09/10/2026
These 10-minute crispy cucumber salmon rolls look like edible jewelry and take zero cooking! 🥒🌸✨
Skip the heavy bread these fresh, bite-sized cucumber canapés deliver all the luxurious flavors of an upscale brunch in one crunchy, low-carb bite.
Shaved cucumber ribbons are blotted dry and looped into freestanding collars, then filled with fluffy lemon-dill cream cheese. Crown each with a delicate cold-smoked salmon rosette, a paper-thin radish half-moon, briny capers, fresh dill, and a sprinkle of crunchy sesame seeds and pink peppercorns.
Ingredients:
- 2 large English cucumbers, shaved into long ribbons
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, finely minced (plus sprigs for garnish)
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice + 1 tsp lemon zest
- 6–8 oz cold-smoked salmon ribbons
- 2 small red radishes, sliced paper-thin into half-moons
- 2 tbsp nonpareil capers, drained
- 1 tbsp mixed black & white sesame seeds
- Cracked black pepper & pink peppercorns, to taste
Step-by-Step Method:
1. Shave & Blot: Shave long ribbons from cucumbers using a Y-peeler. Lay flat on paper towels and press firmly to remove excess moisture.
2. Whip Filling: In a bowl, whip cream cheese, minced dill, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until fluffy. Transfer to a piping bag.
3. Form & Fill Rings: Loop a cucumber ribbon into a freestanding 1.5-inch cylinder on a marble platter, overlapping the seam. Pipe herbed cream cheese deep inside until flush with the rim.
4. Garnish & Serve: Nestle a coiled smoked salmon rosette into the center. Tuck a radish slice behind the salmon, add capers, crown with fresh dill, and shower with sesame seeds and cracked peppercorns. Serve chilled!
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