Cucumber Canapés with Cream Cheese and Smoked Salmon

Ingredients

• Cucumbers 10 oz
• Dill 0 oz
• Semi-soft cream cheese 0 oz
• Red drum fish 5 oz
• Lemon ½ pieces
• Ground Black Pepper to taste

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1

Prepare all the ingredients.

Step 2

Finely chop the dill.

Step 3

Mix the cream cheese with dill and black pepper.

Step 4

Transfer the cheese mixture into a piping bag.

Step 5

Cut the cucumber in half crosswise, then place one half cut-side down and trim a bit of the skin from two opposite sides. This is necessary to make the canapés stable.

Step 6

Remove the seeds using a specialized coring knife.

Step 7

Fill the cucumbers with the cheese mixture and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Step 8

Peel the lemon wedge and slice it into thin rounds.

Step 9

Cut the chilled cucumbers with cheese in half lengthwise, and then slice them into pieces about 1 cm thick.

Step 10

Skewer a lemon wedge, then a slice of red fish, and insert it into a cucumber with cheese.

Step 11

Serve the canapés with cucumber and smoked salmon at the festive table.