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    Keto Smoked Salmon Pizza

    Published: Jul 25, 2024

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    This easy Keto Smoked Salmon Pizza recipe works up with very little effort, and is a SUPER flavourful, satisfying meal. Feels fancy, too!

    A low carb smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.  Overlaid text says keto smoked salmon pizza.

    It’s been a WHILE since I designed this recipe, sorry for holding off on you in my procrastination!

    Way back, I started making rye bagels for my husband, which were an amazing based for flavoured cream cheese, smoked salmon, and all the fixings.

    I got the idea to make a rye inspired pizza dough, and started using that as a pizza base for making smoked salmon pizzas. DAMN they looked great - an elegant, light meal!

    Just, you know... full of gluten and carbs. COMPLETELY off the menu, for me.

    Eventually, I got tired of wallowing in jealousy, and decided to come up with a low carb version of that unique pizza.

    After all, the toppings are mostly all low carb - flavour up a fathead dough variation, and we’re there!

    This delicious pizza is almost everything I wanted, when I’d make the OG version for him.

    The crust isn’t quite the same, but it has great flavour, and acts as a great base for everything I top it with.

    Really, any pizza is all about the toppings, right?

    Anyway, it’s a really fun dish, and sure to satisfy any number of cravings related to smoked salmon, smoked salmon bagels, etc.

    Let’s get to it!

    A keto smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.

    Ingredients

    This recipe uses relatively simple ingredients; you shouldn’t have any problem finding everything in any larger grocery stores.

    As always, a few notes for you:

    Smoked Salmon

    While hot-smoked salmon - like my Hot Smoked Sockeye Salmon Recipe is fantastic, you’re going to want to use cold-smoked salmon for this recipe.

    Hot smoked salmon is a cooked salmon, with the expected flaky texture. It could definitely be tasty on a pizza, but it’s a whole other product entirely.

    Cold smoked salmon is cured, rather than cooked. This gives it a completely different texture - buttery and pliable, rather than flaky.

    You can generally find good quality smoked salmon on cards or in fancy boxes in the fish section, frozen seafood section, or sometimes even the refrigerated section of the deli in larger grocery stores.

    Unsweetened Almond Milk

    I use Unsweetened Almond Milk in this recipe, as it’s a good low carb milk alternative, and it’s what I always have on hand.

    That said, you can use any milk or dairy-free milk alternative you like - just keep it unsweetened, and unflavoured.

    A sweet, vanilla flavoured milk will NOT taste good in this dough!

    Toppings

    So, I have a set group of toppings that I kind of default to when making this pizza:

    Lemon Zest
    Fresh Dill
    Red Onion
    Green Onions
    Capers

    ... that said, you can top this smoked salmon pizza any way you like. If you’d put it on a smoked salmon bagel, or Smoked Salmon Canapes.. It’s fair game!

    Golden caviar, chopped red pepper, fresh chives - all great alternatives (or additions!) to my own!

    Everything Else

    Rounding out this recipe, you will need:

    Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
    Super Fine Almond Flour
    Cream Cheese
    1 Large Egg
    Flax Meal
    Caraway Seeds
    Baking Powder
    Xanthan Gum
    Salt and Ground Black Pepper

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    A low carb smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.

    How to Make Keto Smoked Salmon Pizza

    The full recipe is in the printable recipe card at the end of this post, here is the pictorial walk through:

    Before getting started, I like to prepare all the topping ingredients, cover the plate with plastic wrap, and keep it in the fridge while I make the pizza.

    2 part image showing 2 plates - one with slices of smoked salmon, and the other with sliced red onions, sliced green onions, lemon zest, dill, and capers.

    Keto Pizza Dough

    Preheat oven to 400 F, line a baking sheet or pizza pan with a sheet of parchment paper.

    Measure mozzarella cheese into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat - 30-45 seconds at a time - until cheese has melted.

    Measure remaining ingredients into a food processor - except the egg - blitz to combine. Add the eggs, blitz once more to fully combine.

    Add melted cheese to the food processor, pulse until well combined - you don’t want to see any sections of unmixed cheese.

    6 part image showing the modified fathead keto pizza dough being made in a food processor.

    Use wet hands to form dough ball into a 12" round on the prepared pan - aim for it to be a little thicker around the edges.

    Note: You can roll pizza dough with a rolling pin, but I find it so much easier to just press this style of dough with wet hands.

    Prick all over with a fork.

    4 part image showing the pizza dough being pressed into a parchment lined pizza pan and pricked with a fork.

    ... then bake in the preheated oven for 13 minutes, until you have a perfectly golden crust.

    2 part image showing the parchment being removed from the pizza pan and the pizza crust returned to the pan.

    I like to remove the parchment after baking, just for aesthetic reasons.

    As the dough is baking, prepare the sauce:

    Dilled Cream Cheese Sauce

    In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together softened cream cheese and almond milk until smooth and well combined.

    Add dill and lemon zest, stir well to combine.

    Season with salt and pepper to taste; keep warm until crust is baked.

    6 part image showing the flavoured cream cheese sauce being made in a small saucepan.

    Finishing Touches

    Once keto pizza crust is baked, spread a thin layer of the warm cream cheese sauce on top of the pizza crust, leaving a 1-inch border around the edge.

    Top with smoked salmon slices, red onion slices, capers, sliced green onion, dill, and lemon zest, as desired.

    Serve immediately!

    4 part image showing the baked keto pizza crust being spread with cream cheese sauce, topped with smoked salmon, then garnished with red and green onion slices, dill, capers, and lemon zest.

    Make Ahead / Leftovers

    This pizza recipe doesn’t really reheat well, so I don’t recommend expecting leftovers from it.

    You can make the crust ahead - bake it til it’s golden brown, as instructed. Allow the baked crust to cool to room temperature, then wrap it in plastic wrap and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

    Reheat before spreading with warm sauce and the toppings.

    Need fewer servings? Make the dough into two smaller pizzas, and just save half the sauce for later use with the second pizza!

    A keto smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.

    More Keto Breakfast Recipes

    Getting tired of bacon and eggs, looking for some more low carb breakfast options? I've got you covered! Here are the rest of my easy protein pancake recipes, along with some other tasty options.

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    A low carb smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.

    A keto smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.
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    Easy Keto Smoked Salmon Pizza [Gluten Free]

    This easy Keto Smoked Salmon Pizza recipe works up with very little effort, and is a SUPER flavourful, satisfying meal. Feels fancy, too!
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    15 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Diabetic,
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 492kcal

    Equipment

    • Food processor
    • 12" Pizza Pan

    Ingredients

    Keto Pizza Dough:

    • 1 ⅓ cup Shredded Mozzarella
    • 1.5 oz Cream Cheese
    • ½ cup Super Fine Almond Flour
    • ¼ cup Flax Meal
    • 2 teaspoon Caraway Seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
    • ½ teaspoon Xanthan Gum
    • 1 Large Egg

    Sauce:

    • 6 oz Cream Cheese softened
    • 2 tablespoon Unsweetened Almond Milk
    • 1 tablespoon Fresh Dill finely chopped
    • ½ teaspoon Lemon zest
    • Salt and Pepper to taste

    Toppings:

    • 3.5 oz Smoked Salmon
    • Red onion Thinly sliced
    • 2 tablespoon Capers
    • 1 Green Onion sliced
    • Lemon Zest

    Instructions

    Keto Pizza Dough:

    • Preheat oven to 400 F, line a baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper.
    • Measure mozzarella cheese into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat - 30-45 seconds at a time - until cheese has melted.
    • Measure remaining ingredients into a food processor - except the egg - blitz to combine. Add the eggs, blitz once more to fully combine.
    • Add melted cheese to the food processor, pulse until well combined - you don’t want to see any sections of unmixed cheese.
    • Use wet hands to form dough into a 12" round on the prepared pan - aim for it to be a little thicker around the edges.
    • Prick all over with a fork, then bake in the preheated oven for 13 minutes.
    • As the dough is baking, prepare the sauce:

    Cream Cheese Sauce:

    • In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together softened cream cheese and almond milk until smooth and well combined.
    • Add dill and lemon zest, stir well to combine.
    • Season with salt and pepper to taste; keep warm until crust is baked.

    To Assemble:

    • Once keto pizza crust is baked, top with warm cream cheese sauce, smoked salmon, red onion slices, capers, sliced green onion, dill, and lemon zest, as desired.
    • Serve immediately!

    Notes

    This recipe should be eaten right after it's assembled - it's not really the kind that works well as leftovers.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 492kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 658mg | Potassium: 221mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1152IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 395mg | Iron: 2mg

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    A keto smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.

    A keto smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.

    A low carb smoked salmon pizza garnished with dill, capers, onions, and lemon zest.

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