Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Salad with Edible Flowers
Looking for a delicious and healthy salad to enjoy this summer? This smoked salmon and cucumber salad with edible flowers is perfect! The salad is packed full of flavor and nutrients, and the edible flowers add a beautiful touch. Plus, it's easy to make – perfect for busy weeknights. Give it a try!
Mmmm, delicious summertime appetizer or week lunch salad! I've partnered with my friends at Blue Circle Foods to bring you a delicious, beautiful and healthy Summertime appetizer or week lunch that will be a hit with your tastebuds. This dish is not only beautiful and Instagram-worthy, but it's also healthy and packed with flavor. The key to making this salad truly special is using high-quality ingredients. Smoked salmon, for example, should be wild-caught and sustainably sourced, making Blue Circle Foods a great option. And when it comes to the cucumbers, make sure to use English cucumbers for the best flavor and texture. Finally, don't forget to top it off with a few edible flowers for an extra pop of color.
Whether you're entertaining foodie friends or millennial women who are always on the go, this smoked salmon and cucumber salad is the perfect summer dish. Whether you're entertaining foodie friends or an elevated weekday lunch, this smoked salmon and cucumber salad is the perfect summer dish. With just 10 ingredients, it takes minutes to prepare and looks impressive on a platter or plate.
You'll love that it features Changing Seas Thick-Cut Smoked Salmon by Blue Circle Foods, which is free from antibiotics, GMOs, growth hormones, gluten, sugar, and synthetic pigments, and is packed with antioxidants and omega-3s. The salmon is sourced from Kvarøy, a third-generation Norwegian family farm dedicated to protecting the world's oceans through sustainable aquaculture. And, because it doesn't require any cooking, it's the perfect star ingredient for making an impressive, quick and easy dish!
Perfect for an appetizer or holiday pot lucks. Serve it with hummus, cranberry sauce, and some crostini or jicama slices, and people can make their own delicious smoked salmon salad bruschetta or taco-wrap. Serve it individually plated as an elegant dinner party appetizer and have it on a picnic with your family and friends.
What You Need
1/2 cup hummus
1 tbsp prepared horseradish/creamed horseradish
1/2 cup cranberry sauce, sugar-free
1 English hothouse cucumber
8 oz sliced Changing Seas Thick-Cut Smoked Salmon
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Salt and Pepper
2 cups pea shoots
edible flowers
Jicama or crostinis
What You Need To Know
Mix the hummus, horseradish, lemon and salt to taste in a small bowl and place in a small ramekin. In a second ramekin add in cranberry sauce
Use a vegetable peeler or a Flat Blade in a Spiralizerto to cut into long strips off the cucumber to form ribbons. Curl the smoked salmon ad cucumber ribbons onto your plates. Fill in the plate with pea shoots and microgreens.
Finish the dish with lemon zest, edible flowers, and a scant sprinkle of salt.
Jicama Slices - Use a mandolin to slice the jicama into really thin tortillas. Try to use the thinnest setting whenever possible to get the best results. If you want to know how to thinly slice jicama, this is really the best way. A knife is not recommended because it will be too thick and will not bend well.
Plate Jicama or crostinis and enjoy!
** To make a Jicama “wrap or taco” add small dollops of the hummus mixture and cranberry sauce, some of the salad mixture and salmon. Roll or fold and enjoy!!
This recipe was made possible by Blue Circle Foods. All opinions are our own and as always honest.
The article was originally published October 2019 and updated by our editors June 2022.
