Here's an easy finger food appetizer made with cucumber, lemon-dill cream cheese and smoked salmon. These smoked salmon cucumber bites can be ready to devour in less than 10 minutes! Keto-friendly.
Question: What to make when you're pressed for time and need a quick pre-dinner finger food?
Answer: these Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites with cream cheese.
They're fresh, crisp and flavourful, everyone loves them. Not only that, they're suitable for your friends who may be following a gluten-free or keto diet.
🛒 Ingredients
- cucumber: the straight, Long English cucumbers work best for this appetizer.
- cream cheese: use the spreadable variety.
- dill: fresh or dried (use ⅓ less if using dried dill)
- lemon zest: adds a bright fresh flavour.
- smoked salmon: either hot-smoked salmon or cold-smoked salmon.
🔪 Instructions
Simply slice a Long English cucumber into rounds, scoop out a small amount of the seeds in the center of each, add a dollop of cream cheese that you mixed with lemon zest and dill and top it off with a tiny slice of smoked salmon.
Done!
🔁 Possible Variations
Change it up!
Get your creative juices flowing and switch this recipe up.
Add a little horseradish to the cream cheese instead of the lemon and dill. Or chives. Or lemon and garlic. How about a tiny caper on each?
Try these Crab Stuffed Cucumber Cups, too!
👍🏼Tip for making the best smoked salmon appetizer with cucumbers
No matter which way you choose to serve these, do serve them immediately or within a few hours. I made the mistake recently of preparing them a day in advance, but the cucumbers became a little weepy and lost their crunch.
Fresh is always best!
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📖 Recipe
Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites
Ingredients
- 1 Long English cucumber, washed and dried
- ½ cup spreadable cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ¼ cup smoked salmon, either hot-smoked or cold-smoked
Instructions
- Remove ends from cucumber and slice into rounds ¼ - ½ inch thick. Pat dry with paper towel.
- In a small bowl, mix cream cheese with 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh dill and 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest. Spread or pipe a little on top of each cucumber round.
- Top with a small slice of smoked salmon and a tiny sprig of fresh dill. Serve immediately.
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