BHA & BHT Free Smoked Salmon Platter with Herb Cucumber Rounds
Elegant, fresh, and built entirely from whole ingredients, this smoked salmon platter is the kind of spread that looks like it took hours but comes together in minutes. Creamy avocado fans, crisp cucumber rounds, silky salmon, and a bright herb drizzle make every bite feel like something you'd order at a nice brunch spot. For anyone navigating preservative sensitivities, packaged and processed foods can be a minefield — BHA and BHT show up in everything from smoked fish products to bottled dressings without much fanfare. This recipe sidesteps all of that by leaning on naturally fresh components: real lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, and a handful of garden herbs do the heavy lifting instead of any shelf-stabilizing additives. The herb drizzle — olive oil, lemon, dill, chives, and a touch of ground ginger — is whisked together in seconds and tastes far more sophisticated than its short ingredient list suggests. Capers and thinly sliced red onion add a punchy, briny contrast that ties the whole platter together. Whether you're hosting a crowd or just treating yourself to something special, this is the kind of no-cook assembly that delivers serious flavor without a single ingredient you'd need to second-guess.
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4 servings
For the platter
- 12 oz smoked salmon, thinly sliced
- 2 medium english cucumbers, sliced into ¼-inch rounds
- 2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup fresh dill, roughly torn
- 2 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 1 tbsp fresh horseradish, finely grated (optional)
For the herb drizzle
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, finely chopped dill, finely chopped chives, sea salt, and ground ginger until combined. Set aside.
- 2
Arrange the cucumber rounds in a single, slightly overlapping layer across the base of a large serving platter, leaving space around the edges for the other components.
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