Everything-Bagel Smoked Salmon Dip

By Ali Slagle

Updated Feb. 21, 2025

Everything-Bagel Smoked Salmon Dip
Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.
Total Time
5 minutes
Rating
4(638)
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Reminiscent of whitefish salad, smoked trout spread and everything bagels with lox, this creamy dip combines hot-smoked fish, yogurt, everything bagel seasoning, fresh dill and lemon. It can be eaten with crisp and fresh accompaniments, such as bagel chips, cucumbers and tomatoes. Or, enjoy it in a sandwich or as a salad scooped onto a bed of greens. Feel free to add capers, horseradish, chopped celery or red onion or anything you like in your tuna salad or on your bagel, but taste before adding: The fish and everything bagel seasoning provide plenty of flavor on their own.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings 
  • 1½cups full-fat plain Greek yogurt (12 ounces)
  • 8ounces hot-smoked trout or salmon fillets, skin and bones removed, fish flaked into small pieces (see Tip)
  • ¼cup thinly sliced dill fronds and stems, plus more for serving
  • 2teaspoons lemon zest (from 1 large lemon)
  • 2tablespoons lemon juice 
  • 2teaspoons everything-bagel seasoning (store-bought or homemade), plus more for serving
  • Black pepper
  • Raw or pickled vegetables, such as cucumbers, radishes and tomatoes; chips or crackers; gigante beans or hard-boiled eggs, for serving
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

160 calories; 8 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 18 grams protein; 69 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a medium bowl, stir together the yogurt, trout, dill, lemon zest and juice and everything-bagel seasoning. Season with black pepper. (The fish and bagel seasoning are both salty, so you likely won’t need additional salt.)

  2. Step 2

    Spoon into a serving bowl and top with more everything-bagel seasoning, black pepper and dill. Eat with any mix of dippers. (It keeps in the fridge for up to 4 days, but season again with lemon, salt and pepper before eating.)

Tip
  • Hot-smoked fish, also labeled smoke-roasted, is the fully-cooked, firm, vacuum-packed fish found near the cold-smoked salmon. If using hot-smoked mackerel, use 4 ounces.

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Comments

Marc from São Paulo by way of San Francisco

Using non-fat Greek yogurt makes this a Zero Point WW meal, and does not significantly impact mouth feel or taste. I use NF Greek yogurt as a substitute for mayonnaise in my tuna salad and can have a creamy delicious food high in protein low on fat and extremely satisfying.

danica

Add finely chopped capers & red onions!

Catherine C.

Trader Joe’s has an Everything Bagel Spice Blend!

Monique Gendre

I made this dip twice. The first time I followed the recipe, adding the onion and capers. The flavour was good, but it turned into a soupy mess. The second time I used one cup cream cheese and half a cup yogurt, but again, it turned too soft. The recipe, in fairness is for a dip, not a spread. I received a lot of compliments and it did disappear, but the change in consistency is really unappetizing.

Hathasam

Wonderful dip! A few ounces of cream cheese helped keep it from being too thin. Stir the room temp cream cheese into the lemon juice for easy incorporation.

Kateclancy

This is good and ridiculously easy. Watch the lemon juice though- I eyeballed it and it’s a little overpowering. Don’t forget the yogurt is tangy too. And don’t be shy with the bagel seasoning.

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