Easy 15 Minute Smoked Trout Dip
on May 28, 2025
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This Easy 15 Minute Smoked Trout Dip is a creamy, smoky, and tangy appetizer that is perfect for any occasion. All it takes is canned trout tossed with a few ingredients and can easily be prepped ahead.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Combining smoky flavors from the trout with the creamy and tangy ingredients creates a perfect balance of flavors. This recipe is:
- Ready in under 15 minutes
- Has a kick of heat and pickle flavor from pickled jalapeños
- Versatile because it can be used as both a dip and a spread
- Pairs with various types of dippers like crackers, vegetables, or bread
- No cook time
Recipe Ingredients
Below are the ingredients you need to make this recipe, including all our tips and substitutions.
Smoked Rainbow Trout: Canned smoked rainbow trout is the main ingredient. You can also use fresh smoked trout and flake it the same way as canned.
Creamy base: Sour cream or Greek yogurt, mayo, and Dijon mustard are added as the base of this dip.
Herbs and aromatics: The dip is then tossed with shallots for crunch and flavor, fresh dill, scallions, and pickled jalapeños, as well as salt and pepper.
The full list of ingredients with exact quantities can be found on the recipe card below.
Tips and Substitutions
- You can use a food processor if you want a smoother dip.
- You can use Greek yogurt or sour cream, or even cream cheese and crème fraiche, as the creamy components for this dip
- For Storing: Store any leftovers, or prep ahead and store in an airtight container. Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- While this recipe uses smoked rainbow trout, you can use any smoked fish variations, such as smoked salmon, smoked albacore, or smoked tuna.
How to Make Smoked Trout Dip
Step 1: Drain the canned smoked trout, transfer to a medium mixing bowl, and finely mash it with a fork.
Step 2: Add your sour cream or Greek yogurt, shallot, fresh dill, scallions, jalapeños, mayo, dijon, salt, and pepper.
Step 3: Toss well until everything is incorporated. Season to taste as needed and transfer to the fridge to chill and let all the flavors combine.
Step 4: Serve with your favorite dippers, such as crackers and vegetables such as carrots, radish, or endive.
The full detailed instructions can be found on the recipe card below.
Serving Recommendations
Looking for some pairing ideas for this trout dip? Here are a few ideas to choose from.
- For salads, pair with Roasted Beet Salad with Labneh, Radicchio Salad with Chives and Hazelnuts, Citrus Avocado Salad with Chili Crisp, or Shaved Celery and Fennel Salad.
- Serve alongside toasted sourdough bread, sliced baguette, crackers, crostini, or Homemade Focaccia
- For a summer BBQ, serve with Hot Honey Barbecue Ribs.
- If you want it fancy, you can top it with caviar or salmon roe.
- You can also spread this on a bagel or toast for sandwiches
- For another dip to pair with a crudité platter, pair with our Roasted Garlic Yogurt Dip.
Smoked Trout Dip FAQs
Yes, you can use fresh trout for this recipe. Ensure that the trout is fully cooked and flake it the same way before tossing with the rest of the ingredients.
It is not recommended to freeze this dip as it will affect the texture once defrosted, but you can store it in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Yes! Prep it at least a day in advance and store it in the fridge. This will also allow the flavors to combine and melt together.
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Easy 15 Minute Smoked Trout Dip
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 2.8-ounce cans of smoked rainbow trout
- 1/4 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped pickled jalapeños
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Serve with crackers, vegetables such as carrots, radish, or endive
Instructions
- Drain the canned smoked trout, transfer to a medium mixing bowl, and finely mash it with a fork.
- Add your sour cream or Greek yogurt, shallots, fresh dill, scallions, jalapeños, mayo, dijon, salt, and pepper.
- Toss well until everything is incorporated. Season to taste as needed and transfer to the fridge to chill and let all the flavors combine.
- Serve with your favorite dippers, such as crackers and vegetables such as carrots, radish, or endive.
Notes
- Use can use a food processor if you want a smoother dip.
- You can use Greek yogurt or sour cream, or even cream cheese and crème fraiche as the creamy components for this dip
- For Storing: Store any leftovers, or prep ahead and store in an airtight container. Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- While this recipe uses smoked rainbow trout, you can use any smoked fish variations, such as smoked salmon, smoked albacore, or smoked tuna.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
One of the easiest, and best appetizers out there! Enjoy!