Cucumber Canoes of Salmon Mousse
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: approximately 8 appetizers
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 172
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 7
- Carbohydrates
- 5
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 3
- Protein
- 10
- Cholesterol
- 44
- Sodium
- 393
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 20 min
Ingredients
3/4 pound Norwegian smoked salmon
8 ounces soft cream cheese
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons creme fraiche or sour cream
2 cucumbers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh or drained canned pineapple
Directions
- In food processor, chop up salmon into a paste. Add cream cheese, salt and pepper, and creme fraiche to make a mixture loose enough to pipe out into cucumber boats. Peel cucumbers and halve lengthwise. Slice cucumbers into 2-inch lengths. Use melon baller to scoop out the cucumber to make into small canoe-shapes. Spoon salmon mixture into pastry bag fitted with a with star tip, and pipe mixture into each cucumber "canoe." Top with a small amount of pineapple.