Smoked Salmon Platter

Yumna Jawad

Updated Jul 24, 2025

5 from 20 votes

Smoked Salmon Platter, an easy breakfast board with topping options cream cheese, capers, everything bagel seasoning, boiled eggs, and smoked salmon!

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Prep Time 15 minutes
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Smoked Salmon is my go-to Brunch!

I make this smoked salmon platter almost every time I’m hosting brunch. It’s easy to pull together, and people just help themselves build a bagel, stack it on a cracker, whatever works.

I lay everything out on a board: salmon, cream cheese, sliced eggs, avocado, cucumber, tomatoes, some dill, and lemon wedges. Making a smoked salmon board doesn’t require me to cook, and barely any chopping. It’s simple, and it feeds a group without me standing over the stove.

Happy Cooking!
– Yumna

Smoked Salmon Platter Ingredients

Ingredients to make the recipe
  • Smoked salmon: You can purchase smoked salmon pre-sliced or in a whole side. I prefer to buy it packaged and pre-sliced because it’s hard to find good quality smoked salmon locally at many grocery stores!
  • Cream cheese: I like to use plain cream cheese for this recipe, but herbed cream cheese will work too you want something with a little more flavor.
  • Assorted accompaniments: For this platter, I use boiled eggs, diced avocado, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, lemon, capers, red onion, fresh dill, and everything bagel seasoning. You can add alternate options like cornichons, pickled onions, and roasted red peppers!

How to Make A Smoked Salmon Platter

Phase one of setting up the platter.
Step 1: To assemble the platter, use a large serving tray or board to hold the ingredients. Place the red onions, capers, and everything bagel seasoning in three small bowls.
Phase two of setting up the platter.
Step 2: Place the cream cheese, avocado, cucumber, lemon slices, and cherry tomatoes directly on the board.
Phase three of setting up the platter.
Step 3: Add the salmon grouped together in three parts of the platter.
Phase four of setting up the platter.
Step 4: Finish off with the boiled eggs, and crackers. Tear the fresh dill over the ingredients and sprinkle everything seasoning around the ingredients.
Smoked Salmon Platter.

Smoked Salmon Platter Recipe

Author: Yumna Jawad
5 from 20 votes
This Smoked Salmon Platter makes an easy breakfast board with lots of different topping options, including cream cheese, capers, everything bagel seasoning, boiled eggs, and, of course, smoked salmon!
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Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings4 servings
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Ingredients
  

  • 16 ounces smoked salmon
  • 8- ounces cream cheese
  • 4 boiled eggs thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado thinly sliced
  • 1 english cucumber thinly sliced
  • 1 lemon cut into wedges
  • ½ pint cherry tomatoes sliced
  • 1 red onion small diced
  • ½ cup capers
  • ¼ cup everything seasoning
  • ½ cup fresh dill
  • Bagels and crackers for serving

Instructions

  • To assemble the platter, use a serving tray or board large enough to hold the ingredients. Place the salmon, cream cheese, eggs, avocado, cucumber, lemon slices and cherry tomatoes directly on the board.
  • Place the red onions, capers and everything bagel seasoning in three small bowls. Tear the fresh dill over the ingredients and sprinkle more everything seasoning around the ingredients.
  • Serve immediately with toasted bagels and/or crackers.

Notes

Storage: This salmon platter is best served fresh, but will keep in the fridge for up to 24 hours. 

Nutrition

Calories: 537kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 34g, Fat: 38g, Saturated Fat: 15g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 14g, Cholesterol: 270mg, Sodium: 2953mg, Potassium: 949mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 2052IU, Vitamin C: 43mg, Calcium: 151mg, Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.

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Recipe Tips

  1. Spread out your colors. When you’re arranging your smoked salmon platter, be sure to spread out the different colored ingredients to create a more visually exciting platter!
  2. Go for nice, even cuts. Long, thin cuts keep everything looking uniform and neat on your salmon platter!
  3. Create height. Add some dimension to your platter by using a variety of toppings that can be arranged in stacks or piles. This will make your platter more interesting to look at and easier to eat!
  4. Add a garnish. A sprig of fresh dill or a sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning are both perfect ways to add a little extra flavor and visual interest to your platter.
Smoked salmon platter with eggs, cucumber, avocado, tomatoes, crackers and more

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  1. Tracy Churdar says:

    This was absolutely delicious, but even more shockingly, it was beautiful. The reason that it was shocking, is because I am not capable of making beautiful food presentations. But, I followed your step-by-step picture directions and was able to pull it off. My friends were all impressed! Thank you so much!

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    1. Yumna J. says:

      Wow, that makes me so happy! I’m glad your friends loved the food and the presentation!!

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