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Smoked salmon protein cucumber salad

8 min · 33 g protein · 316 cals / serving

The viral whole-cucumber salad as a full lunch: one cucumber sliced thin and shaken in a container with smoked salmon, a creamy dill and cream-cheese yogurt dressing, capers, red onion and everything-bagel seasoning. It tastes like a lox bagel without the bagel.

Servings1

Ingredients

Dressing

Steps

  1. Slice the cucumber as thinly as you can (a mandoline makes it a one-minute job) into a large lidded container and toss with the salt.Step 1, what it should look like
  2. Stir the yogurt, cream cheese, lemon juice and dill together in a cup until smooth.
  3. Add the dressing, salmon, capers, onion and everything-bagel seasoning to the cucumber, put the lid on and shake hard until everything is coated. Eat straight from the container.Step 3, what it should look like

Good to know

Why does mine go watery?

Salted cucumber gives up water as it sits, so this is a make-and-eat salad. If you want to pack it, take the dressing in a separate pot and shake it together at lunch.

Can I use hot-smoked salmon?

Yes: flaked hot-smoked salmon gives meatier chunks and a smokier taste, and it is richer, at about 67 instead of 82.

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Per

Calories
58
Protein
(43%)
6 g
Fat
(37%)
2 g
Carbohydrates
(19%)
3 g
of which sugar
2 g
Fiber
<1 g
Sodium
311 mg

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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. General guidance, not medical advice. Talk to your prescriber. How

As written, 316 kcal goes into the pot and 542 g of ingredients comes out as about 542 g of food: 58 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.