Arepa with cream cheese, smoked salmon, pink pickled onion, capers and dill

Smoked Salmon Arepa — Gluten-Free Brunch, No Cooking

September 01, 2026

Category: Brunch  |  Ready in 7 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

  • 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
  • 3 tbsp cream cheese
  • 3 oz smoked salmon
  • 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar

How to Make It

  1. Toss the red onion with the vinegar and a pinch of salt; set aside to quick-pickle, 5 minutes.
  2. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
  3. Spread cream cheese over each arepa.
  4. Drape the smoked salmon on top.
  5. Scatter with drained pickled onion, capers and dill.

About This Recipe

This is the smorrebrod you'd get in a Copenhagen cafe — smoked salmon on buttered rye with sharp pickled onion and capers. Swap the rye for a warm arepa and it's naturally gluten-free.


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Laura Sophia — Zavor & Co.
Founder of Zavor & Co., the everyday arepa brand bringing naturally gluten-free arepas into everyday American life.
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