Cucumber Carrot And Smoked Salmon Crudités Recipes

CUCUMBER, CARROT AND SMOKED SALMON CRUDITéS

Steps:

• Mix lox, cream cheese and chopped dill weed.
• Place lox mixture in decorating bag fitted with large star tip; pipe heaping teaspoonful onto each cucumber and carrot slice or cracker. (Or spoon on cream cheese mixture.) Garnish each with dill weed sprig.

SMOKED SALMON CUCUMBER BITES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, onion flakes, garlic flakes, black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; set aside.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the sour cream, minced dill, lemon zest and remaining 1 teaspoon sea salt; set aside.
• With a peeler, stripe the cucumber, running the peeler from one tip to the other, leaving a small strip of skin in between each peel. Using a mandoline or knife, slice the cucumber on the bias into 1/4-inch slices. Slice the salmon into 2-inch strips.
• Lay out the cucumber slices on a platter. Place about 1/2 teaspoon of the sour cream mixture on each cucumber. Ripple or fold the strips of smoked salmon and place on top of the sour cream mixture. Garnish with dill sprigs and sprinkle with the seasoning mix before serving.

CRISPY SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SALAD AND SPICY MAYO

Steps:

• Whisk together the vinegar, lime juice, sesame oil and a large pinch of salt in a large bowl. Thinly slice the cucumbers lengthwise about 1/8-inch thick with a mandoline or vegetable peeler. Add the cucumbers to the bowl with the dressing; add the cilantro and peanuts and toss until evenly coated. Taste and adjust the seasoning with more salt, if needed. Stir together the mayonnaise and chile-garlic sauce in a small bowl until smooth. Set both aside for serving.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Season the salmon fillets with a large pinch of salt. Place the arrowroot or cornstarch in a medium shallow bowl or baking dish and whisk in the cayenne and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Dredge the salmon fillets until each side is well coated.
• Once the oil is shimmering and hot, carefully add the salmon. Cook until well browned and just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• Give the cucumber salad a toss, then transfer to a serving bowl. Place each salmon fillet on a plate, drizzle with the spicy mayo and serve with the cucumber salad.

CUCUMBERS, CARROTS AND SMOKED SALMON CRUDITéS

Steps:

• Mix lox, cream cheese and chopped dill weed. Place lox mixture in decorating bag fitted with large star tip, and pipe 1 heaping teaspoonful onto each carrot slice or spoon lox mixture onto each carrot slice. Garnish each with dill weed sprig.1 Serving: Calories 10 (Calories from Fat 0) Fat 0g (Saturated 0g) Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 55mg Carbohydrate 1g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 1g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.