Having a package of wild Alaskan smoked sockeye salmon in your fridge might have you instinctively reaching for a tub of cream cheese and an everything bagel. We won’t ever try to dissuade you from going with this tried-and-true trio of ingredients, but we do want to encourage you to expand your culinary repertoire.

Here are some creative ways to enjoy your wild Alaskan smoked sockeye salmon for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between:

Breakfast

Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict is a classic breakfast staple. Buttery hollandaise and creamy avocado paired with the bold flavors of cold-smoked salmon. What more could you ask for? 

Avocado Toast with Smoked Salmon, Goat Cheese, and Capers swaps out the traditional cream cheese for goat cheese, adding a tangy flair to our favorite "cooking without really cooking" breakfast recipe. 

Lunch

Smoked Salmon Summer Rolls fuse the unmistakable flavors of a Jewish delicatessen with a Vietnamese favorite.

Salmon-Avocado Poke Bowls call for raw salmon, but you can make quicker work of the dish by substituting smoked salmon, skipping the two-hour soy marinade altogether.

Dinner

Smoked Salmon Carbonara hits all the right notes, matching the flavorful pops of salty salmon with the luxurious egg-cream-parm sauce that we expect in this decadent dish.

Smoked Salmon Soba Noodle Salad is a match made in Asian-fusion heaven.

Snack Attack

Smoked Salmon Salad in Cucumber Cups: velvety smoked salmon paired with the refreshing crunch of cucumber? We’re sold.

Potato Salad with Smoked Salmon and Horseradish Crème Fraîche paired with crusty bread is a flavor-forward option for a mid-afternoon snack. 

Dessert

Smoked Salmon Cheesecake pairs perfectly with bagels, but feel free to substitute crackers or even sliced cucumbers as vehicles to get slivers of this savory cake into your mouth.

Smoked Salmon Bread Pudding serves up big cubes of rye bed and a crème fraîche batter, finished off with curls of smoked salmon. This savory bread pudding will feel as sinful as dessert.