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.
Monica | Nourish & Fete
This looks so perfect and refreshing – I personally LOVE smoked salmon, both for breakfast, on salads, and in little plates like this, so you had me at hello with this one!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes I have grown to like smoked salmon in recipes that is for sure.
Elena
I was flipping through this book in a bookstore this weekend and I saw this recipe! It looks awesome!
Homemade & Yummy
It is a great one…I bought some for Christmas gifts this year.
Lois. O
I’m glad the word is getting out there on smoked salmon! I love it and honestly almost think it’s a unnecessary to have salmon any other way! Yours looks nice and delicious too!
Homemade & Yummy
This is a winner for sure. Thanks for stopping by.
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
I think I need two weeks of this dish and then maybe, just maybe, I’d get tired of it. I really like winter type foods but after a while I’m craving light foods that give me energy. Heavy comfort food just makes me want to sleep. I’ll have to check out the smoked salmon at the store.
Homemade & Yummy
I know exactly what you are saying. This is so quick and easy….enjoy your holidays.
Donna
This is my kind of dish, i just LOVE all the ingredients and how easy it is to put together! I really need to get my hands on a copy of this book (as I add it to the christmas wish list…)
Homemade & Yummy
I have a link in the post…hope Santa brings you one.
Carol Borchardt
So lovely yet so simple! Perfect any time of day as a light supper, lunch, brunch or just because you need something! I’m going to remember this one!
Homemade & Yummy
I know….we were so impressed with this.
Mackenzie @ Food Above Gold
I’m all for recipes that can be cooked/prepared faster than pizza delivery! Combine that with the minimal ingredients needed to make this and we have a surefire hit. Plus, this recipe will be great in the summer when I’m tempted to order out when the house is too hot to cook (we don’t have a.c.). This needs to make it into my rotation!
Homemade & Yummy
YES on all accounts. So quick, easy and delicious.
michele
Your motto and mine are similar! I love that you shared this… I was looking for something for christmas morning that isn’t so heavy and sweet… Im going to serve this! Thanks!
Homemade & Yummy
ENJOY….I’m sure it will be a hit.
prasanna hede
I can’t believe this takes 15 mins! Such a flavorful dish to put together!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes…we all need a few of these recipes in our life for sure.
Kathy McDaniel
I absolutely agree with you! Food doesn’t have to be complicated, just delicious! This looks like a fabulous and easy meal I would love to have anytime! I just love smokes salmon! By the way I absolutely LOVE your first photo next to the book. It is so beautiful and so much like the one on the page! Love, love, love it!
Homemade & Yummy
Thanks so much for the compliment…I really appreciate it.
Richa Gupta
My goodness, this looks incredibly delish and healthy!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes and YES!!
Julie
Smoked salmon is my 2 year old’s favorite food (his entire second birthday brunch revolved around it) so he is ready to invite himself over to your house!
Homemade & Yummy
HAHAH…well quite the foodie at such a young age. AWESOME!! I wish you could come for dinner, I would be more than happy to make this for him.
Kate
What a beautiful dish! Those colors are so lovely and appetizing!
Homemade & Yummy
I cannot believe how quick and easy this is.
Julia
Wow, you only tried smoked salmon a few years ago? Smoked salmon is one of my favourite things to eat. I love it in sandwiches, in waffles, in savoury cakes. What I haven’t actually tried is pairing it with some cottage cheese. It sounds delicious!
Homemade & Yummy
I know…it did take me a long time…but so glad I finally tried it.
Erin Clarkson
Yum this looks incredible! I love smoked salmon
Homemade & Yummy
Yes this a great, fast and delicious meal.