Fishtival Recipe: Smoked Salmon Crostini

Fishtival Recipe: Smoked Salmon Crostini

Bring a taste of the coast to your table with this elegant Nova Smoked Salmon Crostini with Dill Cream Cheese,  a fan-favorite from our annual Fishtival celebration. Featuring buttery, crisp crostini layered with a velvety dill cream cheese and topped with silky slices of wild-caught Nova-style smoked salmon, this appetizer strikes the perfect balance of flavor and texture. Every bite delivers the signature buttery richness and subtle smokiness that makes Wild for Salmon’s Nova so loved by seafood enthusiasts.
Whether you’re hosting a holiday party, brunch, or casual get-together, these crostini add a refined yet effortless touch to your menu. Made with sustainably sourced, wild-caught Alaskan salmon, this recipe showcases how high-quality ingredients can transform simple bites into a gourmet experience, one your guests will remember long after the plates are cleared.

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Nicole is the in-house Chef at Wild For Salmon as well as a Recipe Developer and Food Photographer from Allentown, Pennsylvania with an Associate degree from The Culinary Institute of America. Her first memories are of planting seeds with her father and grandfather in their elaborate gardens and sharing their abundant harvests with friends and neighbors. The spark of both pride and joy she felt when sharing this food with others and seeing the happiness it brought them was what inspired her to pursue the culinary arts from a young age. Nicole has spent time exploring the Hudson Valley and Philadelphia food scenes, but her current home in the rolling hills of Central PA is where she most enjoys combining her two passions; exploring the outdoors, and good food.

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Nova Smoked Salmon Crostini with Dill Cream Cheese

This crowd-pleasing Nova Smoked Salmon Crostini with Dill Cream Cheese combines buttery crostini, creamy dill spread, and silky wild-caught smoked salmon for an irresistible appetizer. A Wild for Salmon Fishtival favorite, perfect for gatherings or special occasions.

  • Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

Instructions

Ingredients

  • 1 baguette sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 ounces wild Nova smoked salmon
  • 8 ounces of cream cheese softened
  • 2 Tbsp Dried Dill
  • 4 sprigs of fresh dill stems for garnish
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat both sides of bread slices with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, turning after about 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
  2. Arrange toasts on a platter. In a small bowl, mix softened cream cheese, dried dill. Spoon a small amount on top of each crostini or squeeze it out of a piping bag.
  3. Top with a slice of smoked salmon and fresh dill for garnish.