Smoked Salmon Appetizer Food

CLASSIC SMOKED SALMON APPETIZER

Steps:

• Beat together until smooth cream cheese, milk, lemon juice, dill weed, and bottled hot pepper sauce.
• Arranged smoked salmon, small bowl of herbed cream cheese and bread on medium-sized serving platter.
• Garnish with red onion, capers, lemon slices and dill.

SMOKED SALMON APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut 2 inch rounds from pasty sheets (a small juice glass works well).
• Place in greased muffin tins.
• Top dough rounds with flaked salmon.
• Mix cream cheese, chives and lemon juice until creamy.
• Place cream cheese mixture into small ziplock baggie and snip off the end of one corner. Pipe the cream cheese mixture onto the salmon by squeezing it through the hole in the baggie. Use about 1 tablespoon of cream cheese per dough/salmon.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes.
• Serve warm.

SMOKED SALMON TOASTS

Steps:

• Slice 1 loaf seven-grain bread 1/4 inch thick; cut each slice into thirds. Toast the bread on a grill pan over high heat, then transfer to a cutting board, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Top each piece with a slice of tomato, then spread with honey mustard. Top with smoked salmon and more mustard; sprinkle with pepper and fresh dill.

SMOKED SALMON PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese, lemon juice, red onion, and basil in a bowl until completely blended.
• On a piece of waxed paper, arrange the smoked salmon slices in a rectangle about 3 inches wide and 12 inches long, slightly overlapping each piece. (If the salmon slices are cut irregularly, simply piece them together like a puzzle.)
• Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture on the salmon, sprinkle with the capers, and roll up like a jellyroll.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour to firm, then cut into 1/2-inch slices. Place each pinwheel atop a cucumber round to serve.

SMOKED SALMON SPREAD

Steps:

• Cream the cheese in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until just smooth. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, dill, horseradish, salt, and pepper, and mix. Add the smoked salmon and mix well. Chill and serve with crudites or crackers.
• If you can find it, I prefer Norwegian salmon; it's drier and less salty than other smoked salmon.

SAVORY SMOKED SALMON APPETIZER

Steps:

• Heat oil in saute pan, then add butter to melt. Saute onions and mushrooms until nearly all liquid has evaporated. Away from heat, add port. Return to medium high heat and continue sauteing until liquid has nearly evaported. Set aside.
• In large bowl, break up smoked salmon into small uniform pieces. Mix together sour cream & cream cheese until smooth, then add to salmon. Add remaining ingredients along with onion-mushroom mixture, blend well.
• Spread mixture into lightly oiled baking dish (I use a 10" round ceramic bake & serve) and bake at 375 degrees for approximately 25-30 minutes, until bubbly and light golden in color.
• I serve this warm or at room temperature with thin baguette slices which have been spread lightly with garlic-infused olive oil then toasted & sprinkled with just a bit of kosher salt!

SMOKED SALMON APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Spread bread with cream cheese spread.
• Top with remaining ingredients.

SMOKED SALMON OR RED CAVIAR APPETIZER

Steps:

• Place the cheese on any plate and press the finely chopped scallion greens thickly on it.
• Put the plate you're serving it on on top of the scallions and cheese and invert onto the serving plate.
• Spoon the caviar or press the chopped smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese.
• Can refrigerate a few hours or serve immediately.

CHEESY SMOKED SALMON APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Lay a sheet of good quality baking paper or a double layer of aluminum foil on your bench top. Spread the salmon onto the paper to form a large square shape. Overlap each slice- there should be no gaps and you must be able to roll the salmon later and have the slices hold together.
• In a bowl mix all remaining ingredients. Spread this mixture over the salmon.
• Using the paper or foil. Roll the salmon. The cream cheese will end up in the centre of the salmon rolls. Refrigerate until required.
• Slice into approx one inch rolls (they'll look like small sushis). Sprinkle with extra finely chopped chives, or parsley.