3-Step Smoked Salmon (Easter Entree)

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Cook up some Smoked Salmon for your Easter feast! This 3-step Traeger smoked salmon recipe is bursting with flavor and is a simple and delicious way to cook fresh salmon or previously frozen salmon.

Few ingredients and easy instructions make this smoked salmon recipe accessible to experienced smokers and newbies alike.

Kate S.

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Salmon is one of the healthiest fish on the market, loaded with omega-3 fatty acids and protein. Atlantic salmon is the most common type of salmon found in grocery stores. About Smoked Salmon Squiggly Line recipe

Super simple with three ingredients (kosher salt, brown sugar, cold water), this wet brine is a no brainer. Brining salmon is the best way to enhance the flavor, texture, and moisture content of this Traeger salmon recipe. Simple Brown Sugar Salmon Brine Squiggly Line recipe

Easter Smoked Salmon Fillet 101

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Step 1. Brine Make your simple brine. Pour over the fillets and let rest for 15 minutes before draining and blotting dry.

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Step 2. Season season the top of the fillet with salt and black pepper to taste or use your favourite rub (Traeger Fin and Feather is a great option).

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Step 3. Smoke

Off-white Section Separator Rounded Banner With Dots 3 Place the salmon skin-side down, directly on the grill grates of your preheated smoker- making sure that the Traeger temperature reads 225°F. recipe

Step 3. Smoke

Off-white Section Separator Rounded Banner With Dots 3 Smoke the salmon fillets for around 2 hours. Use a probe to measure the internal temperature of the fish after 90 minutes, check for doneness and cook for an additional 30 minutes if needed. The meat thermometer should read 145 degrees F (63°C). recipe

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Step 4. Serve

Off-white Section Separator Rounded Banner With Dots 4 Garnish your smoked salmon fillets with a sprig of dill or other fresh herbs, a lemon wedge, and a drizzle of creamy dill sauce.

Optional Dill Sauce

Off-white Section Separator Rounded Banner With Dots While the salmon is smoking, combine all of the ingredients for the creamy dill sauce in a bowl including mayonaise, sour cream, lemon juice, fresh chopped dill, garlic powder, salt, and cracked pepper. 5 recipe

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3-Step Smoked Salmon (Easter Entree)

Cook up some Smoked Salmon for your Easter feast! This 3-step Traeger smoked salmon recipe is bursting with flavor and is a simple and delicious way to cook fresh salmon or previously frozen salmon.

Cook up some Smoked Salmon for your Easter feast! This 3-step Traeger smoked salmon recipe is bursting with flavor and is a simple and delicious way to cook fresh salmon or previously frozen salmon.

Few ingredients and easy instructions make this smoked salmon recipe accessible to experienced smokers and newbies alike.

Few ingredients and easy instructions make this smoked salmon recipe accessible to experienced smokers and newbies alike.

Kate S.

Kate S.

Full time gardener, wife, mom of three, animal momma, recipe devloper, and smoker aficionado!

Full time gardener, wife, mom of three, animal momma, recipe devloper, and smoker aficionado!

Easter Smoked Salmon Fillet 101

Easter Smoked Salmon Fillet 101

Step 1. Brine Make your simple brine. Pour over the fillets and let rest for 15 minutes before draining and blotting dry.

Step 2. Season season the top of the fillet with salt and black pepper to taste or use your favourite rub (Traeger Fin and Feather is a great option).

Step 3. Smoke

Step 3. Smoke

Step 4. Serve

Optional Dill Sauce

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