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    Home / Recipes / Appetizers & Snacks

    Dilly Salmon Salad on Cucumber Rounds

    Posted On Jun 21, 2013 · Updated On Feb 23, 2023

    Dilly Salmon Salad on Cucumber Rounds

    This salmon salad is so good, we make leftover fish on purpose. Now who does that?!?

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    This Dilly Salmon Salad on Cucumber Rounds is a perfect lunch, snack or appetizer, and the salmon salad itself is fabulous on a bed of greens or a slice of toast.

    salmon dill salad recipe

    Wondering what to do with leftover salmon?

    The recipe for salmon salad uses leftover poached, smoked, broiled or otherwise cooked fish and makes it new again. Just a few ingredients, and it's a whole new meal!

    Easy Salmon Salad Ingredients:

    • cooked salmon (leftovers work!)
    • juice & zest from one lemon
    • mayonnaise
    • minced fresh dill
    • scallions
    • celery
    • cucumber, leafy greens or bread, for serving

    Article and recipe Courtesy:  Alison Needham

    Leftover salmon was not my jam.

    I do not love leftover fish. At all. In fact, it completely freaks me out. I don’t really know what my deal is, but perhaps it’s because I’m a late-in-life seafood lover. Growing up my mom never made it (allergies), so I didn’t realize I even liked fish until I was a young adult. Even then, I was the kind of person who didn’t like fishy fish.

    Eventually, as my tastes evolved, I graduated to more complicated fishes…even sushi and oysters. But leftover fish of any sort was usually tossed out, unless my husband ate it.

    Easy Salmon Salad: a Star (Recipe) is Born:

    I made a poached salmon fillet the other day, and we had plenty leftover. Of course I saved it, thinking I would toss it out in a day or two. But lunch arrived, and there was no other food in the house. In a moment of inspiration (or desperation…depending on how you look at it), I decided to treat it like a can of tuna, and dress it up. I scooped it onto sliced toasted (gluten free) bread, and also cucumber rounds for good measure.

    This salmon salad recipe is, in a word: delicious.

    easy salmon salad recipe

    It was delicious. I can imagine serving something like this for brunch, or even dinner on a night when it’s just too hot to cook. The dillyness, and of course the open faced sandwich (or Smorrebord) brought me right back to my Scandinavian roots. I can imagine making poached salmon again, for the express purpose of making this salad.

    Serve this Dilly Salmon Salad on Cucumber Rounds - or bread, or wraps, or whatever - soon.

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    salmon salad recipe

    Dilly Salmon Salad on Cucumber Rounds

    Alison Needham
    This Dilly Salmon Salad on Cucumber Rounds is a perfect lunch, snack or appetizer.
    5 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 155 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup cooked salmon leftovers work, mine was poached
    • juice & zest from one lemon
    • ¼ cup mayonnaise
    • 2 tablespoons minced dill
    • 2 scallions thinly sliced
    • 1 celery stalk thinly sliced
    • 1 cucumber cut into rounds
    • *or 4 slices of gluten-free bread lightly toasted, for serving

    Instructions
     

    • Place salmon in a medium bowl and gently break into chunks with a fork.
    • Add lemon zest and juice, mayo, dill, scallions, and celery and toss together until evenly mixed.

    To serve:

    • Scoop about 1 tablespoon of the mixture onto each cucumber round, and top with additional dill for garnish.
      Alternately, top each slice of bread with a thin layer of mayo, some cucumber slices and baby spinach or leafy greens and a small scoop of salmon salad. Serve immediately.

    Notes

    Keep in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 7gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 285mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 143IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword gluten-free, salmon appetizers, salmon salad

    Frequently Asked Questions about this Salmon Salad recipe:

    Can you eat salmon cold on a salad?

    Salmon is delicious cold, as it holds it's texture well after being cooked. It can be tossed with fresh dill, lemon and mayonnaise for an easy salad topping, or salmon can also stand up to vinaigrettes and crunchy vegetables too.

    What tastes good with salmon?

    Salmon is exception on or in salads, and pairs well with lemon, dill, creamy dressings or vinaigrettes, olives, peppers and tomatoes. Salmon is also a good paring for cool vegetables, like cucumbers, avocados and watercress.

    Is it safe to eat leftover salmon cold?

    Yes, salon that has been cooked properly and stored in a refrigerator or otherwise chilled is perfectly safe to eat.

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