Smoked Salmon Ball
This smoked salmon ball recipe is simple to make and a crowd favorite. Just combine the ingredients, shape into a ball, and serve with some crackers and cut veggies. Easy to put together ahead of time, this delicious appetizer is also gluten free!
Servings 18
Equipment
- A fork
- A serving platter
- Plastic wrap
Ingredients
- 8 ounces smoked salmon about 2 pieces
- 8 ounces cream cheese 1 block
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 shallot
- 2-3 tsp fresh dill
- ½ lemon juiced
Instructions
- Remove the block of cream cheese from the refrigerator to warm while prepping the rest of the dish.
- Get a medium mixing bowl and rub the inside with the fresh garlic. Mince the shallot and fresh dill into small pieces on a cutting board with a large sharp knife.
- Take the smoked fish and debone it. Break the fish up on a plate or in a bowl, using a fork to shred it into pieces. Check one last time for bones as they can be hard to see!
- Mix the shallot, dill, cream cheese, lemon juice, and flaked fish together in the bowl with a fork until well combined.
- Place the mixture on a serving plate or platter and cover with a piece of plastic wrap. Mold the mixture into a ball with your hands, then serve the salmon ball with crackers and/or cut veggies!
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Notes
- If you're in a pinch, you could also use canned salmon instead of smoked. Both taste good, though smoked salmon adds some extra flavor that canned salmon doesn't have.
- To make this dish dairy-free, use vegan cream cheese. I like to use Kite Hill cream cheese (affiliate link).
- If you don't want to bite into larger pieces of shallot use a small food processor to finely mince it, then add it to the rest of the dish.
- You can make this dish ahead of time by combining everything and shaping it into a ball, placing the ball on a serving plate, then covering it in plastic wrap. Place the plastic wrap all the way around the ball to keep it from drying out, then place the serving plate with the ball in the refrigerator. Take it out 10 to 15 minutes before serving to allow it to soften slightly.