Food Ingredients Seafood Fish 13 Brunch Recipes With Smoked Salmon and Trout Upgrade eggs Benedict, hash brown waffles, and more classic brunch dishes with a few slices of smoked fish. By Audrey Morgan Audrey Morgan Audrey Morgan is an associate food editor at Food & Wine with over seven years of experience covering food and drinks. She has held staff positions at Liquor.com and Food Network Magazine, and her work has also been featured in Saveur, Men's Health, and The Bump. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on July 26, 2024 Close Photo: Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle Smoked fish is an easy yet luxurious way to make any brunch feel special. You can always cold-smoke it yourself, or simply pick up smoked salmon, trout, or sablefish at the grocery store or from your favorite purveyor. In the recipes below, smoked fish makes fast friends with classic ingredients like cream cheese, crème fraîche, chives, and caviar, often inspired by a classic bagel-and-lox combination or Eastern European favorites like blini. Add smoked fish to eggs Benedict, potato pancakes, rösti, crêpes, and more beloved brunch dishes with these tasty ideas. 01 of 13 Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict with Caper Butter Hollandaise Photo by Fred Hardy II / Food Styling by Ruth Blackburn / Prop Styling by Christina Brockman Smoked salmon is a classic topping for eggs Benedict. This version is extra decadent thanks to a hollandaise made with caper-infused butter and brown-butter fried capers. Get the Recipe 02 of 13 Salmon and Arugula Frittata with Pesto Emily Kordovich This spinach pesto-infused frittata from chef Eric Adjepong features salmon two ways: It's baked with cooked salmon, then topped with thin slivers of smoked salmon right before serving. Get the Recipe 03 of 13 Smoked Fish Brunch Board Jen Causey Lets guests choose their own adventure with this smorgasbord of steelhead trout or arctic char, plus fixings like crackers, hard-cooked eggs, caperberries, cornichons, radishes, and horseradish sour cream. Get the Recipe 04 of 13 Potato Rösti with Smoked Salmon Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle This classic Swedish potato pancake is crisp on the outside and soft on the middle. While you can serve it on its own, it's all the more delicious topped with crème fraîche, smoked salmon, onions, and capers. Get the Recipe 05 of 13 Tater Tot Waffles with Smoked Salmon and Caviar © Eva Kolenko Thawed frozen tater tots are the secret to this easy dish which comes together in a waffle iron. Top with smoked salmon, caviar, and crème fraîche for an elegant yet effortless brunch. Get the Recipe 06 of 13 Rye and Crème Fraîche Strata with Smoked Salmon John Kernick This clever dish combines two brunch favorites. Here, a custardy rye bread pudding is topped with all the fixings of a classic bagel and lox: smoked salmon, red onions, and capers. Get the Recipe 07 of 13 Crispy Potato Galette with Smoked Fish and Dill Crème © John Kernick This crispy pancake-like dish from the legendary Wolfgang Puck is topped with both smoked salmon and smoked sturgeon, which perfectly complement a dill crème fraiche, caviar, and chives. Get the Recipe 08 of 13 Soft-Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Sablefish and Trout Roe © Chris Court These luxurious eggs from chef Andrew Carmellini are cooked with lots of heavy cream and butter, then topped with smoked sablefish, sour cream, trout roe, and sliced scallions. Get the Recipe 09 of 13 Waffled Potato Blini with Smoked Salmon Emily Kordovich F&W's Justin Chapple turned classic potato blinis into a new brunch dish with the help of a waffle iron. Fragrant dill upgrades the blini batter and also serves as a garnish to complement buttery smoked salmon. Get the Recipe 10 of 13 Smoked-Trout-and-Caper-Cream-Cheese Toasts © Michael Turek Inspired by the classic combination of lox and cream cheese, chef Tori Miller tops these English muffins with smoked trout, chives, and caper-laced cream cheese. Get the Recipe 11 of 13 Mini Herb Frittatas with Smoked Salmon © William Meppem These miniature frittatas from chef Tom Colicchio are ideal for a crowd and can be made up to three hours ahead. Top each square with smoked salmon, crème fraîche, and a sprig of dill to order. Get the Recipe 12 of 13 Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Crêpes © Tina Rupp These giant crêpes are filled with smoked salmon, spinach salad, and a tangy cream cheese blended with lemon, dill, and capers. Get the Recipe 13 of 13 Poached Eggs with Parmesan and Smoked Salmon Toasts © Tina Rupp Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten created a dinner party-worthy version of a favorite childhood breakfast. Toasts wrapped in smoked salmon are the perfect dipping vessel for a soft-poached egg. Get the Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit