This Simple Smoked Salmon Sandwich with Cream Cheese and Arugula is one of the most delicious Dutch lunch dishes I know. The salty salmon with the creamy cream cheese with delicious herbs on a crusty bread (which is still warm because it just came out of the oven). After this light lunch with great flavors, you can go back to it all day!

A cut open sandwich with slices of salmon and arugula. On a white plate.

Smoked Salmon Sandwich with Cream Cheese

A delicious lunch recipe for salmon sandwiches that is also very simple to make. A fresh corn roll with smoked salmon, homemade cream cheese with herbs, and peppery arugula.

You can make this sandwich in the blink of an eye. While your buns are baking, make the herb cream cheese in the meantime. Although natural cream cheese is a delicious combination with smoked salmon, you will taste that the chives and parsley give it just that little bit extra. A lunch to spoil yourself, and a must if you're having lunch with friends!

What do you need for a Salmon and Cream Cheese Sandwich?

To prepare this Smoked Salmon Sandwich with Cream Cheese, you need the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:

Ingredients Smoked Salmon Sandwich Recipe with Cream Cheese and Arugula

Which cream cheese do you use?

For this recipe, natural cream cheese has been chosen, which you can season yourself with chives, parsley, black pepper, and a few drops of lemon (or lemon zest).

If you want to keep it simple, you can buy herbal cream cheese from Philadelphia, for example, instead of using fresh herbs. If you wish to be lactose-free, use a vegan or lactose-free cream cheese.

Or you can use sour cream or cottage cheese, soft goat cheese instead of cream cheese. TIP make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature; therefore, it will blend better with the herbs.

Sandwiches that are suitable for salmon and cream cheese

As you can see, corn rolls (which you bake yourself or buy ready-made) are a good sandwich for this salmon-cream cheese topping. But a croissant (very elegant), french baguette, or a bagel also combine very well with the topping.

Which salmon do you use?

Use cold smoked salmon, for example, Norwegian salmon, real Dutch salmon, or wild salmon. These are thick slices of salmon, which you cut a little smaller yourself.

How to make a salmon cream cheese Dutch sandwich

A recipe with extensive steps, the right amount of ingredients, and which you can also easily print can be found at the bottom of the blog.

Preparation in four photos salmon sandwich with herb cream cheese

Mix the cream cheese with the chopped parsley, chives, pepper, and lemon juice.
Spread this herb cream cheese mixture thick on one half of the bun.
Cover it with slices of salmon.
Top with some fresh arugula and cover it with the cap. Serve this perfect sandwich right away!

Pregnant women - raw packaged fish can contain listeria bacteria, which is dangerous for unborn children. So no raw salmon during pregnancy.
Also, tasty - add some thin slices of creamy avocado.
High Tea - If you want to serve salmon tea sandwiches for a high tea or afternoon tea, you can use slices of bread. Spread the cream cheese on a slice of bread and top with a piece of salmon and arugula. Slice into little sandwiches. A great way to make small appetizers. You can use slices of white bread, rye bread, or dark bread. (These snacks are delicious; make sure you make enough sandwiches !)

A photo from above of a sandwich filled with smoked salmon and arugula. At the top is a knife. Bottom left a white blue checkered tea towel.

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📖 Recipe

A square shot of a salmon cream cheese sandwich from above on a white plate with a white background.

Dutch Smoked Salmon Sandwich Recipe with Cream Cheese

5 of 3 votes

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 10

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Dutch

Author: Andréa

Servings: 2 persons

Author: Andréa

Ingredients

1 cup cream cheese naturel
½ oz. chives chopped
½ oz. parsley finely chopped
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon lemon juice
2 buns corn rolls, croissant. French baguette or bagels cut open
4 oz. salmon fillet thickly sliced
1 cup arugula

Metric - US Customary

Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic

Instructions

Mix the cream cheese with chives, parsley, pepper, and lemon juice in a small bowl.
1 cup cream cheese, ½ oz. chives, ½ oz. parsley, ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper, ½ teaspoon lemon
Smear the buns generously with cream cheese
2 buns
Place half of the salmon on top.
4 oz. salmon fillet
Cover with arugula and the cap.
1 cup arugula
.Serve immediately

Notes

1. Smoked Salmon - Use cold smoked salmon, for example, Norwegian salmon, real Dutch salmon, or wild salmon. These are thinly sliced salmon, which you cut a little smaller yourself.

2. Cream cheese - For this recipe, natural cream cheese has been chosen, which you can season yourself with chives, parsley, and a few drops of lemon. If you want to make it very easy for yourself, you can also buy herbal cream cheese from Philadelphia, for example. If you wish to be lactose-free, use a vegan or lactose-free cream cheese.

3. Sandwiches - As you can see, corn rolls (which you bake yourself or buy ready-made) are a good sandwich for this salmon-cream cheese topping. But a croissant (very elegant), baguette, or a bagel also combine very well with the topping.

4. Pregnant women - Raw fish, prepackaged, can contain listeria bacteria, which is dangerous for unborn children. So no raw salmon during pregnancy.

5. - Also delicious with: Add some thin slices of avocado (place them on top of the cream cheese).

6. - Storage

You cannot keep this bread. The arugula would wilt, and the bun will become soft. Make it fresh and serve it right away.

7. - The nutritional values shown are per sandwich.