Channeling my Nordic roots with this smoked trout salad drizzled with a a creamy lemony dill dressing.
I grew up eating a lot of salted and smoked fish paired with potatoes and dill or with the best dark rye bread you’ve ever tasted. Very typical food in Scandinavian countries. This summer I’ve been bringing back smoked fish into my kitchen with this bold-tasting, easy to prepare salad.
Usually with salads, I’m all about the extra veggies. But the star of this salad is definitely the flaky, light, and salty trout. I’ve combined it with a creamy lemon dill dressing that really brings out the flavor of the fish which is nested on a bed of crispy butter lettuce and slightly peppery arugula. Cool cucumbers and sweet peaches add a summer time vibe. And some soft boiled eggs because perfectly jammy eggs are amazing. And few vibrantly purple pickled red onions and extra fresh dill to finish it off.
Smoked trout can be found in most well- stocked grocery stores. I get mine from the local Whole Foods. It’s a great protein staple to have around. You can eat it straight out of the package, and is a fun addition to any veggie, meat, cheese snack tray situation.
I could seriously eat this salad EVERY DAY. Seriously! I find myself ordering the smoked trout salad at 2 of my fav restaurants here in Sonoma County, CA. So why not just make it at home? It’s a great way to eat light during the warmer summer months. Happy eating!
xo,
K
Smoked Trout Salad with Creamy Lemon Dill Dressing
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 servings 1x
- Category: salads
Ingredients
CREAMY LEMON DILL DRESSING
- 1/2 cup yogurt (I used a dairy free coconut yogurt)
- 1/4 cup olive oil (THIS is my fav organic brand)
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
- pinch of salt
FOR THE SALAD
- 5–6 ounces butter leaf lettuce
- 2 cups baby arugula
- 1 cup sliced cucumbers
- 1 peach, sliced
- pickled red onions (see recipe HERE)
- extra fresh dill
- 3 soft boiled eggs, halved (*see notes)
- 8 ounces of smoked trout, broken into small pieces
Instructions
- TO MAKE DRESSING: whisk together all dressing ingredients until creamy smooth. Set aside.
- TO ASSEMBLE SALAD: arrange butter leaf lettuce and arugula on a large platter or salad bowl. Mix in cucumbers, and peach slices. Top with pickled onions, extra fresh dill, egg halves and large flakes of smoked trout. Drizzle with dressings.
Notes
- I make my soft boiled eggs in a steamer basket. Once water comes to a boil, place room temperature eggs into steamer basket and cover. Steam for 6 and 1/2 to 7 minutes, depending on how jammy soft you like your eggs. Immerse in cold ice water immediately to stop cooking.
- If serving this entire salad right away, you can also toss the greens, cucumber, and peaches in the dressing. Then top with onions, fresh dill, eggs, and trout.
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Yum yum, sounds delicious. We do a lot with smoked trout but haven’t tried a salad with it as yet. Thanks for this. Btw the link to your fave olive oil is showing as no product.
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Trout salad is the best. I order it at restaurants if they have it. Thanks for the heads up on the link. I fixed it. 🙂
Smoked trout has always been a favorite and reminds me of my mom and childhood. But your version is SO rainbow-pretty! 🙂 What a beautiful salad!
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Thanks, Megan! It reminds me of childhood too.
Gosh this salad is gorgeous!!! And that lemony dilly dressing sounds so good to me right now, I love a lot of dressing and would happily devour this one.
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Thanks, Emily!
This is like sunshine in a bowl! It’s been forever since I’ve had smoked trout and I can’t wait to try this.
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Thanks, Jean!
Like you, I grew up eating a lot of salted and smoked fish, so this salad really tickled my fancy. It’s very tasty and was perfect for a quick summer dinner.
Yay! Glad you liked it!! 🙂
This is gorgeous and refreshing for summer!
Thanks, Melissa!
Oh gosh that dressing though! I could drink that! I will definitely make this this week! Thank you!
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I’m all about the creamy dressings these days.
YUM ! That’s totally delicious. Look at that gorgeous color, too !
Thanks, ChihYu!
I don’t use dill often enough, but it sound so incredible in that creamy dressing, and paired with trout… just delish!
I grew up eating dill on so many things then sort of forgot about it. I’m back using it and LOVE IT!! Fresh dill is the best!!
This salad is so delicious. Sweet and salty and creamy! I love it! Thank you!
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Yes! I love the salty part of it so much!
Looks delicious, thanks for exploring your Nordic roots!
Thanks, Darryl!!
What a fantastic idea! I never thought of using smoked trout on a salad. This was so simple and delicious. Especially the dressing.
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I love smoked trout on salads. It’s so light but filling. 🙂
Just made this beautiful salad for my husband. Added boiled potato to make a filling meal. (Being a Finn he loves potato.)
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Mmmmm! Potatoes would be fabulous with this. The Finn in me loves that! 🙂
I made this salad and it is awesomely grand! The dressing and all the components that make the salad are just wonderful . Thank you so much for this recipe! 🙂
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Yay! So happy to hear. It’s one of my favs.
This salad looks and sounds delicious. It is winter here so no fresh peaches are available.. I’m wondering if anyone has tried using tinned peaches or maybe another winter fruit. Thank you.
Absolutely delicious!! My new favorite salad. I added sliced almonds and thought they added a nice additional crunch.
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I was wondering the calorie/kilojjoule count on your smoked trout salad. It looks delicious.
Hi, there. I don’t calculate macros but you can use this free app if you want to know —> https://www.myfitnesspal.com/ Hope that helps. 🙂