Easy Smoked Salmon Dip Recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Plain yogurt offers similar tanginess with fewer calories

Add a heaping tablespoon of minced shallot to a mixing bowl.

Prep fresh herbs: chop 2 tablespoons of chives and 1 tablespoon of fresh dill.

Slice a lemon in half for fresh lemon juice.

In a stand mixer, add 8 ounces of softened cream cheese and beat on medium-low until whipped and creamy.

Scrape down the bowl and add 1/2 cup of sour cream, 1/2 cup of mayonnaise, the minced shallot, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of lemon juice.

Add 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, grind in black pepper, and season with a pinch of salt.

Beat all ingredients together until blended.

Flake 8 ounces of hot smoked salmon into the bowl and mix on low until incorporated.

Add the chopped chives and dill, mixing on low until evenly distributed.

Refrigerate the dip for a night for best flavor, or serve immediately.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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