Smoked salmon trimmings

Trimmings are what we have left when a side of salmon has been sliced for the counter. Smaller, irregular pieces that don’t look pretty on a canapé platter but cook beautifully into a pasta, a risotto, a chowder or a fishcake. A third the price of sliced and exactly the same flavour. If you’re cooking smoked salmon rather than plating it, trimmings are what you want. These recipes are built for them: pasta sauces, baked dishes, soups, fishcakes.