Smoked Salmon Mascarpone Cucumber Canapes
Created by KittenCal on October 4, 2012
- Servings: 20-24
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #6695
Ingredients
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese (good quality or you could use 8 ounces softened creamed cheese)
- Juice of half a lemon
- 3 sprigs fresh dill
- Fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 12 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon (240 grams)
- 1 large English cucumber, washed and sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
- 4 tablespoons capers, fried in olive oil before using in this recipe
- Fresh dill, for garnish
How to Make
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Step 1: In a food processor , combine the cream cheese, lemon juice and fresh dill and pepper. Pulse until fluffy and just blended. Cover and chill until ready to assemble the canapés.
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Step 2: Arrange the cucumber rounds on a tray so they are flat. Spoon or pipe a little of the cream cheese mixture on top. Lay a slice of smoked salmon on top decoratively, bending to fit cucumber round. Garnish with fried capers and a sprig of fresh dill. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (36.6 g)
- Calories 51.8
- Total Fat - 3.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.2 g
- Cholesterol - 13 mg
- Sodium - 201 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 1.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 1.1 g
- Protein - 3.1 g
- Calcium - 11 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg