Ingredients

3 tablespoons wasabi paste, or to taste
1/3 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
24 party pumpernickel bread slices
1 ripe Hass avocado
1/2 lemon
16 ounces smoked salmon, thinly sliced

Instructions

Mix the wasabi with the cream cheese in a small bowl. Spread the bread slices
with a thin, even layer of the mixture.

Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and twist the 2 halves apart and remove the pit. Use a spoon to remove the
avocado flesh in 1 piece. Slice each avocado half in 1/8-inch slices. Place the avocado slices in a bowl and
squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon over avocado slices and toss gently.

Cover each bread slice with a single layer of avocado slices. Top with a piece of salmon. Serve as soon as

possible.