Smoked Wild Salmon, Dill and Cottage Cheese on a Sandwich
by meike peters
It’s been a busy week, I need a quick sandwich! That’s what’s great about sandwiches, they adapt to your life, they go with the circumstances and your mood. Extravagant ingredients and extensive preparation may lead to an amazing result but it’s not necessary. I used to make a very simple sandwich together with my father. We would cut thin slices of a dark loaf of bread (rye or spelt), put a few slices of cheese on, Dutch Gouda or Swiss Emmentaler, and some thin slices of juicy cucumber. We sprinkled it with salt and crushed black pepper and it was done. I loved it so much! This was a culinary highlight to me, and sometimes, when I’m in the right mood, it still is.
Today’s sandwich is simple but luxurious. It needs thick slices of white bread, I bought a light English bread, baguette or ciabatta work as well. I pair this with a wonderful delicacy from the sea, smoked wild salmon! I don’t really like farmed seafood even though I do buy it sometimes, but when I can choose I prefer wild fish, especially when it comes to smoked salmon. It’s less fatty and much stronger in taste. Today I want to keep it simple, I just spread some cottage cheese on a slice of bread and put the salmon on top, sprinkled with dill. You could add some freshly grated horseradish for some spiciness, I enjoyed mine without to taste all the fine flavours of the fish.
Besides the bread, I needed 150g / 5.5 ounces of smoked salmon, around 4 heaped tablespoons of cottage cheese and a few sprigs of fresh dill for 2 sandwiches.
More Sandwich Wednesdays
Lentil Mousse and Roast Garlic Sandwich
Baked Beetroot and Goat Cheese Fougasse Sandwich
Bacon and Balsamico Cream Sandwich
Mediterranean Sausage Sandwich
Camembert and Pomegranate Sandwich
Hummus Egg and Grilled Aubergine Sandwich
You can find all of my sandwiches here.
Meike, this is one of my favorite flavor combinations. It is just so good. I totally agree that often simple is the best, each ingredient shines and doesn’t over complicate the final flavor.
Hi Mila, the wild salmon was so good, I had to keep it simple. I tried the cottage cheese/ salmon combination for the first time and I prefer it to cream cheese, they match perfectly!
Have a nice day, Meike xx