Served in avocado half-shells, this Alaskan twist on guacamole is as eye-catching as it is delicious! See the super quick and easy recipe below.
In our Arctic kitchen, homemade smoked salmon is an essential pantry staple for which there seems to be no end of uses. Mix a little in with the stuffing in deviled eggs to create salmon stuffed eggs, and you’ve never seen this standard party dish disappear so quickly. A smoked salmon and seafood frittata or smoked salmon crepes make a gourmet’s breakfast. Or stuff a Portabella cap with smoked salmon and a favorite cheese and fire up the grill for a dinner guests will savor.
Our most recent use for smoked salmon came about when Barbra returned from a trip to Anchorage with two large, perfectly ripe avocados. This turned out to be a “Why didn’t we think of this before?” dish that we pass along here.
Smoked Salmon Avocado Dip
- Cut a soft, ripe avocado in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to gently scoop out the insides, taking care to not break the shell.
- Place the avocado in a bowl and smash with a fork. Add approximately an equal amount of smoked salmon and some coarsely ground black or multi-colored pepper. Gently mix together. More avocado results in a creamier dip, more salmon makes for a chunkier dip.
- Return mixture to avocado halves. Serve with crackers or tortilla chips and a favorite ale or lager.
CutterLight 
Yum! What a great combination of our two favorite food groups: smoked salmon and avocados!
This would make a great sandwich spread, too!
Hi! I hope this gets to you without being posted! I have been thoroughly enjoying your updates from Alaska and hope you will be able to maintain your site when you move to Mongolia(?). I am a substitute high school teacher and I worry about my students who seem to have given up or see so little in the future for themselves. So I decided to create a bread website where they could learn to make bread. It’s a pretty basic website. I would like to link your site to mine but didn’t want to without knowing the etiquette of doing that. I am not selling anything on my site. It is just a way to help students find SOMETHING to be interested in and exploring. Your website has definitely done that for me! Would you mind if I created a link? If you don’t want me to, I understand. Thanks for considering it, however. Take care. Mary
On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:48 AM, CutterLight
Sure, we’d be happy to be linked to your site. We’re always looking for ways to get young people interested in the world too!
I love avocados, and I love smoked salmon. And I happen to have a bunch of avocados from the store, and smoked salmon from our fishing trip on Lake Michigan last summer. Win-win!
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This sounds amazing! I will have to try it.
Thanks Andrea!