Salmon starter recipes
From smoked salmon blinis to a stunning choux wreath, these salmon recipes all make extra special starters before the main event, and many you can make ahead to leave you with less faffing later.
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Trout recipes
Brown sugar-cured trout with easy wheaten bread
This dish sings with aniseed flavours, from the spices in the trout cure to the glorious tarragon herb butter on...
Celebrity chef recipes
Raymond Blanc’s salmon gravadlax with cucumber and dill salad
Raymond Blanc’s gravadlax is an ideal centrepiece for a celebration. “This dish is truly fit for our king and will...
Make-ahead Christmas starters
Individual smoked salmon terrines for Christmas
After a classic smoked salmon starter? Make these easy to prepare individual smoked salmon terrines to serve at a dinner...
Christmas starter recipes
Beetroot-cured salmon with watercress
This colourful starter uses beetroot and citrus zest to produce a beetroot-cured salmon that looks as good as it tastes....
Christmas salmon recipes
Salmon blini stack
Pile ’em high with this triumphant salmon blini stack; it makes for an impressive dinner party starter but also makes...
Christmas starter recipes
Vesper martini-cured salmon with rye blinis
These Vesper Martini-cured salmon and rye blinis are inspired by the Bond film, Casino Royale. Put them together and you...
Salmon starter recipes
Cured salmon with crème fraîche and dill
Curing your own salmon is easy to do and adds an extra touch of wow-factor to this simple starter. Pair...
Canapé recipes
Mini beetroot and horseradish blinis
Feed a crowd with these pretty ‘n’ pink beetroot blinis. Top with fiery horseradish and anything else you fancy. Smoked...
Salmon fillet recipes
Cumin-cured salmon
Home-curing is such a rewarding way of preparing meat or fish. Have a go at this cumin-cured salmon recipe –...
Healthy salmon recipes
Pepparrotssås (horseradish sauce) with pickled herring and hot-smoked salmon
If you like the fiery heat of horseradish, then you’ll love this easy Scandi-style starter, featuring a creamy sauce topped...
Showstopping salmon recipes
Cheesy choux wreath with hot smoked salmon and horseradish dip
This impressive tear-and-share cheesy profiterole wreath is served with a fiery smoked salmon, horseradish and cream cheese dip. A fabulous...
Christmas starter recipes
Smoked salmon, fennel and clementine salad
The refreshing flavours of clementine and fennel cut through the salty richness of the smoked salmon perfectly in this Christmas...
Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Raymond Blanc’s salmon tartare blinis
It wouldn’t be a party without canapés – Raymond Blanc puts his twist on a drinks party classic with these...
Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Horseradish and preserved lemon salmon roulade
Salmon roulade is retro no more – our new take on the classic recipe combines smoked salmon with horseradish and...
Burns Night recipes
Smoked salmon and dill dip
This smoked salmon and dill dip is the perfect accompaniment for breadsticks, crunchy crudités or used as a sandwich spread....
Brunch recipes
Smoked salmon latkes with Scandinavian horseradish cream
Forget blinis – when it comes to dinner party nibbles, it’s all about these crisp, rösti-style potato pancakes topped with...
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