How To make Cucumber Rounds with Smoked Salmon Mousse
8 oz Cream cheese, at room temp.
2 oz Smoked salmon
dr Lemon juice (few drops) 3 tb Heavy cream
White pepper to taste 2 Seedless English cucumbers
Garnish watercress leaf(opt) From Daniel's Restaurant. (Makes approximately 40 hor d'oeuvres) Combine the mousse ingredients in the bowl of food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth. Chill at least 30 minutes. Cut each cucumber crosswise into approximately 20 slices, each slightly less than 1/4" thick. Cucumbers can also be peeled, striated with fork tines or cut into decorative shapes with biscuit cutters. Assemble hor d'oeuvres no more than an hour before serving by softening the mousse with a wooden spoon and putting it in a pastry bag with a leaf tip. Pipe mousse on top of each cucumber slice and garnish with a small watercress leaf. NOTE: If you prefer, you can slice the cucumbers a bit thicker than 1/4" and make a small hollow for the filling in the center of the
slice with a melon-ball scoop.
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Smoked Salmon Cucumber Cup
• 1 1/3 large cucumbers
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 ounces smoked salmon, cut into 2-inch strips
• 24 small fresh dill sprigs
Directions
1. Trim ends from cucumbers and cut crosswise into 24 (3/4-inch-thick) rounds. Scoop a 1/2-inch-deep depression from one side of each round with a small melon-baller, forming little cups. Drain cucumbers, cup sides down, on paper towels for 15 minutes.
2. Beat cream cheese, chopped dill, lemon zest, lemon juice, and black pepper together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon cheese mixture into each cucumber cup. Top each cup with 1 salmon strip and 1 dill sprig.
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Smoked Salmon and cream cheese Canape/ Appetizer/ Finger Food
Ingredients for 12 serve:
Chives 3 g
Lemon 40 g
Philadelphia cheese 100 g
Lebanese cucumber 120 g
Butter 30 g
Baguette slices 12
Smoked salmon 100 g
Dill 1 g
Preparation (30 minutes):
1. Finely slice the chives. Juice the lemon
2. Bring the Philadelphia cheese to room temperature, add the chives, lemon juice and seasoning and blend to combine until smooth
3. Slice the cucumber
4. Toast and butter the baguette slices
5. Pipe a small amount of the cheese mixture onto the baguette slices
6. Place the cucumber slices on top and pipe on some more cheese mixture
7. Form the salmon into rosettes and sit on top. Garnish with dill sprigs
Easy and Elegant Smoked Salmon Canapes- a Fabulous Appetizer!
A Canape is a small appetizer or hors d'oeuvre that is often decorative. Smoked Salmon Canapes come together quickly with whipped cream cheese, smoked salmon, and a few veggies on top. Use store bought toasts or crackers for minimal prep to this easy party appetizer.
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0:00 Introduction
0:34 Whipping your Cream Cheese
2:02 Prepping the Vegetables
2:43 Assembling your Canape
3:12- Outro- Thanks for Watching!
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Ingredients
▢6 ounces room temperature cream cheese
▢2 tablespoons plain low fat greek yogurt, I used Stonyfield
▢3 tablespoons chopped chives
▢6 ounces smoked salmon
▢1/2 english cucumber sliced thin
▢1/4 red onion, sliced thin
▢1 plum tomato, seeded and diced
▢12 slices cocktail pumpernickel bread
▢Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
▢chopped chives for garnish
Instructions
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and yogurt until light and fluffy. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the chopped chives.
Spread a teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture onto each slice of bread and then divide the salmon among them topping each with a sliver. Top each canapé with cucumber, red onion and tomatoes. Season with a little bit of kosher salt and pepper. Garnish with the remaining chives. Serve immediately.
Note: The cream cheese mixture can be made up to 24 hours in advance and stored in an airtight container refrigerated.