Smoked Salmon Appetizer with Lemon Dill Cream Cheese
This easy smoked salmon appetizer is as tasty as it is pretty. Individual little cucumber rounds are topped with smoked salmon, and a lemon dill cream cheese. It's always a hit at parties, and it takes just 15 minutes to make!
Ingredients
The Lemon Dill Cream Cheese
- ¾ cup cream cheese, see notes
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
- 1 small garlic clove, grated on a Microplane or very finely minced
- A pinch of sea salt
To Assemble
- 3 mini cucumbers, sliced
- 5 ounces cold smoked salmon, lox
- Dill and fresh cracked pepper, to garnish
Instructions
- Add all of the lemon dill cream cheese ingredients to a medium-sized bowl. Use electric beaters to whip together. Transfer the cream cheese to a piping bag fitted with a star attachment, or use a small resealable plastic bag and cut off the tip.¾ cup cream cheese, 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt, Zest from 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill, 1 small garlic clove, A pinch of sea salt
- Lay the cucumber slices out on a serving tray. Roll small strips of the smoked salmon and place them on top of the cucumber slices.3 mini cucumbers, 5 ounces cold smoked salmon
- Pipe the cream cheese on top of the salmon and garnish with a little fresh dill and fresh cracked
Notes
The lemon-dill cream cheese can be made up to 2 days in advance and kept in the fridge until you are ready to assemble the cucumber-smoked salmon appetizer bites.
Serving: 6 smoked salmon cucumber bites, Calories: 137kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 37mg, Sodium: 286mg, Potassium: 168mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 460IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 46mg, Iron: 1mg