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Showstopping salmon recipes

Centrepiece, showpiece, something with the wow-factor. Whatever you want to call it, here’s our ultimate round-up of showstopping salmon recipes to delight your guests, and create the crowning glory for your Christmas or dinner party table.

Find starters like a cheesy choux wreath, salmon terrine,

For mains, try our salmon kedgeree pie, whole salmon like our glazed roast salmon with pickled cucumber salsa, classics like salmon en croûte and more.

Can’t get enough? Visit our salmon recipe and info hub, too.

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Glazed roast salmon with pickled cucumber salsa

Roast salmon in the oven or BBQ for a summer feast. The salmon-and-cucumber combo gets an update with smoky and pickled flavours.

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Christmas salmon recipes

Beetroot cured salmon fillet

This beautiful beetroot-tinged cured salmon makes an impressive starter. Our step-by-step recipe will show you how to cure salmon like a pro.

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Salmon with lemon and ginger rub and fennel salad

Grill salmon fillets with a delicious lemon and ginger rub in this easy barbecue recipe. Serve with a light and crisp fennel salad.

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Christmas salmon recipes

Cured wild salmon carpaccio with caramel jhalmuri, potato salad and pea chutney

Impress your friends with Vivek Singh's beautiful carpaccio of cured wild salmon, with caramel jhalmuri, spiced potato salad and pea chutney.

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Roast salmon with craquelin pastry topping

This quick and easy roast salmon takes just 35 minutes. The secret to its success is its light, crisp, savoury craquelin pastry topping.

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Christmas salmon recipes

Salmon blini stack

Pile 'em high with this triumphant salmon blini stack; it makes for an impressive dinner party starter but also makes a knockout Christmas brunch dish.

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Salmon fillet recipes

Salmon traybake with soy and sesame dressing

We all love a good traybake, and this salmon traybake with soy and sesame dressing definitely ticks all of the boxes for a speedy weeknight dinner dish.

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Salmon fillet recipes

Pastrami-style cured salmon on rye

This pastrami-style cured salmon recipe by Georgina Hayden requires a little bit of preparation, so make sure to plan in advance.

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Raymond Blanc’s whole roast salmon

Raymond Blanc's whole roast salmon makes a lovely change from meat in spring. Why not serve the whole fish at the table for Easter lunch?

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Home-smoked salmon with green herb lettuce salad

Thomasina Miers' home-smoked salmon salad is light and bursting with Asian flavours. It makes a wonderful, fresh starter. .

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Salmon kedgeree pie

Debbie Major uses up leftover kedgeree in this gorgeous salmon and rice filled pie or coulibiac – perfect as a filling family dinner.

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Cheesy choux wreath with hot smoked salmon and horseradish dip

This impressive tear-and-share cheesy choux wreath is served with a fiery smoked salmon, horseradish and cream cheese dip.

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Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes

Horseradish and preserved lemon salmon roulade

Salmon roulade is retro no more – our new take on the classic recipe combines smoked salmon with horseradish and preserved lemon to make a great addition to any buffet.

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Nathan Outlaw’s brandy-cured salmon with Yuletide slaw

Nathan Outlaw cures salmon with brandy in this Christmassy recipe. Serve with the seasonal slaw for some welcome crunch.

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Summer recipes

Whole roasted herb and lemon salmon

What could be more impressive than serving up a whole salmon for dinner party guests? We've used a herb and lemon marinade to add a subtle citrus flavour.