Hot Smoked Salmon Salad Recipe

A light yet flavor-packed recipe, this hot smoked salmon salad is easy for busy weeknights or meal prep. Tender flakes of hot smoked salmon mingle with crisp onions, celery, capers, and fresh herbs all drizzled with a zesty and smoky mayo-based dressing for a refreshing meal.

Course Grilling

Cuisine American

Keyword Easy Cedar Plank Salmon Salad

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 303kcal

Author Bon Appeteach

Equipment

Cedar Grilling Planks - 12 Pack

Ingredients

4 Salmon Fillets
4 tsp. Olive Oil
SPG Rub (salt pepper garlic) use as needed to season the fillets
1/2 cup Celery diced small
1/2 Red Onion diced small
1/4 cup Capers optional
1/2 cup Fresh Dill minced

Dressing

1/2 Lemon juiced
1/2 cup Avocado Mayo or preferred mayo
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
1/2 tsp. Paprika

Instructions

Preheat the smoker to 300 F. and set it up for indirect cooking. Soak the cedar planks 20-30 minutes prior to grilling.
Add the salmon fillets skin side down onto the cedarplanks. Brush the tops with a little olive oil and season liberally with the SPG rub.
Place the cedar planks onto the smoker and smoke until the internal temperature reaches 145 F. about 45-60 minutes (time may vary depending on the thickness of the salmon fillets so check as needed).
Remove the salmon cedar planks from the smoker and cool for 15-20 minutes. Use a fork to flake the salmon off the skin and place it into a large mixing bowl.
Chop the celery, onion, and dill and add these ingredients to the salmon in the bowl. Then add the capers.
Mix the dressing ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl and whisk until combined. Pour this over the salmon (you can slowly add this in to avoid over dressing) and then mix together with a fork.
Serve the salmon salad over lettuce, toasted bread, on grilled pita, or with crackers and enjoy.

Notes

Keep the salmon salad stored in an air-tight container in the fridge and enjoy it within 2-3 days of making it. No smoker? Make this in the oven and follow the same cooking instructions!

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