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This simple Smoked Salmon Pâté with Dill and Lemon is the perfect cream cheese fish pâté for parties, entertaining, or just to make for lunch. All whizzed up in a blender and ready in just 5 minutes, this is the best salmon pâté recipe to make this Christmas!
Smoked Salmon Pâté is one of our favourite easy starters or serve-yourself canapés to serve to guests because it seems so special and fancy, while being so simple to make. Serve it already spread onto little crostini and topped with a tiny sprig of fresh dill, in individual portions, or as we have, on a big sharing platter for maximum impact! That’s what I do with my celeri remoulade too.
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Why you will love this recipe:
- It can be made ahead, letting you get on with other things or leaving you free to spend time with your guests.
- This pâté recipe only takes 5 minutes to blitz together in a high powered blender.
- This goes really well with an elderflower hugo spritz too.
- You can easily add other flavours such as horseradish and spring onion to this simple salmon pâté recipe.
Ingredients:
Full recipe can be found in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post, just scroll down!
Smoked salmon – quality will impact taste here, but don’t go for the super expensive fancy kind as obviously you’re blending this into a pâté. If you’re scaling up and trying to keep costs down smoked salmon scraps would be a good option.
Cream cheese – use full-fat for the best flavour and texture.
Substitutions and Variations:
Use smoked trout – for a more luxurious (and sustainable) option, choose smoked trout instead of the salmon.
Add spring onions – for an extra hit of flavour and to add a little more texture you can stir finely chopped spring onions in at the end.
Add horseradish – a small spoonful of prepared or creamed horseradish will give the pâté an extra kick.
Here’s how to make Smoked Salmon Paté:
Here’s a step by step guide for what you need to do, but you can find the full recipe at the bottom of the page for detailed instructions.
ONE: Place the cream cheese and lemon in a blender and blend until smooth.
TWO: Add the smoked salmon, dill and lots of black pepper and pulse until just combined.
THREE: Slather the pâté on a plate and top with some more dill leaves, a wedge of lemon and serve with crostini.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! You can make it up to 3 days ahead, making sure to take it out of the fridge about half an hour before you want to serve it to soften a little. Give it a taste before serving to see if you want to brighten it up with a spritz of fresh lemon juice.
It will create a totally different salmon pâté with a chunkier texture, but it will still make something delicious.
Lower fat cream cheese will work, but won’t have the same luxurious mouthfeel. If you want to lighten things up, we’d recommend replacing about 1/4 of it with thick Greek yogurt instead.
Other recipes you might enjoy:
If you’re looking for easier ways with smoked salmon, our Smoked Salmon Omelette is a great brunch idea, as is this Easy Giant Skillet Latke with Smoked Salmon (and individual slices make great party food too!) If you’re looking for more simple starters these Sesame Prawn Toasts or Fried Feta with Filo is delicious. Or try Easy Salmon Crudo or this Easy Duck Bao Buns Recipe.
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Easy Salmon Omelette
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Easy and Delicious Salmon Crudo
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Giant Skillet Potato Latke
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Thai Salmon Curry with Chickpeas and Coconut Milk
If you tried this Smoked Salmon Paté or any other recipe on the site, please do leave a comment and let us know how it went!
Smoked Salmon Pâté with Dill and Lemon
Ingredients
- 150 g smoked salmon
- 200 g cream cheese
- 1/2 lemon, juiced, plus wedges to serve
- handful of fresh dill, plus extra to serve
- crostini, to serve
Instructions
- Place the cream cheese and lemon in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Add the smoked salmon, dill and lots of black pepper and pulse until just combined.
- Slather the pâté on a plate and top with some more dill leaves, a wedge of lemon and serve with crostini.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
