Open Faced Smoked Salmon Sandwiches Food

ELEGANT OPEN-FACED SMOKED SALMON SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Toast bread slices in a toaster until golden and crispy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Combine butter, scallion, parsley, and garlic in a small bowl.
• Spread each piece of bread with 1/2 tablespoon of herbed butter mixture. Layer with 2 slices of smoked salmon, followed by cucumber. Top with a squeeze of lemon juice. Cut on an angle and serve immediately.

SMOKED SALMON SANDWICHES WITH CUCUMBER, RADISH AND HERBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine scallions, cucumber and radish. Season with salt and pepper and toss with lemon zest.
• Lay bread slices on a work surface and butter each generously. Divide salmon among 6 slices. Top salmon with cucumber and radish mixture. Sprinkle generously with tarragon and dill.
• Cut each slice in half diagonally. Cut off crusts if you wish, but it's not necessary. Garnish with a small spoonful of salmon roe.

OPEN FACED SALMON SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Toast the bread for about 5 minutes then set aside to cool.
• Combine half the salmon and all the cream cheese in a blender or food processor and puree. Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture on each slice of bread. Spoon the remaining spread into a piping bag fitted with a star tip, if desired.
• Top each slice of bread with remaining smoked salmon. Using a 3-inch oval cutter cut out about 16 sandwiches. Pipe rosettes of the cream cheese mixture onto each of the sandwiches, and then press parsley around the edge of each oval of bread.
• Arrange the sandwiches on 4 plates. Garnish the sandwiches with cucumber and salmon roe and serve.

OPEN-FACE SALMON AND AVOCADO SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Melt a thin layer of butter in a skillet over medium heat, then add the bread and toast on both sides until golden, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Combine the sour cream, preserved lemon and a few turns of pepper in a small bowl.
• To assemble, dollop the preserved lemon sour cream all over the bread, then top with slices of avocado. Season the avocado with salt. Nestle in the slices of salmon, radishes and cornichons. Top with black pepper and crushed red pepper, if using. Sprinkle with the chives or dill and sesame seeds, then serve with the lemon wedges. Enjoy!

OPEN-FACE SALMON AND EGG SCANDINAVIAN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Butter the bread and set aside.
• Flake fish.
• Scramble eggs with salt and pepper into large curds until just done. The eggs should still be creamy, not dry.
• Place eggs on bread slices. Top with salmon and sprinkle with dill to serve.