Description
Ina Garten’s smoked salmon dip delivers creamy, luxurious coastal flavors with minimal effort. Blending cream cheese, sour cream, and delicate salmon creates an elegant appetizer perfect for gatherings and quick entertaining.
Ingredients
Scale
Dairy:
- 225 grams (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
- 120 milliliters (½ cup) sour cream
Seafood:
- 115 grams (4 ounces) smoked salmon, finely chopped
Herbs, Spices, and Seasonings:
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish, drained
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the cream cheese: Using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip the cream cheese until velvety and free of lumps, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Incorporate dairy and flavor enhancers: Gently blend sour cream, freshly squeezed lemon juice, finely chopped dill, prepared horseradish, kosher salt, and ground black pepper into the cream cheese mixture until thoroughly integrated.
- Introduce smoked salmon: Delicately fold the flaked or chopped smoked salmon into the creamy mixture, ensuring even distribution without overmixing to maintain the fish’s delicate texture.
- Chill and develop flavors: Transfer the salmon spread to a sealed container and refrigerate for 45-60 minutes, allowing the ingredients to meld and the spread to firm up slightly before serving with crisp crackers, toasted baguette slices, or fresh vegetable crudités.
Notes
- Elevate flavor profiles by selecting premium Norwegian smoked salmon with minimal saltiness and optimal dryness.
- Let cream cheese reach room temperature to guarantee silky smooth blending without lumpy textures.
- Personalize seasoning intensity by carefully tasting and incrementally adjusting lemon, dill, and horseradish quantities.
- Maximize taste development through strategic refrigeration, allowing ingredients to harmonize for approximately 30 minutes before serving.
- Transform presentation with artfully arranged accompaniments like crisp vegetable crudités, elegant crackers, or golden-toasted baguette slices.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg