15 Great Capers Recipes

Our favorite capers recipe? Salmon with capers. The baked salmon is infused with lemon and herbs and cooked until it’s perfectly moist. Then drizzle over a silky, luscious lemon caper sauce. Wow! Just a small drizzle of this genius sauce packs a huge punch.

Another great capers recipe? French potato salad! It's a vinegar-based salad, instead of creamy like the American version. The ingredients can vary, but it typically includes potatoes, vinegar and olive oil, fresh herbs, and often capers. 

Also try: Dill Potato Salad or Nicoise Salad Recipe

There's no caper recipe more widespread than the classic Smoked Salmon Bagel! It’s a study in bold contrasts: homemade herbed cream cheese against smoky, buttery salmon, herbaceous dill against briny capers, and of course a fluffy, perfectly toasted bagel.

Another famous capers recipe? Pasta puttanseca! This spicy Italian pasta sauce has a salty name and is filled with olives and briny capers. Not only is it easy to make, but its incredibly robust flavor also makes for a flavorful and satisfying meal. It’s a perfect, simple meal to whip up for guests, or even on a weeknight.

Need a fast lunch or easy dinner ideas? Introducing Mediterranean Tuna Salad! Combine canned tuna with crunchy vegetables, capers, feta, and a punch of Dijon mustard for the most flavorful salad to hit your plate! Serve it with crackers as an easy lunch, or over greens for a quick dinner with pita bread and olives. 

Want to take your dinner to the next level? Try this Lemon Caper Sauce! This magical meld is so full of savory, salty, buttery goodness, you’ll want to swim in it. Drape it over a piece of grilled or baked fish or chicken, and you won’t want each bite to end. It’s full of big Mediterranean flair and it takes just a few minutes to whip up.

This eggplant pasta has it all! It’s packed with savory and zesty flavor: tender roasted eggplant, zesty marinara sauce, and zingy capers. Even better, this Mediterranean-style dinner is incredibly versatile: it works for weeknights and for serving to company! It's cozy but elegant at the same time. 

Also try: Vegan Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce

For fast and easy meals, it’s smoked salmon to the rescue! When you don’t have time to think about cooking, try this Smoked Salmon Sandwich. The bold flavors don’t give away it’s secrets: it takes less than 10 minutes to whip up with salmon, cream cheese, veggies, and capers.

Another well-known capers recipe is remoulade! This zingy mayo-based condiment is eaten all over the world, often with seafood but it works with fries, burgers, and more. It’s typical to Cajun and Creole cuisine, but it’s actually French in origin. We whipped up a batch for our Salmon Burgers and wowza! The way the rich mayo and briny capers meld with the seafood is out of this world.

Here’s a fun capers recipe: Salmon Salad! It’s a creamy, crunchy mix of tangy flavors: just like Tuna Salad but using canned salmon. Or, use it as a smart way to revitalize leftover salmon! The flavor is savory and satisfying, and this recipe has a healthy spin with less mayo. You can also class it up for a fancy brunch and serve it with fresh herbs on a croissant.

Capers are also traditional in eggplant caponata! This Sicilian specialty is an appetizer and a side dish, essentially a sweet and sour ratatouille with cooked eggplant, tomatoes, capers and onion. It’s often spread on crusty bread as an appetizer or antipasti (as the Italians would say). It’s so full of tangy, garlicky flavor that once you’ve taken one bite, you’ll want to devour the entire serving dish.

This Italian pasta salad is full of zesty flavor, featuring lots of veggies, kalamata olives, capers, and crisp romaine. It’s like eating pasta and salad all at once! Not only is it delicious, but the romaine and veggies helps you feel satisfied eating less pasta overall. Instead of relying on cheese for flavor, this one is tangy and salty using capers.

Here's another capers recipe where their salty flavor mimics cheese! Meet the perfect Vegan Caesar Salad! Of course, we love ourselves a great classic Caesar salad. But this one comes extraordinarily close. It’s got an irresistibly creamy, savory vegan Caesar dressing, crunchy croutons, and salty pops of flavor from the capers. 

This goat cheese spread is a 5 ingredient, 5-minute easy appetizer that takes your happy hour to the next level with a very little amount of effort! The magic ingredients are goat cheese, olive oil, paprika, and Dijon mustard, which form into a creamy orange dip. And the final magic ingredient: capers! They add just the right amount of savory saltiness that make the dip shine.

Last up in our capers recipes: a pizza! It starts with our Easy Thin Crust pizza dough. Then it's slathered with our tangy, garlicky Easy Pizza Sauce. Top that with caramelized peppers and onions, fresh arugula, a little Parmesan cheese and of course...capers. It's so flavorful and fresh.