Smoked Salmon Cheese Ball Recipe For Easter Day 2024

This smoked salmon cheese ball recipe is always a party favorite! It's a highly addictive, creamy appetizer recipe everyone will love. 

–▢ 16 ounces cream cheese – ▢ 12 ounces smoked salmon, or regular salmon plus 1 teaspoon liquid smoke (see notes above) – ▢ 2 tablespoon sour cream – ▢ 1/2 cup red onion, finely diced – ▢ 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning – ▢ 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped – ▢ 2 tbsp fresh herbs (chives, parsley, dill, etc), chopped

Ingredient

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Step 1

Add the cream cheese, sour cream, salmon, red onion, and lemon pepper to a mixing bowl.

Direction

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Step 2

Use your hands to mix everything together. Alternatively, you could use a stand mixer.

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Step 3

Form the cheese mixture into a ball with your hands. The cheese will be soft, but it will firm up once chilled. If you feel it's too soft to make a ball, you can chill it for 30 minutes.

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Step 4

Mix together your chopped pecans and fresh herbs. Place them in a single layer on a plate or cutting board.

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Step 5

Roll the cheese ball into the pecans, until the entire outside is coated.

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Step 6

Serve immediately with crackers or veggie slices or refrigerate the cheese ball, until desired.  

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Step 7

The flavor becomes more intensified the longer the ball sits in the fridge. So you can certainly make this the day before it's needed. 

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