Showstopping salmon recipes

Centrepiece, showpiece, something with the wow-factor. Whatever you want to call it, here’s our ultimate round-up of showstopping salmon recipes to delight your guests, and create the crowning glory for your Christmas or dinner party table.

Find starters, mains, whole salmon, salmon en croûte and more.

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Glazed roast salmon with pickled cucumber salsa

Alternative barbecue recipes

Glazed roast salmon with pickled cucumber salsa

Who said roasts aren’t for summer? Cook this beauty in the oven or on your grill. The salmon-and-cucumber combo gets...

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Beetroot cured salmon fillet

Christmas salmon recipes

Beetroot cured salmon fillet

This beautiful beetroot-tinged cured salmon makes an impressive Easter or Sunday lunch starter. Our step-by-step recipe will show you how...

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Salmon with lemon and ginger rub and fennel salad

Alternative barbecue recipes

Salmon with lemon and ginger rub and fennel salad

Grill salmon fillets with a delicious lemon and ginger rub in this easy barbecue recipe. Serve with a light and...

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Cured wild salmon carpaccio with caramel jhalmuri, potato salad and pea chutney

Christmas salmon recipes

Cured wild salmon carpaccio with caramel jhalmuri, potato salad and pea chutney

Impress your friends with Vivek Singh’s carpaccio of cured wild salmon, with caramel jhalmuri, potato salad and pea chutney –...

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Roast salmon with craquelin pastry topping

Showstopping salmon recipes

Roast salmon with craquelin pastry topping

This quick and easy roast salmon takes just 35 minutes. The secret to its success is its light, crisp, savoury...

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Salmon blini stack

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...

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Salmon traybake with soy and sesame dressing

Salmon fillet recipes

Salmon traybake with soy and sesame dressing

We all love a good traybake, and this salmon traybake with a soy and sesame dressing ticks all the boxes...

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Pastrami-style cured salmon on rye

Salmon fillet recipes

Pastrami-style cured salmon on rye

This pastrami-style cured salmon recipe by Georgina Hayden requires a little bit of preparation, so make sure to plan in...

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Raymond Blanc’s whole roast salmon

Showstopping salmon recipes

Raymond Blanc’s whole roast salmon

Raymond Blanc’s whole roast salmon makes a lovely change from meat in spring. Why not serve the whole fish at...

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Home-smoked salmon with green herb lettuce salad

Showstopping salmon recipes

Home-smoked salmon with green herb lettuce salad

”This recipe is light and bursting with Asian flavours. It makes a wonderful starter” – Thomasina Miers. And you can...

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Salmon kedgeree pie

Showstopping salmon recipes

Salmon kedgeree pie

Debbie Major uses up leftover kedgeree in this gorgeous salmon and rice filled pie – called a coulibiac. It’s perfect...

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Cheesy choux wreath with hot smoked salmon and horseradish dip

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...

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Horseradish and preserved lemon salmon roulade

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...

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Nathan Outlaw’s brandy-cured salmon with Yuletide slaw

Showstopping salmon recipes

Nathan Outlaw’s brandy-cured salmon with Yuletide slaw

Nathan Outlaw cures salmon with brandy in this festive recipe. Serve with seasonal slaw for some welcome crunch – it’s...

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Whole roasted herb and lemon salmon

Summer recipes

Whole roasted herb and lemon salmon

What could be more impressive than serving up a whole salmon for dinner party guests? We’ve used a herb, lemon...

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Salmon terrine

Make-ahead Christmas starters

Salmon terrine

A recipe that everyone should have in their repertoire, this classic salmon terrine comes with a burst of quick pickled...

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