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smoked salmon virgin ?

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sodapop Sun 18-Oct-20 20:53:00

Smoked salmon flakes in scrambled eggs delicious but don't put too much in Bluebellwould
Otherwise with a light salad and thinly sliced brown bread. Enjoy.

EllanVannin Sun 18-Oct-20 20:48:07

I tasted it for days.

EllanVannin Sun 18-Oct-20 20:47:30

It jolly well was heavy going Kalu----trust me. Ordering in Italian I thought I was the bees knees, not to show my ignorance you see. That larned me grin

Kalu Sun 18-Oct-20 20:42:49

Gravad Lax (smoked salmon with dill) is delicious too.
Salmon horns - prawns Marie Rose wrapped in smoked salmon.
So many dishes can be made with it.

EV. As much as I like smoked salmon often, eating that amount in one go would be heavy going.

Enjoy experimenting with the above suggestions Bluebellwould

paddyanne Sun 18-Oct-20 20:42:05

with prawns and Galia melon you can add some Marie Rose sauce if you like it,its a gentle introduction to smoked salmon.One my children all loved

Chewbacca Sun 18-Oct-20 20:29:53

Do you just eat it "raw", I.e. straight from the packet? Yes, you do! As Lucca says, the less you do with it, the better it is!

Hollyhock1 Sun 18-Oct-20 20:27:29

Another smoked salmon virgin here! Tbh, I never really know what to do with it! Do you just eat it "raw", I.e. straight from the packet? I love the honey roasted salmon flakes, or cooked salmon or good old John West!! One of my adult sons adores it!

phoenix Sun 18-Oct-20 20:11:34

There is a really simple pasta dish, but hardly low fat:

Steep chopped up smoked salmon in cream all day, or overnight.

Season with black pepper, heat gently. Cook some spaghetti. Drain spaghetti, pour the salmon infused cream over, mix, eat.

Grandma70s Sun 18-Oct-20 20:11:25

I loathe smoked salmon. Am I alone? It’s the texture, I think.

Lucca Sun 18-Oct-20 20:06:18

I think smoked salmon is one of Those things not to be cooked or messed around with too much.

Lucca Sun 18-Oct-20 20:05:23

Chewbacca, spot on. Or.. toasted bagel with cream cheese slices of avocado and smoked salmon.

Chewbacca Sun 18-Oct-20 19:58:50

Really fresh, good quality, thinly sliced brown bread. Thinly sliced cucumber, smoked salmon and a drizzle of freshly squeezed lemon. And a glass of chilled Chablis.

Callistemon Sun 18-Oct-20 19:54:40

I thought you meant the salmon was a virgin and was going to ask "how would you know?"

Sorry. I will retreat gracefully blush

maddyone Sun 18-Oct-20 19:49:50

Lots of good suggestions here, scrambled egg and smoked salmon is my favourite, or brown bread and butter (must be butter) and cream cheese, plus black pepper. Scrummy.

Ellen, that must have been a nightmare. I bet the local cats had a feast that night.

EllanVannin Sun 18-Oct-20 19:39:37

I had enough smoked salmon in one sitting to last me a lifetime.

On holiday in Torbole, Northern Italy, my friend and I ordered our food from a cafe and sat in the courtyard overlooking Lake Garda.
Thinking I'd ordered a salmon salad, I was presented with a platter of smoked salmon about a pound in weight !

I waded through most of it, friend had some and I got rid of the rest burying it in the plant pots.
Everything was in Italian and mostly spoken too and I couldn't make myself understood.

I could have drank Lake Garda dry ! gringrin

Iam64 Sun 18-Oct-20 19:28:12

If your a smoked salmon virgin, I'd try the phoenix approach. I love smoked salmon on bagels or blini's with cream cheese (full fat of course). It's one of our Christmas morning snacks as the family arrive for presents opening. Or it is, most years but its not looking likely this year. Still, we can have more for the two of us

phoenix Sun 18-Oct-20 19:26:25

P.S. Don't add salt to your scrambled eggs, some (not all) smoked salmon can be a tad salty.

Tangerine Sun 18-Oct-20 19:25:29

If you want something hot, how about scrambled eggs?

If I wanted something cold, I'd have some tomatoes and brie. Possibly some coleslaw and potato salad.

phoenix Sun 18-Oct-20 19:25:20

Smoked salmon *slices" are lush with anything, but if you want not too much fat, then try them stirred into scrambled eggs, then put the whole lot on toast?

Kamiso Sun 18-Oct-20 19:25:17

I would probably eat it with pasta and spinach leaves. You could add some low fat cream cheese.

Ohmother Sun 18-Oct-20 19:24:41

Bagels and cream cheese. Scrambled eggs on toast. Yummy!!!

Bluebellwould Sun 18-Oct-20 19:21:29

I have never eaten smoked salmon, but I succumbed to a packet of smoked salmon flakes, ready to eat. What can I eat them with please. Nothing high in fat please.