Smoked Salmon

This punchy, creamy party-ready appetizer comes together in 15 minutes and can be served as a dip or schmear for crackers or bagels.

Simple but elevated, this quick cracker-topper is perfect for a party.

This phenomenally satisfying open-faced sandwich is a creamy, smoky, cheesy, hearty experience perfectly primed for breakfast, lunch, or brunch.

This cold soba noodle salad features green beans, radishes, soft baby lettuces, and a zesty vinaigrette punctuated with karashi, or hot Japanese mustard.

When the flavors of a savory salmon poke bowl crash land on a slice of avocado toast, you’ve got a lunchtime power player on your hands. 

Achieve the flaky fish and crispy skin of your dreams with these tried-and-true recipes.

Savory, herby, and oh so green, this savory pancake is a winner for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

This is entrée you want to serve to guests when you have no time to cook and have no desire to turn on the oven.

This recipe is a showstopping and grown-up version of everyone’s favorite party snack—the 7-layer dip.

Sardines can be a hard sell. Which is fine! Smoked trout, gravlax, or even grilled shrimp would be great too.

A dinner-friendly riff on a bagel with lox and cream cheese. If you’re not feeling the smoked salmon, simply omit it. 

The not-so-secret formula behind Sweetgreen and other DIY salad spots? And the key to making this smoked salmon recipe? It's called mise en place. Prep the components in advance, then put it all together later.

In addition to the spices, you can add woody herbs such as thyme or rosemary to the smoking chips.

Start with very cold cream and keep it chilled between whipping and serving.

Everything good about a lox and bagel sandwich (minus the bagel).

Find hot-smoked salmon, a Pacific Northwest delicacy, at specialty grocers.

Hot-smoked salmon, unlike cured, is fully cooked.

You can slather pretty much anything on these flexible Scandinavian open-face sandwiches.

Chicago chef Paul Kahan’s pairing of grilled toast, fresh cheese, and buttery smoked sablefish works with any smoked fish, from flaky whitefish, trout, or bluefish to thin slices of salmon. Try it alongside the rest of his summer cookout menu: Grilled Chicken Liver Pate and Blackberry Crostini, Roasted Beets with Hazelnut Vinaigrette and Burrata, Marinated Kale and Green Bean Salad, Dilly New Potato Salad with Summer Sausage, Grilled Lamb Skewers with Carrots, Feta, and Mint, and Country-Style R.…