Smoked Salmon Cucumber Rolls

These smoked salmon cucumber rolls are absolutely beautiful! They look like art on a plate. If you want to make an impressive appetizer that also tastes good, this is your winner. These refreshing little bites will not disappoint. 

Smoked Salmon Cucumber Rolls:

• 2 cucumbers, sliced thinly lengthwise into 12 strips
• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened 
• fresh dill, chopped
• pepper
• 12 pieces smoked salmon

For garnish:

• fresh dill
• purple onion, sliced very thinly

Wash and dry the outside of the cucumbers. Slice them each into 6 thin strips lengthwise. Lay them flat.

In a medium sized bowl, mix together the cream cheese, a pinch of pepper, and some fresh dill. Spread the cream cheese mixture onto each cucumber slice.

Place one piece of smoked salmon on each cucumber slice near the one end. Roll the cucumber slice up starting on that side. 

Stand the cucumber rolls up and garnish each one with a sprig of fresh dill and a thin slice of purple onion. Serve immediately. 

They are the prettiest appetizers!

These roll ups are healthy and fresh tasting. They are gluten free and keto friendly. They are a nice light change from the usual smoked salmon appetizers on bread or crackers. 

The colours are bright and cheery. This makes them lovely for summer, or brightening things up in the middle of winter. 

A note about slicing the cucumber. In order to get thin even slices, you can try to use a vegetable peeler. Some find this is more effective than using a knife.

I can’t seem to master the art of the long, fine slice using a vegetable peeler, so I prefer to use a sharp knife to make my slices.

Check out these other rollup recipes: 

Mediterranean Pinwheels Santa Fe Spirals Easy Reuben Pinwheels 

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Smoked Salmon Cucumber Rolls

Prep Time

7 mins

Total Time

7 mins

 

Course: Appetizer

Keyword: smoked salmon cucumber rolls

Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers sliced thinly lengthwise into 12 strips
• 4 oz. cream cheese softened
• fresh dill chopped
• pepper
• 12 pieces smoked salmon

For garnish:

• fresh dill
• purple onion sliced very thinly

Instructions

1. Wash and dry the cucumber. Slice them each into 6 thin strips lengthwise. Lay them flat.
2. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the cream cheese, a pinch of pepper, and some fresh dill. Spread the cream cheese mixture onto each cucumber slice.
3. Place one piece of smoked salmon on each cucumber slice near the one end. Roll the cucumber slice up starting on that side.
4. Stand the cucumber rolls up and garnish each one with a sprig of fresh dill and a thin slice of purple onion. Serve immediately.