Fresh Cucumber Slices With Smoked Salmon And Wasabi Cream

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 english cucumber
• 3 -4 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon
• 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh dill
• 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh chives
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon wasabi powder or 1 tablespoon wasabi paste, to taste
• fresh dill, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 partially peel cucumber horizontally (so that some dark green still shows), then slice into 20 @ 1/4-inch thick rounds. lay on paper towels.
• 2 arrange slices of smoked salmon on top of the cucumber slices, cutting salmon to fit.
• 3 drizzle salmon with lemon juice and lightly sprinkle with pepper.
• 4 in a small bowl whip together the cream cheese, fresh dill, fresh chives, pepper, and wasabi powder.
• 5 top salmon with wasabi cream, and garnish with fresh dill.