Baked Salmon Salad is so versatile you can use it as an appetizer spread with crackers or you can use it as a spread for sandwiches.
What I love most about this Baked Salmon Salad Spread is that the flavor isn’t too fishy tasting, which for me can sometimes be a turnoff.
However, the mild flavor of this Salmon Salad Spread is balanced nicely with bright, fresh lemon zest, dried dill weed, and a touch of sweet pickle relish.
**Please Note – The printable recipe card with detailed instructions, complete ingredient measurements, and nutritional information for making Baked Salmon Salad is available near the end of this post.
The ingredient list;
- Salmon Fillets
- Salt and Pepper
- Lemon Zest
- Old Bay Seafood Seasoning
- Dill Weed
- Sweet Pickle Relish
- Garlic Powder
If you’re intimidated by cooking fish, don’t be. Baking the salmon for this Baked Salmon Salad couldn’t be easier than placing the fish on a baking sheet, seasoning the fillets with salt and pepper and popping them into a preheated 375-degree oven for 15 minutes. Remove the fish from the oven, allow it to cool, and then flake it with a fork.
The easy instructions;
- Place the 1 pound of salmon fillets on a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake the fillets in a preheated 375-degree oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove the salmon from the oven and allow to cool before flaking it apart with a fork.
- Place the cooled, flaked fish in a medium-size bowl.
- Add the zest from one lemon, dried dill weed, and Old Bay seafood seasoning.
- Add mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish and garlic powder.
- Mix well to combine.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours to marry the flavors and then use the spread on crackers as an appetizer, or on your favorite bread for sandwiches.
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Below is the printable recipe card for today’s Baked Salmon Salad.
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- 1 pound salmon fillets
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- ½ teaspoon Old Bay seafood seasoning
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- crackers for serving if desired
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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Place the fish fillets on a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Bake the fillets in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove and cool.
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Flake the cooled fish with a fork and place in a medium-size bowl.
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Add the lemon zest, dill weed, Old Bay seasoning, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish and garlic powder to the fish and mix well.
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Cover and chill for at least two hours.
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Use the spread for crackers as an appetizer, or as a sandwich filling.
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omg these photos are fabulous and I cant wait to try this spread! Thanks Renee!
Well, this is happening–with chicken! And I still like to use Old Bay–so much flavor!
This is creative! Nice pictures too!
I love making salmon salad for lunch and this recipe looks so much better than mine! How long do you think it would keep in the fridge if I made a batch just for myself?
Well covered, I bet it would last 4-5 days.
This salmon salad was so good, it brought me right back to my childhood. I will definitely make this recipe again!
Awesome! Thanks so much, Jillian!
Relish, dill and lemon, when combined with salmon brings an amazing dish!
I agree 100%
It’s one of my favorites!
Thanks, Brandi!