If you’ve got smoked salmon and a baking dish, you can turn it into something creamy, savory, and impressive with very little effort. Here are two easy options depending on what you have.
🥘 Creamy Smoked Salmon Bake
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 8 oz (225 g) smoked salmon, torn into pieces
- 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup shredded cheese (Swiss, mozzarella, or Gruyère)
- 1 small onion or 2 green onions, chopped
- Black pepper
- Optional: fresh dill, spinach, or cherry tomatoes
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Lightly grease a baking dish.
- Spread smoked salmon evenly in the dish.
- Whisk eggs, cream, pepper, and herbs.
- Pour mixture over salmon.
- Sprinkle cheese on top.
- Bake 20–30 minutes until set in the center.
- Let rest 5 minutes before serving.
✔ Great for brunch
✔ Low-carb friendly
✔ Delicious with toast or a side salad
🍝 Smoked Salmon Pasta Bake
🛒 Ingredients
- 8 oz cooked pasta
- 8 oz smoked salmon
- 1 cup cream or cream cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan
- Garlic (1–2 cloves)
- Lemon zest
- Fresh dill
Instructions
- Mix cooked pasta with cream, garlic, lemon zest, and salmon.
- Transfer to baking dish.
- Top with Parmesan.
- Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 15–20 minutes until bubbly.
💡 Tips
- Smoked salmon is already salty — go easy on added salt.
- Don’t overbake or it can dry out.
- Add spinach for extra nutrition.
If you tell me what else you have in your fridge, I can tailor a specific baked dish around it.
