Smoked Salmon & Brie Appetizer, Sandwich Or Wrap With Avocado Butter (No Cook) Recipe

"I was just browsing the net & not after anything in particular when I saw a sandwich recipe that combined smoked salmon w/an avocado butter that made me want an avocado butter recipe in my "avocado collection". Then I saw another sandwich that added Brie to the combo, but used sliced avocado. I decided I needed the best of both recipes, so I combined & modified them. This recipe is the result - The best features & ingredient amts as I saw them. ENJOY!"

Step by Step Method

FOR THE AVOCADO BUTTER

Step 1

Halve & seed the avocado. W/a spoon, scoop all of the avocado pulp from the shell into a blender. Add the remaining ingredients & blend until smooth. Chill for at least 3-4 hrs & store under refrigeration in log-form or in an airtight container/jar w/a lid.

NOTE #1: Whether or not the garlic &/or cilantro are used may depend on your intent. For this sandwich, I might leave them out. BUT for use in Tex-Mex recipes, I would definitely use them

NOTE #2: The yield will be approx 1 cup or 8 1 oz servings, but this recipe is for 2 sandwiches. So the nutritional data will be skewed due to the unused amt of the avocado butter you will have stored for other uses

FOR THE SANDWICH

Step 2

Spread 1 oz of the avocado butter on each of 2 slices of the bread (2 oz total).

Step 3

Divide the thinly-sliced smoked salmon between the 2 slices of bread covered w/the avocado butter.

Step 4

Divide the sliced Brie cheese between the 2 slices of bread covered w/the avocado butter & smoked salmon. Cover w/the other 2 slices of bread & enjoy.

Tips

Standard blender or hand-held stick blender. My choice would be to use my stick blender & a wide-mouth jar for this recipe. Then the yield can be made into a log or stored in the jar for other uses.