Smoked Salmon Salad is perfect for lunch or dinner. Made with fresh ingredients. The perfect cold entrée.
An easy salad with smoked salmon slices, cucumber noodles, and a creamy dill dressing. You might also want to try smoked salmon cucumber boats.

I love a good salad recipe. In the summer we often have salad for dinner on warm summer nights. This creamy cucumber and smoked salmon salad is perfect.
Easy to prepare. Crisp and refreshing. You can never go wrong with the combination of salmon, dill, and cucumbers.
RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for this simple smoked salmon salad can be found at the bottom of this post.
Smoked Salmon Salad Ingredients
- cucumber noodles
- smoked salmon
- sour cream
- fresh dill
- cherry tomatoes
- capers
- salt and pepper
I have some great recipe tips and substitutions below.
Making This Salmon And Cucumber Salad
So easy, it doesn’t involve any cooking! Full instructions are in the recipe card.
- Spiralize the cucumber into noodles.
- Sprinkle with salt and let drain in a colander.
- Mix the dressing ingredients in a bowl.
- Combine the dressing with the cucumber noodles.
- Add the salmon slices.
- Top with tomatoes and capers.
- Garnish and serve.
Suggestions/Recipe Tips
Cucumber noodles are fun. Easily made with a spiralizer or mandoline. Make cucumber ribbons using a potato peeler. You can also just cut the cucumber into thin slices, or thick slices then cut them into quarters. Leave the skin on.
Sour cream can be replaced with Greek yogurt.
Fresh dill is always best, but in a pinch, dried dill is always an option.
Capers can be replaced with olives.
Store leftovers in a container in the fridge. This salad is best served immediately upon making. The noodles will get soggy and watery if it sits too long.
Did you know that there are several types of smoked salmon?
Lox is cured in a brine and NOT smoked. It has a buttery texture and a very salty taste.
Smoked salmon is dry-cured in salt and then smoked over a somewhat long period of time. Also known as cold smoked salmon because the temperature never gets above 80 degrees F. Much like my cold smoked cheese. The smoking does not cook the fish, and the texture resembles raw fish.
This type of salmon is the one found most often in stores. Thin slices, vacuum sealed and most often found in the freezer section. You can get it fresh as well.
Hot smoked salmon (also called kippered) is cured in a wet salty brine, then smoked for a few hours at about 120 degrees F (or a little higher).
Then there is gravlax. Salmon is cured and not smoked. This type of curing uses much less salt and ingredients like dill, lemon, sugar, and vodka.
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You may also enjoy these smoked salmon recipes:
- Smoked Salmon Sandwich
- Potato Appetizers
- Warm Potato and Smoked Salmon Salad
- Smoked Salmon Stuffed Potatoes
- Smoked Salmon Bagel
- Egg Tacos
Smoked Salmon Salad With Cucumber Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 pound cucumber noodles (spiralized)
- 5 ounces smoked salmon
- 2 ½ ounces sour cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill (and extra for garnish)
- 3 ounces cherry tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons capers
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- fresh cracked black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
To Make The Cucumber Noodles:
- Spiralize the cucumber (skin on) into thick noodles. Place in a colander and add about ½ tsp. kosher salt.
- Let sit for 15 minutes, rinse, and squeeze dry in a kitchen towel. Place in a large bowl.
To Make The Dressing:
- While the noodles are draining, combine the sour cream and dill in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
To Arrange The Salad:
- Wash and cut the tomatoes (or leave whole if you wish).
- Add the dressing to the cucumber noodles and combine.
- Divide the noodles into 2 bowls or plates.
- Place the salmon slices in and around the noodles on the plate.
- Top with the tomatoes and capers.
- Garnish with additional fresh dill and cracked black pepper.
Elizabeth
I love salmon! This sounds like a great meatless meal option to make! Thanks for the recipe share!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
This is a great meatless meal for sure. ENJOY!
Amanda Dixon
This made the perfect light lunch. The cucumber noodles added such a nice refreshing touch. This will have to go on the regular rotation.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
The cucumber noodles in this salad are fun and delicious.
Megane
All the perfect ingredients in this simple but very tasty smoked salmon salad. I love this salad and will absolutely make it again and again. Thanks so much for a great recipe.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
You are very welcome. So glad you enjoyed it.
Patricia Conte
This is a lovely dish for any special occasion (or just for a fab meal)! What a great brunch idea!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I do agree this smoked salmon salad is company worthy and perfect for special occasions.
Julie
I made this for lunch and enjoyed it so much! What a tasty salad using smoked salmon. Saving this recipe for making it again.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
So glad you like this smoked salmon recipe.
Min
This is so delicious I could eat this everyday. It is light, fresh and flavorful. I also added some spring mix on there.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Sping mix would be a great addition to this smoked salmon salad.
Cara
Absolutely delicious! I will never get tired of this flavor combo with smoked salmon! Will definitely be saving this recipe
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Smoked salmon and cucumbers are the perfect match. ENJOY!
Marysa
This sounds like an interesting salad. I love capers and the different components. It is nice to make something a little different.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Hope you give this smoked salmon salad a try. It is so delicious.
Helen
This salad! It is easy to make and incredibly delicious!! We’ll be enjoying this again and again!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
This is one of our favourite salads in the summer on the deck with a glass of wine.
Nora
My hubby will be delighted! He is a huge smoked salmon fan! Thanks for the recipe!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I hope he enjoys this smoked salmon salad as much as we do.
nancy
This Smoked Salmon Salad with dill dressing was so refreshing! I made a big batch of it and it almost eaten thru!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
So glad you enjoyed this smoked salmon salad.
Rob
Can’t wait to try this! I especially love the spiraled cucumbers. The flavor combination seems spot on!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
You can never go wrong with the combination of smoked salmon and cucumbers.
Natalie
I love a good salmon salad. This one looks beyond delicious Gloria. I can’t wait to try it honestly. It looks so fresh and so flavorful. Perfect for these last days of Summer.
Homemade & Yummy
This is super easy to make, nice and refreshing too.
Renee Gardner
Salmon with dill and capers is such a great flavor combination – great for a hot summer day.
Homemade & Yummy
Thanks so much…hope you give this recipe a try.
Tina
This would be such a delicious recipe to serve at a brunch party! Beautiful photos, and thanks for sharing.
Homemade & Yummy
You are welcome, hope you give this recipe a try.