Smoked salmon canapés are the perfect elegant appetizers for your buffet.
They will impress your quest with hardly any fuss while being easy on the budget!
I prefer pumpernickel bread; however, rye or sourdough are also great options.
This recipe makes about 20 canapés and can easily be doubled.
Smoked Salmon Canapés
Delicious and beautiful smoked salmon canapés are an elegant appetizer that is also very easy to make.
Ingredients
- 2-3 slices Pumpernickel bread Or rye, sourdough, or whole wheat.
- 4 oz Smoked salmon
- 4 oz Cream cheese softened
- 1 bunch Fresh dill
- Zest of one lemon
- 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp Pepper, mixed or white
- 1 small Bottle capers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. (This is only to toast the bread; you can use a toaster oven instead if desired.)
- Using a 1.1 ml round cutter, cut 20 circles. Or if you do not have round cutters, cut the bread slices into approximately 1 ½ inch (3.8 cm) squares, removing the crusts first if needed. You will need a total of 20 squares; depending on the size of your bread slices, this should take between 2 – 3 slices of bread.
- Place the bread squares onto a small tray and bake in the preheated oven for 2 – 3 minutes. or until the squares of bread are toasted. Remove the toasted bread to a platter and set aside.
- Place the room-temperature cream cheese in a small bowl. Mash the cream cheese with a fork until it's smooth.
- Mince one Tbsp fresh dill and add to the cream cheese.
- Add the lemon zest, salt and pepper, and mix well.
- Spread the cream cheese on the toasted squares of bread. Or use a pipping bag to pipe it on.
- Carefully tear off a small strip of the smoked salmon, roll it into a rose shape, and place it on top of one of the bread rounds. Continue this process until all of the bread are topped with smoked salmon.
- Garnish each canapé with a few capers and a small sprig of dill. For best results, serve immediately. Or, if needed, loosely cover the serving tray with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 – 2 hours before serving.
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