Super easy and flavourful, this Smoked Salmon Appetizer can be whipped up in under 15 minutes, which makes it perfect for weekend eats or holiday entertaining. Crispy flatbread is topped with creamy goat cheese, smoked salmon, avocado, capers and chives. Delish!
Smoked Salmon Appetizer – an Easy Recipe for Entertaining!
If you follow Girl Heart Food, you know how I love easy recipes, especially bite-sized ones (I’m looking at you crostini). Today I mixed it up today using flatbread. A girl’s gotta have options, am I right??
Speaking of flatbread, you may remember a little while back I shared a bbq chicken flatbread pizza with you guys and I promised to share another flatbread recipe. Voilà, here it is! Like the pizza recipe, this appetizer is beyond easy, you guys!
With just a handful of simple ingredients, you could totally impress your guests and not spend, like, a bazillion hours in the kitchen. Make this flatbread recipe (even double it, if you need), get some vino chilled, and maybe some marinated olives and you are sitting pretty for one fuss free get-together.
How to Make this Easy Flatbread Recipe?
All you have to do is –
- Crisp up the flatbread in the oven
- Spread with goat cheese
- Top with remainder of ingredients & cut into pieces
- Dig in!
- Easy, right?
What Cheese Goes with Smoked Salmon?
I used goat cheese in this flatbread recipe, but you could totally use other cheese options like –
- Cream cheese (ensure it’s softened a little so it’s easily spreadable) or
- Boursin (Kathy from Beyond the Chicken Coop has a lovely homemade boursin recipe)
And, if you’d rather skip the cheese, you could totally mash up some avocado with a pinch of salt and pepper and use that as a base instead. No need to top with avocado then, unless you really really love it.
Can I Used Bread Instead of Flatbread? What About Crackers?
Absolutely! Toast up some small pieces of bread (pumpernickel or rye work beautifully) OR use your favourite crackers. Easy peasy! P.S. avocado and salmon toast is AMAZING for breakfast 😉
Other Tips and Variations to Make the Very Best Smoked Salmon Appetizer
- I cut the flatbread into pieces after it was topped with everything. However, if you prefer, you could cut into pieces and then top….do whatever is easiest for you.
- Regular smoked salmon is what I used here. Want to switch things up? Maple glazed smoked salmon works wonderfully too. It’ll have the sweet/savoury combo goin’ on (which is awesome). If you want to make your own smoked salmon, check out a recipe from Kevin of Kevin is Cooking.
- Because the goat cheese can eventually make the flatbread soggy after a little bit, I wouldn’t prep these in advance. It’s best made and enjoyed right away. This flatbread takes so little time to assemble, that shouldn’t be a problem anyway.
- You can use thinly sliced red onion or green onion in place of chopped chives if you prefer.
- Try a pinch of dried dill (or some freshly chopped dill) instead of chives.
- Not into avocado? Try some thinly sliced cucumber instead.
Other Easy Appetizer Recipes you May Enjoy
- Chanterelle Mushroom Crostini
- Roasted Blueberry Crostini with Whipped Goat Cheese
- Roasted Acorn Squash Crostini
- Christmas Crostini
Hope you love this smoked salmon appetizer as much as we do!
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Smoked Salmon Appetizer {with Goat Cheese & Avocado}
Ingredients
- 200 gram flatbread
- 1/2 tsp olive oil -plus more for garnish (optional)
- 4 oz goat cheese
- 50 grams smoked salmon
- 1 tbsp capers
- 1 tbsp chives -minced
- 1/2 avocado -sliced
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- olive oil -drizzle for garnish (optional). Lemon olive oil works great if you have, otherwise regular.
Instructions
- Brush flatbread with olive oil and place on a baking sheet. Bake In a 400 F oven for about 8-10 minutes or until browned and crisped a little. Carefully remove.
- Top flatbread with goat cheese, smoked salmon, capers, chives, avocado and black pepper. Cut into 12 pieces. Drizzle with additional olive oil if desired. Enjoy!
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Notes
- I cut the flatbread into pieces after it was topped with everything. However, if you prefer, you could cut into pieces and then top....do whatever is easiest for you.
- Regular smoked salmon is what I used here. Want to switch things up? Maple glazed smoked salmon works wonderfully too.
- Because the goat cheese can eventually make the flatbread soggy after a little bit, I wouldn't prep these in advance. It's best made and enjoyed right away.
- You can use thinly sliced red onion or green onion in place of chopped chives if you prefer.
- Try a pinch of dried dill (or some freshly chopped dill) instead of chives.
- Don't have flatbread on hand? Toast up some small pieces of bread or use your favourite crackers instead!
- Not into avocado? Try some thinly sliced cucumber instead.
- Other tips and variations in body of post above.
