Smoked Salmon With Horseradish Cream Food

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.

OPEN FACE SMOKED SALMON FINGER SANDWICHES WITH HERBED HORSERADISH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, chopped chives, horseradish, pepper, salt, capers and lemon zest until smooth.
• Arrange 4 bread slices on work surface. Spread 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture over each bread slice to cover. Lay the watercress in an even layer on top. Top with smoked salmon. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut 3 or 4 circles out of each slice of bread. Place a dollop of the cream cheese mixture on top and garnish with 2 pieces of chive.
• Arrange the sandwiches on a platter and serve.

SMOKED SALMON WITH APPLE-HORSERADISH CREAM AND BLACK BREAD

Steps:

• Steam broccoli in a colander over simmering water or in the microwave until tender-crisp. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together apple, yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, and horseradish. Arrange salmon on a serving platter. Arrange black bread slices alongside and garnish with lemon wedges and capers. Serve half of the broccoli with this meal and reserve remaining broccoli (about 2 cups) for another recipe.

SMOKED SALMON WITH HORSERADISH CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk cream with horseradish, mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until it is thick and holds soft peaks. Serve salmon with horseradish cream on the side.

SUPER SIMPLE SMOKED SALMON CROSTINI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Place the baguette slices on a baking sheet and brush both sides of the bread with the oil. Bake until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, horseradish, and 1 tablespoon dill; season with ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
• Dividing evenly, spread the cream cheese mixture on the toasted baguette slices. Top with the salmon and sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of dill.

MERLE'S HORSERADISH SALMON LOG

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix together the salmon, cream cheese, onion, horseradish, lemon juice, salt and liquid smoke in a medium bowl.
• Chill the salmon mixture at least 1 hour; shape into an 8 X 2 inch log.
• Combine nuts and dill; roll log in the nut mixture.
• Chill at least 2 hours more or overnight.