copy, I’ll try this out for sure!
Homemade & Yummy
I have a link in the post for the book…grab a copy…you will LOVE IT!!
Corina Blum
I love Jamie Oliver’s recipes too and haven’t got this book yet – It’s going on my Christmas list now!
Homemade & Yummy
There is a link in the post….grab a copy and Merry Christmas!!
Neli @ Delicious Meets Healthy
This plate looks amazing! It has some of my favorite ingredients – smoked salmon, avocado and cottage cheese! Perfection!
Homemade & Yummy
They all go so well together….and it is so quick and easy too.
Denise Wright
Oh this is something me and my hubby would eat any day. My son not so much but we are working on him. I am a big fan of Jamie and of cookbooks. I can even tell from the picture I like the layout. I have a weird thing that if it’s not visually pleasing I don’t want to buy it but his looks nice. I’m going to send my hubby here and say “here’s my Christmas gift from you to me.”
Homemade & Yummy
Well I totally understand you son not liking it. I was way into my adult years before I even ate avocado and smoked salmon. He might like it one day. YES….please do order the order the book…you will LOVE it.
Jane
Oooh, I love a bit of Jamie too! And I *may* have a Jamie shelf in my office – he has written a LOT of books over the years huh?!
Homemade & Yummy
HAHAH…well it sounds like you are a cookbook collector too. YES he does have a few that’s for sure.
Veena Azmanov
I love books and if I had space I’d open my own little library. I collect a lot of cooking desserts and cake decorating books. Crazy about them. I love Jamie foods. Always so simple, easy and effortless. This plate has all my favorites.. Smoked salmon avocado and cottage cheese. For me this is dinner.! Love it Gloria.
Homemade & Yummy
I do have my own library (LOL)….and yet I keep adding more. I have been a Jamie Oliver fan for a long time. Love his cooking style…and this is so delicious.
Sam | Ahead of Thyme
This plate looks gorgeous! So easy to make for lunch!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes…we actually had it for dinner….with a nice glass of wine.
Jolina
I’m a huge fan of quick and easy meals too. And cookbooks! I have so so many of them haha. Some I haven’t even read, I just look at the photos 🙂 This looks delicious!
Homemade & Yummy
You sound like me…..I could sit on the floor and look at them all day long.
colleen kennedy
My 13-year-old niece would tear this up, she’s all about everything on that plate!
Homemade & Yummy
That is awesome…..it really is easy and delicious. She could probably make it too.
Tina Lindquist
This looks amazing, I love both salmon and pate, yay!
Homemade & Yummy
It is a winner dinner for sure.
Jessica
I’d love this for an easy lunch! So simple, yet so much flavor!
Homemade & Yummy
It’s all about the easy and delicious for sure.
Joyce
I LOVE smoked salmon and having such a simple recipe just makes me want to pull it out and eat it everyday! haha 🙂 I will definitely be making these for my parents for brunch this holiday season!
Homemade & Yummy
I think this is a GREAT brunch meal for sure.
Elizabeth | The Recipe Revival
I want this for lunch ASAP! I love everything on that plate!
Homemade & Yummy
Hope you give it a try…we loved it.
lisa
I am always interested in a fast, healthy dinner. Pour the wine, I’m hungry!
Homemade & Yummy
I know….and yes we did have wine with it too!!
Anne-Marie
That sounds and Looks great!
Homemade & Yummy
It is, hope you give it a try.