Cucumber And Cream Cheese Appetizers Food

CUCUMBER AND CREAM CHEESE SANDWICH ROLLS (WITH LAVASH BREAD)

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice the cucumber.
• Lay a piece of lavash bread on your workspace and spread some cream cheese evenly (as shown in the picture) leaving one of the short ends with some empty space.
• Next, layer the cucumber slices over the cream cheese.
• Begin rolling the bread by the short end, but not the end with the space. Roll it tightly, not allowing any air gaps to form.
• Cut the cucumber and cream cheese sandwich roll with a sharp serrated knife (wipe with a damp paper towel between cuts) into four equal pieces. Secure with a long sandwich pick.
• Serve the cucumber pinwheels immediately for best results, or refrigerate, for just a few hours.

20 EASY CUCUMBER APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a cucumber appetizer in 30 minutes or less!

CUCUMBER APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Trim the ends of cucumbers and cut into 0.5 inch thick slices. If you would like pretty lines like mine, before slicing peel skin with a vegetable peeler lengthwise every 45 degrees. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine chicken, yogurt, hot sauce, blue cheese, onion and pepper; stir well.
• Arrange cucumber slices in a single layer on a serving platter. Using 2 forks, scoop amount of chicken mixture not wider than a cucumber slice and rather tall, place on a cucumber slice and repeat with remaining slices. Any leftovers - you are allowed to eat.

EASY CUCUMBER SANDWICHES WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Slice cucumber very thinly using a mandolin and if your knife skill is great, then use a knife but ensure that the cucumber slices are paper-thin.
• Make the cream cheese filling. Add the cream cheese and mayonnaise together in a bowl until smooth. Add dill and stir to combine. Finally, season with some salt and pepper to taste.
• This step is optional, you may or may not cut the crust off the white bread before you assemble the sandwich
• Finally, assemble the sandwich, start by spreading the cream cheese filling on bread slices. Followed by the cucumber slices, layer it on the cream cheese spread and top it with another slice of bread. Using a sharp or serrated knife, cut off the crust if you haven't done this beforehand. Then cut the sandwich into 3 fingers.
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to a day

CUCUMBER CUPS WITH DILL CREAM AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Trim ends from cucumbers and cut crosswise into 24 (3/4-inch-thick) rounds. Scoop a 1/2-inch-deep depression from one side of each round with a small melon-baller, forming little cups. Drain cucumbers, cup sides down, on paper towels for 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, chopped dill, lemon zest, lemon juice, and black pepper together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon cheese mixture into each cucumber cup. Top each cup with 1 salmon strip and 1 dill sprig.

CUCUMBER SANDWICH APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, sour cream, and Italian salad dressing mix in a bowl until well blended.
• Spread cream cheese mixture atop pumpernickel party bread and top each slice with 1 to 2 cucumber slices.

20 EASY CREAM CHEESE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a cream cheese appetizer in 30 minutes or less!

CUCUMBER CREAM CHEESE SPREAD (+VIDEO)

Steps:

• Trim away roots from base of green onion, place in food processor. Add cucumber to food processor bowl.
• Cover and process until coarsely chopped (DON'T OVERPROCESS!)
• Add cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce and salt.
• Cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight for flavors to blend. Please don't skip this step and try to eat it right away - trust me, it makes a big difference in flavor when you let it hang out overnight.

CUCUMBER AND CREAM CHEESE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• I wash and score the cucumber with a fork along the entire lenth of the cucumber, all the way around, to make a design Slice thinly and set aside.
• Combine cream cheese, Good Seasonings Italian mix and Tabasco sauce.
• Spread cream cheese mixture, generously on each slice of cocktail bread, place slice of cucumber and sprinkle the top with dill.

CUCUMBER CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Lay 2 slices of bread on a work surface and spread each slice evenly with 1 tablespoon cream cheese.
• Cover 1 side of the sandwich with sliced cucumber.
• Season with a squeeze of lemon juice , salt and pepper, and chives, if using.
• Cover the cucumbers with the other slice of bread, cream cheese side down.
• Cut off the crusts and slice the sandwich diagonally 2 times to create 4 triangular finger sandwiches. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Serve.

LOX AND CREAM CHEESE STUFFED CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Using a peeler, create stripes on the outside of the cucumber by peeling along length of cucumber, leaving every other section intact. Cut off ends of cucumber and slice into 1-inch rounds. Using a melon baller, scoop out the seeds and inner flesh from the top 2/3's of each cucumber slice. Do not scoop all of the way through. Set aside. In a bowl, combine equal parts cream cheese and sour cream. Mix in salmon, shallots, lemon juice, salt and pepper, combining thoroughly. Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag with a star 8 tip. Pipe the filling generously into each cucumber section. Garnish with sprig of dill. As an alternative, use red pepper cream cheese.

CUCUMBER APPETIZERS THAT MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION!

Steps:

• Pick a few appetizers you want to try.
• Choose the one you like the most.

CUCUMBER BITES APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Rinse, peel and slice each cucumber into half inch slices.
• Remove little of insides of the cucumber with a half tea spoon measurement.
• Combine softened cream cheese, mayo, and ranch. Mix it well until smooth in texture.
• Add dill and garlic salt and mix just until combined.
• Place all the topping into a piping bag with a star attachment and pipe out about a ¾ of a tbsp. into each prepared cucumber.
• If the topping has hard time to stick to cucumber pat dry the cucumber juice with paper towerl before piping.
• Cut cherry tomatoes in half and insert into each cucumber topping.
• Sprinkle with black pepper over the cucumber bites, serve and enjoy. This appetizers can be prepared several hour before serving, make sure to refrigerate until ready to serve.

SMOKED SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE ON CUCUMBER

Steps:

• Peel cucumber. (Nota Bene: For a visual effect, use different peeling techniques -- my favorite: use zester to peel the cucumber, cut at intervals around the cucumber, then slice. Save peelings to garnish the serving plate.).
• Slice to taste. (Nota Bene: Your choice of slicing will affect the flavor greatly, in my opinion, so cut different sizes and sample for yourself! If you use thicker slices, take a small spoon out of the top in order to give a nice place to secure topping.).
• Arrange cucumbers for service and salt/pepper lightly to taste.
• Blend or fold salmon and cream cheese. (Nota Bene: reserve some bits of salmon for garnish atop each.).
• Add chives, dill, salt and pepper to taste. (Nota Bene: For visual effect, I recommend blending salt only into mixture, adding pepper atop plain cucumber instead, then sprinkling dill and chives on top. Also try sprinkling dill, then adorning each with small torn pieces of smoked salmon and then adding chives atop.).
• Dollop desired amount atop each cucumber slice. (Nota Bene: use icing bags with decorative tips to create lovely dollops.).
• QUICK AND EASY:.
• Peel and slice cucumber.
• Arrange cucumbers for service and salt/pepper lightly to taste.
• Blend or fold salmon and cream cheese.
• Add chives, dill, salt and pepper to taste.
• Dollop desired amount atop each cucumber slice. (.
• DINNER PARTY:.
• Cut tips off of cucumber and zest cucumber at regular intervals. Save peelings to garnish the serving plate.
• Slice cucumbers just thick enough to allow you take a small spoon out of the top in order to give a nice place to secure topping.
• Arrange cucumbers for service and salt/pepper lightly to taste.
• Blend or fold salmon, cream cheese, and salt/white pepper to taste. (If you are not using additional salmon, reserve a small bit to use atop each.).
• Top each cucumber with a dollop of mixture using decorative icing tips.
• Sprinkle with dill to taste.
• Top with remaining or additional smoked salmon. (Try cutting very thin slices of salmon and rolling into florets and then standing them upward atop each.).
• Sprinkle with chives.

CUCUMBER CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Add cucumber to food processor bowl.
• Cut the roots off green onions and place in food processor.
• Cover and process until coarsely chopped - be sure to not over process. You want chunks not puree/liquid.
• Add cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce and salt to the bowl and cover and process until smooth. Transfer mixture to a serving bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to meld.

STUFFED CUCUMBER BITES

Steps:

• Peel and slice cucumbers to 3/4 thick.
• With a melon baller, cut out center portion of the cucumber.
• Mix the cream cheese, mayo, hidden valley ranch mix, and salt in a bowl.
• Place in a pastry bag with a rosette pipette end.
• Pipe cucumber slice with cream cheese to 1/2 inch above cucumber.
• Stand a halved grape tomato in the cream cheese.
• Sprinkle with chives, fresh dill weed, or parsley to garnish.

HERB CREAM CHEESE CUCUMBER BITES

Steps:

• To a small bowl, add cream cheese, chives, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and dry basil. Using a hand mixer, blend until all the spices are combined together and cream cheese is smooth and spreadable.
• Put cream cheese mixture in a small ziplock bag. Closer the bag. Cut off one of the bottom tips.
• Spread cucumbers out on a serving try. (you can use this as a make shift piping bag to squeeze the cream cheese onto the cucumbers)
• Top each cucumber slice with a 1-2 teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture.
• Garnish with 1-2 slices of the piquillo peppers.
• Serve.

CUCUMBER ROUNDS WITH HERBED CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Add the softened cream cheese, dill weed, dill pickle juice, granulated onion or onion powder, granulated garlic or garlic powder, and freshly ground black pepper to the bowl of a stand mixer, a large bowl with a hand mixer, or a bowl with a sturdy spoon. Mix on high (or mix aggressively by hand) until the cream cheese is soft, smooth, and all other ingredients are evenly distributed. Scrape into a pastry bag fitted with whichever tip you prefer, a zipper top bag, or a bowl which is then covered with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

CUCUMBER BITES WITH HERBED CREAM CHEESE & CHERRY TOMATO RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• First, Make the herbed cream cheese: in a stand mixer, mix the softened cream cheese with the ranch dressing and herbs. Mix until well combined. Spoon into a piping bag with a star tip. Prepare the cucumber, remove peel, and using a fork, score the sides. Slice into 1 inch pieces. Using a melon baller, remove a portion of the center of one side of the piece of cucumber, leaving a half moon crater. Pipe the Herb Cream Cheese into the crater. Enough to stick out of the top about 1/2 inch. Add a half Cherry Tomato partially buried into the Herb Cream Cheese Sprinkle additional salt, herbs and spice mix for additional color. Chill in the fridge until ready to serve. Serve chilled and enjoy!

CUCUMBER CREAM CHEESE WRAPS RECIPE

Steps:

• Chop dill and green onion finely. Mix with the softened cream cheese, salt, and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Peel the cucumbers. Cut into very thin slices (Note). Pat the pieces a bit dry with kitchen paper (especially if using an English cucumber).
• Spread cream cheese on the tortillas. Cover with cucumbers, overlapping them a little to make them fit.
• Roll up tightly. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to allow the cheese to set slightly.
• Remove the plastic wrap. Use as many toothpicks or wooden picks as needed to secure the roll-ups; it depends on the desired thickness of the pieces. I cut 7 pieces out of each tortilla, so I had 21 in the end. Use a serrated knife to slice the roll between the picks.
• Arrange on a platter and garnish with a few fresh dill sprigs (optional).