Smoked salmon appetizer bites with dill sour cream are great finger food to serve for a crowd this holiday season.
They taste delicious, are easy to prepare, and please everyone.
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TL;DR
I think the best Christmas and New Year's appetizers, besides little smokies and pigs in a blanket, are salmon bread bites.
You can also call them smoked salmon tartine, mini salmon toasts, or salmon Crostini. They look fancy, and they taste great, so you can't go wrong with this cold appetizer.
By the way, you can use lox too instead of smoked salmon in this recipe.
Choice of Bread
I like to use baguette bread with my smoked salmon because they are the perfect size for bite-sized smoked salmon hors dóeuvres.
You can also use whole wheat bread with seeds because they go well with dill sour cream and smoked salmon.
I admit that I also love these smoked salmon canapés with homemade, healthier breads such as spelt bread.
📖 Recipe
Smoked Salmon Appetizer Bites with Dill Sour Cream
Ingredients
For the sour cream with dill
- 1½ Tablespoon Dill fresh, chopped, *see notes
- 1 Small Onion white or pink, chopped
- ½ Cup Mayonnaise
- 1¼ Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder ½
- Teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- Dash Lemon Juice
To assemble:
- 8 Ounces Smoked Salmon Slices
- 1 Baguette 25 inches or 63.5 cm long
To garnish
- Dill fresh
- Salmon Roe or other fish roe
Instructions
- Prepare the sour cream with dill first by combining all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl to a smooth consistency. That includes the chopped dill, onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and lemon juice.1½ Tablespoon Dill, 1 Small Onion, ½ Cup Mayonnaise, 1¼ Cup Sour Cream, 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder, Teaspoon Salt, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground, Dash Lemon Juice
- Cut your bread slices to about 1 inch/ 2.5 centimeters thick.1 Baguette
- Spread the sour cream mixture over the bread slices.
- Cut your smoked salmon slices to your desired size. I roll them in a bit too.8 Ounces Smoked Salmon Slices
- Place salmon over the sour cream and garnish with a piece of fresh dill, or you can garnish with salmon roe too.Dill, Salmon Roe
Notes
- The serving quantity is an approximation only.
- You can use fresh dill or dried dill if you can't get fresh ones. The fresh variety is always preferred.
- You may place salmon fish roe over your salmon appetizer to garnish. I didn't have any when I took the picture, but they do look nice. However, not everyone likes them, so keep them in mind.
Nutrition
Serving
Serve up your smoked salmon appetizers to impress your family, friends, or colleagues!
Here are some surface ideas to place your cold smoked salmon bites on, so to make them pop.
Serve them over or on....
- a black granite plate - the bright salmon colors will most definitely come out and make it look elegant
- a wooden cutting board - just the way I did in my pictures
- a tiered stand - just the way hotels do
- a lovely tray - if you want to go around and recommend your bites to your guests. That's a great way to interact with folks.
Prepping in Advance
You can prepare a smoked salmon appetizer platter a few hours in advance.
I wouldn't keep them ready-assembled too many hours in advance because they will get soggy with the dill sour cream sauce.
Fortunately, the salmon crostini come together almost effortlessly.
So, if you still want to prepare something a night in advance for the next day, you can do so by keeping the dill sour cream sauce ready and refrigerated.
The party appetizers can be assembled 2-3 hours before you intend to serve them.
Place them on a serving platter or similar and cover with cling film. Keep in a cool and dry place until serving time.
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