Recipe: Skip the ham this Easter, and let smoked salmon do all the work for you
A bagel slathered with cream cheese and draped with luxurious slices of smoked salmon is up there on the shortlist of reasons I would actually be happy to venture out of bed on the weekends. Also on that list is Easter brunch – or as I like to call it, “Spring Thanksgiving,” which presents an opportunity to choose from a veritable cornucopia of smoked salmon-friendly dishes. It’s fun to think beyond bagels and to consider new ways where smoked salmon can become the star at your next gathering.
It’s easy to tell between the two when you spot them in the refrigerated cases in the seafood section of your grocery store, or at a fish market where it might be prepared in-house. Hot-smoked salmon looks and tastes more like traditionally cooked salmon, save for the flavor of smoke. Sold as whole fillets or in chunks, the fish is often a dark reddish-brown, depending on the type of cure.
Perhaps the greatest beauty of incorporating smoked salmon into brunch menus is in its convenience. Ready to eat right out of the package, it is perfect for platters, such as this riff on Salade Niçoise with smoked salmon standing in for tuna. Crostini present another delightful way to serve cold-smoked salmon in a lighter form than bagels.
Finally, one of my favorite ways to use cold-smoked salmon is as a garnish for deviled eggs, which are a guaranteed hit for Easter. Any traditional deviled egg recipe will do, but up the ante by including cream cheese and chives in the filling instead of plain mayonnaise. As with deviled eggs, this spin on eggs Benedict, further cements the notion that putting smoked salmon on just about anything makes it feel fancy.
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