SMOKED SALMON SANDWICHES WITH CUCUMBER, RADISH AND HERBS

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For these elegant open-faced smoked salmon sandwiches, use a good quality Pullman loaf or a dense brown bread. Choose the best sweet butter you can find (think French) and don't stint; the combination of buttered bread, smoked salmon and herbs is ethereal. Thinly sliced cucumber and radish add color, along with the briny pop of salmon caviar.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories     finger foods, sandwiches, appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 12 open-face sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions, cut on the diagonal
1 cup thinly sliced cucumber (about 3 mini cucumbers)
1 small watermelon radish, sliced paper thin
Salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
6 slices Pullman loaf, or other bread
Unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 ounces smoked salmon (about 4 large slices)
Snipped tarragon or dill leaves, or, preferably, a combination
1 1/2 ounces cured salmon roe (optional)

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine scallions, cucumber and radish. Season with salt and pepper and toss with lemon zest.
  • Lay bread slices on a work surface and butter each generously. Divide salmon among 6 slices. Top salmon with cucumber and radish mixture. Sprinkle generously with tarragon and dill.
  • Cut each slice in half diagonally. Cut off crusts if you wish, but it's not necessary. Garnish with a small spoonful of salmon roe.

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