In the old days, I would go out to the buffets and eat my weight in smoked salmon! I especially liked it served traditionally, with capers, cream cheese and onions. The only problem was that the capers and onions always fell off the fork when I tried to eat it all together. This recipe combines all my favorite ingredients in an easy-to-make and easy-to-serve party appetizer!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons diced red onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
- 8 ounces sliced smoked salmon (we recommend Nova, but you make use the saltier lox)
- 2 tablespoons small capers, drained
- 1 seedless cucumber, with peel, sliced into rounds the size of crackers
Directions
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.
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By kz59
San Bruno, CA
on May 07, 2011
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Love these, so easy and tasty. I prefer to use shallot, since it's milder than onion. To make it easier to slice, freeze for about an hour.
By mev_11903927
Greensboro, GA
on February 19, 2011
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WHAT A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE WITH THE BASIL. NOW ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THE PINWHEELS WERE PRETTY, BUT NEXT TIME I WILL MAKE IT ALL INTO A SPREAD.
By Sweetbaby271
Texas
on November 20, 2008
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I found it easier to put on the cream cheese then add the salmon and also for a fancier look and taste I added some caviar atop it, very upscale looking!
Also I sometimes put it on Melba toasts instead of the cucumber.
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