This smoked salmon appetizer is so simple and easy to make. Crunchy cucumber slices topped with lemon dill cream cheese and smoked salmon. These little cucumber smoked salmon bites look elegant and fancy but will take you just 10 minutes to prepare!
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this easy appetizer:
- smoked salmon
- cucumber – I used a large English cucumber
- cream cheese – you can also use creamy goat cheese
- milk – to make the cheese less thick
- dill – fresh or frozen
- lemon juice
You could also serve this appetizer on crackers or toasted slices of baguette.
More topping ideas: capers, caviar, finely chopped red onion.
Step by step instructions
STEP 1: Combine cream cheese with milk, finely chopped dill, and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
STEP 2: Peel the cucumber thinly (this is optional, I’m peeling the cucumber because I don’t like the skin) and cut it into 1/3-inch (3/4 cm) slices (don’t slice it too thick).
STEP 3: Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cucumber slices with a knife.
STEP 4: Top with smoked salmon pieces – I cut the salmon into strips and rolled them up. Decorate with small twigs of dill.
Enjoy!
Storage
This appetizer can not be made ahead – the cucumbers will release water and lose their crunch. You can make the cream cheese mixture ahead and store it in the fridge.
More appetizer recipes you may like
- Cranberry Brie Bites
- Soft Pretzel Bites
- Puff Pastry Mushroom Tart
- Puff pastry pizza bites
- Cheese sun-dried tomato and olive puff pastry pinwheels
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Smoked Salmon Appetizer
Ingredients
- 6 oz (170g) cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped dill
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 large English cucumber
- 7 oz (200g) smoked salmon
- fresh dill to decorate
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Instructions
- Combine cream cheese with milk, finely chopped dill, and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Peel the cucumber thinly (this is optional, I’m peeling the cucumber because I don’t like the skin) and cut it into 1/3-inch (3/4 cm) slices (don’t slice it too thick).
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cucumber slices with a knife.
- Top with smoked salmon pieces – I cut the salmon into strips and rolled them up.
- Decorate with small twigs of dill.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- This appetizer can not be made ahead – the cucumbers will release water and lose their crunch. You can make the cream cheese mixture ahead and store it in the fridge.
- Calories = 1 appetizer (1/29 of the recipe). This is only an estimate!
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