Smoked Salmon Cucumber Rolls

cucumber ribbons rolled up with salmon and cream cheese.

5 from 2 votes

Smoked salmon is the star of the show in these delicious smoked salmon cucumber rolls. Fresh dill weed and cool cucumber are a refreshing foil for the smoked salmon.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: American

Servings: appetizers

Calories: 156kcal

Author: Kelly Bloom

Equipment

Mandoline
Vegetable Peeler

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese softened
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 teaspoon lemon juice fresh
2 tablespoon capers drained and chopped lightly
3 tablespoon dill fresh, chopped roughly
1 large cucumber seedless (English or burbless Armenian)
3 oz smoked salmon
salt to taste
pepper to taste

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Instructions

Using a Mandoline or a vegetable peeler, slice wide ribbons of the cucumber lengthwise. You should have about 6 nice wide slices about 8" to 10" long. Lay them on a sheet of damp paper towel until later.
1 large cucumber
In a bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, capers. Season with salt to taste, and a few twists of cracked pepper. Add the drained capers, whole or chopped, and the roughly chopped dill. Stir to combine everything well and set aside.
8 oz cream cheese, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, 2 teaspoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoon capers, salt, pepper, 3 tablespoon dill
Pat one of the cucumber slices dry with a paper towel. Spread one or two teaspoons of the cream cheese filling along the length of the cucumber slice surface. Add a little extra at the far end to help secure the roll after rolling.
Top with small slice of the smoked salmon. Roll up the slathered cucumber strip into a roll tight enough to hold together, using the extra cream cheese at the end to secure. Use a toothpick to hold the cucumber roll ups together if necessary. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
3 oz smoked salmon

Notes

You can use the tubs of flavored cream cheese also! Try the garlic and herb, it's amazing!
Use a mandoline or a vegetable peeler to make thin cucumber ribbons. They roll much easier than thicker slices of cucumber.

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