This easy smoked salmon and Boursin cheese spread is a quick and delicious combination of those two wonderful ingredients, and the perfect speedy appetizer!
This is one of those recipes that almost takes longer to say – “Smoked Salmon Boursin Cheese Spread!” – than it does to make. THAT is how easy it is.
It’s a perfect easy appetizer to spread on crackers or celery sticks or (if you want to be all fancy) endive leaves. It’s also a perfect tiny tiny dinner when you have had a big lunch and just want a little something with a glass of wine at the end of a long hard day.
It takes 3 minutes and 2 ingredients – well, 3 if you count the garnish – and I looooooove it.
You need a few pieces of smoked salmon. My supermarket sells what they call smoked salmon ends – little pieces that are left over from when they trim the giant pieces of smoked salmon that you buy when you are having a BIG old party – and those are perfect for this. You can also buy packaged small portions of smoked salmon, usually by the seafood section or in the deli section.
You also need a package of the pepper version of Boursin cheese. I have such fond childhood memories of this cheese – my mama always brought it out for parties alongside the million other goodies she was whipping up, and I have loved it through the years.
Bring the cheese and the salmon to room temperature, and pop them both in the food processor. Let it rip until everything is smooth and blended. Now spoon it into a pretty dish and sprinkle it with chives, and you are done.
Seriously. You’re done. Break out the endive and the wine and get to nibbling!
PrintEasy Smoked Salmon Boursin Cheese Spread
This easy smoked salmon and Boursin cheese spread is a quick and delicious combination of those two wonderful ingredients, and the perfect speedy appetizer!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 five ounce package of pepper flavor Boursin cheese, room temperature
- 4 ounces smoked salmon
- Chopped fresh chives for garnish
Instructions
- Place cheese and salmon in a food processor. Process until fully combined.
- Spoon into a pretty bowl and garnish with chives. Serve with crackers and/or fresh veggies
Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness says
This looks so good! I can’t get enough appetizer recipes in my life :)
Kate says
I have definitely been know to serve appetizer for dinner on more than one occasion. :)
Sarah says
Did you use hot smoked or cold smoked salmon? Is it more like fish or lox?
Kate says
I use cold smoked salmon – just like lox. :)
Mary C says
You had me at ‘Boursin’!
Kate says
A fellow Boursin lover! It’s the best. :)
Mary C says
Please don’t tell my cheese hating husband, but it’s the secret to my “fancy” mashed potatoes, and the mushroom tarts he likes.
I tried this yesterday, and only the 10month old got to try any (since she was on my hip the whole time) =^.^= Have to do trial runs of new things of course. I figure anything that disappears that fast has to become a regular menu item.
I have visions of piping this onto little pastry bits at the next “oh honey would it be ok if came to dinner on Friday?”. It’s basically idiot proof (perfect for me!) and seems super fancy!
Mary C says
Only the 10month old aside from me! got any.. she didn’t eat the whole batch. I ate most of it. >.< silly pre-coffee brain.
Kate says
Ha! I have great visions of you and her sharing this elegant spread together. And your mashed potato secret is safe with me!
Mindy says
I got to have a sample of fresh smoked salmon at our farmers market today and it was heaven. This sounds delicious. Especially right now-I had a spoonful of almond butter for dinner. LOL
Kate says
Oh my goodness – you owe yourself a good dinner now! Starting with salmon boursin spread!