My recipe today for Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches is a family favourite, and one that my late parents loved.
Another Retro Revival Recipe
My recipe today for Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches is a family favourite, and one that my late parents and both sets of grandparents loved.
These Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches were made most Sundays for afternoon tea, or for the Sunday Tea Tray.
They were special enough to grace the table at other occasions too, such as birthday parties, Christmas, Easter and when we had guests for Sunday tea.
The key ingredient, apart from the salmon, was malt vinegar and white pepper – and believe me when say that these are essential to this sandwich filling.
No fancy pants “freshly grated black pepper” or “cider apple vinegar” is needed for this sandwich filling, it’s a simple recipe that has been around for decades.
And, the most common tinned salmon that is used is pink salmon and hardly ever red salmon, which was, and still is too expensive and rich for this recipe.
Red salmon was a big treat when I was growing up, and if a tin made its way into the kitchen pantry, it was usally eaten with a salad.
One of those old-fashioned salads, with limp lettuce leaves, quartered tomatoes, sliced cucumber, spring onions and salad cream!
Furthermore, it was “dressed” with you guessed it, malt vinegar and white pepper! The skin was removed, although my dad liked it, and the little bones were mashed up with the salmon.
But back to my recipe, such as it is, for Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches – why not make a couple of rounds of these classic sandwiches this weekend?
Unusually we used to make these (and still do) with sliced white bread and not brown bread. You can of course use any sliced bread which you prefer.
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Recipe for Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches
Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches
My recipe today for Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches is a family favourite, and one that my late parents and both sets of grandparents loved.
These Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches were made most Sundays for afternoon tea, or for the Sunday Tea Tray.
They were special enough to grace the table at other occasions too, such as birthday parties, Christmas, Easter and when we had guests for Sunday tea.
The key ingredient, apart from the salmon, was malt vinegar and white pepper - and believe me when say that these are essential to this sandwich filling.
No fancy pants "freshly grated black pepper" or "cider apple vinegar" is needed for this sandwich filling, it's a simple recipe that has been around for decades.
Ingredients
- 1 x 213g tin of pink salmon, drained
- 1 teaspoon malt vinegar
- White pepper, to taste
- 8 slices of white bread
- Butter or vegetable spread
Instructions
- Make sure the tinned salmon is well drained.
- Remove the salmon from the tin and decant it into a bowl. Remove the skin if you want.
- Mash the salmon with a fork and add the malt vinegar and white pepper (to taste).
- Taste it to see if there is enough pepper and vinegar in it, and add more if needed.
- Spread the butter or vegetable spread on all the bread slices.
- Then spread mashed salmom on 4 slices of bread, lay the other slice of buttered bread on top.
- Cut into fingers or 4 triangles to serve.
Notes
Use white or wholemeal sliced bread, with or without crusts.
Cut sandwiches into fingers (3 per sandwich) or into 4 dainty triangles.
For lighter sandwich fillings, use reduced fat spread.
The tinned salmon filling can be made up in advance of making the sandwiches.
You can purchase skin and bone free tinned salmon if you prefer.
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 323Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 41mgSodium 368mgCarbohydrates 35gFiber 3gSugar 5gProtein 18g
Maureen Irvine says
Oh my goodness this brings back memories of Sunday tea time many years ago. It was always tinned salmon that we had in our sandwiches too.
Karen Burns-Booth says
Same here Maureen, always Sunday tea too!
Melissa says
Hurrah, I have all the ingredients, even the cucumber – and I also have been looking for something to make with tinned salmon. We are looking forward to these!
Karen Burns-Booth says
I hope you enjoy these Melissa 🙂
Penny says
This takes me back!
Mum always mixed the salmon up with Heinz salad cream.
Karen Burns-Booth says
I could eat that too, love salad cream 🙂
Sherry says
Nothing nicer than a retro sandwich. And yes soft white bread is a must.
Karen Burns-Booth says
Definately and these are tres retro!
Barbara says
Goodness me, this has brought back some memories. It was always Sunday tea. The only difference was that we had our sandwiches in my mother’s home made ‘scufflers’. Delicious. Thanks for the memory.
Karen Burns-Booth says
LOVE the name of your mum’s bread! Brilliant name 🙂
Janet says
Love tinned salmon, I mash it with a dollop of mayonnaise and spread it onto wholemeal bread with added crunchy iceberg lettuce. Has always been a favourite since childhood.
Karen Burns-Booth says
YES please! That sounds lush too 🙂
Esther says
Hey inspiration is inspiration, however simple! I have recently got my bread maker out after catching Chris Van Tulleken videos on ultra processed foods and emulsifiers in shop bread and cakes. So it’s homemade bread and cakes only for me now and I am happy to have found your blog for ideas. Seeded White bread doorstop with salmon, cue, butter, pepper and cider vinegar… went down a treat!
Karen Burns-Booth says
I am so pleased you enjoyed these sandwiches with your lovely homemade bread! 🙂
Andy Holding says
Love tinned salmon sandwiches and also red tinned salmon with mahed potatoes and parsley sauce
Karen Burns-Booth says
LOVE tinned salmon fish cakes too!
Andy says
Sunday night tea….after the 3 us (me and 2 younger brothers) had each been in the bath and where sat watching David Attenborough’s Life on Earth…..can see us all now sitting in the living room with the fire on in our pj’s
Karen Burns-Booth says
I remember bath night before sunday tea too! 🙂
Joe mcclenaghan says
I’m having some shortly