Can I make cucumber salad with smoked salmon a day in advance?

Yes, store the cucumber salad with smoked salmon in the refrigerator and only add the avocado in the morning or just before serving for optimal freshness.

Can I replace the salmon?

Yes, you can also use smoked trout or canned tuna. But also chicken or a veggie option.

How do I prevent the salad from becoming watery?

Use a freshly cut cucumber and add salt only just before eating.

Is the cucumber salad with smoked salmon suitable to take to work or school?

Certainly! The cucumber salad with smoked salmon fits perfectly in a sealable jar and stays fresh until lunchtime.

Cucumber salad with smoked salmon, avocado and cream cheese

Name: Cucumber salad with smoked salmon, avocado and cream cheese
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2P
Ingredients: 1 cucumber; 1 avocado; 250 g smoked salmon, cut into strips; 4 tablespoons cottage cheese; 1 red onion, sliced into thin half rings; 2 teaspoons capers; 2 teaspoons sesame seeds; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 bunch of dill; 1 teaspoon bagel spices; Zest and juice of ½ lemon

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A fresh, creamy, yet luxurious lunchbox salad that you make in a glass jar ('salad in a jar') and then shake thoroughly so that all the ingredients are beautifully mixed together. Ready in 10 minutes, rich in protein, and, thanks to the salmon and cottage cheese, jazzed up with cucumber, red onion, avocado, and capers. Easy, nutritious, and perfect to take to work or school. And let your teenagers help make their school lunch; it can also be made with tomato, bell pepper, or their other favorite vegetables. Include a cool pack and they'll have a top-notch lunch!

A fresh, creamy, yet luxurious lunchbox salad that you make in a glass jar ('salad in a jar') and then shake thoroughly so that all the ingredients are beautifully mixed together. Ready in 10 ...

Ingredients

What do you need?

Quantity: 2P

Salad
1 cucumber
1 avocado
250 g smoked salmon, cut into strips
4 tablespoons cottage cheese
1 red onion, sliced into thin half rings
2 teaspoons capers
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 bunch of dill

Optional
1 teaspoon bagel spices
Zest and juice of ½ lemon

1 cucumber
1 avocado
250 g smoked salmon, cut into strips
4 tablespoons cottage cheese
1 red onion, sliced into thin half rings
2 teaspoons capers
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 bunch of dill

1 teaspoon bagel spices
Zest and juice of ½ lemon

Make it veggie!

Replace the smoked salmon with cubes of marinated smoked tofu or strips of smoked carrot (carrot lox) for a similar smoky flavor, or sautéed shiitake.

Preparation method

How do you make this?

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Slice the cucumber and red onion with your KitchenAid food processor into thin slices and place them directly into the jars or sturdy sealable lunch containers.

Add the capers, sesame seeds, pepper, zest, cottage cheese, and dill.

Cut the avocado into cubes and place them on top.

Distribute the smoked salmon over the avocado.

Close the jar.

Tips

You can replace the cottage cheese with cream cheese or ricotta
Add a splash of lemon juice and zest for a fresh touch.
For extra crunch, you can add some roasted nuts or seeds just before eating.
It's better not to use fully ripe avocado if you're eating the salad later in the day, this way it stays nice and firm.
Try serving it on toast or in a wrap for a variation.
You can replace the salmon for your children or yourself with mortadella or chicken breast

Storage instructions

In the refrigerator: up to 24 hours, but shake just before eating to keep the avocado fresh.
In the freezer: not suitable for freezing due to the fresh cucumber and avocado.