Piquant salmon rolls
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 4 oz Cream cheese
- 1/4 c Walnuts chopped
- 1 tb Chopped fresh chives
- 1 Stalk celery chopped
- 3 ts Lemon juice
- 3 pn Cayenne pepper
- 1/4 ts Ground coriander
- 8 Thin slices smoked salmon
- 8 Thin slices whole-wheat -bread Butter
- 8 Thin slices cucumber
Instructions:
Fresh ground pepper Fresh dill sprigs (opt) Chives (opt) In a bowl soften cream cheese and stir in walnuts chives and celery. Add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice and spices and mix well. Spread cream cheese mixture on each slice of salmon and season with pepper. Roll up to form neat rolls. Toast slices of bread and cut 8 (2.5") rounds using a biscuit cutter. Spread thinly with butter. Place a cucumber slice on each bread round and place a salmon roll on top of each cucumber. Drizzle with remaining lemon juice and garnish with dill sprigs and chives if desired. NOTE: Salmon rolls can be prepared several hours in advance and refrigerated. Toast bases however and better freshly made. Once assembled serve within 30 minutes.
