Smoked Salmon Rosettes

How about this festive salmon appetizer to start your holiday dinner off right? Not only are you giving your guest a tasty beginning but one that is packed with those heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 8 ounces smoked salmon
• 1 cucumber, seedless, plastic wrapped
• 1/4 cup creme fraîche or 2 ounces sour cream
• 1 Caviar, American Osetra - 1 ounce
• Fresh dill sprigs

Instructions

1. Slice cucumber 1/4 inch thick on a slight bias angle, making 24 slices.
2. Place 1/2 teaspoon creme fraîche to one side of the cucumber slice.
3. Arrange 1/4 teaspoon Caviar on top of creme fraîche.
4. Garnish each cumber with a small sprig of fresh dill.
5. Cut smoked salmon into 3 x 1 inch strips.
6. Roll strips up.
7. Place 1 strip on top of each decorated cucumber slice.
8. Chill for 15 minutes before serving.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: National Fisheries Institute
Source: Fishking Processors, Inc.