Smoked Salmon and Wasabi Tea Sandwiches

Submitted by FLKeysJen

"Something different to add to a platter with a variety of tea sandwiches, or just a nice afternoon snack. This is really quick if you use chive cream cheese in the tub and prepared wasabi. From Bon Appétit."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 24 tea sandwiches
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 8 ounces smoked salmon, thinly sliced
• 1 -2 tablespoon wasabi powder
• 2 teaspoons water
• 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature (or regular cream cheese)
• 12 slices whole wheat bread (very thin slices)
• lemon juice, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped

directions

1. Mix wasabi powder and 2 teaspoons water in medium bowl to form paste.
2. Add cream cheese; using electric mixer, beat until well combined.
3. Place all bread slices on work surface. Trim crusts.
4. Spread each with wasabi cream cheese, dividing equally.
5. Top 6 bread slices with smoked salmon, dividing equally.
6. Sprinkle lemon juice and black pepper, then chives over salmon.
7. Top with remaining bread slices, cheese side down.
8. Note: Can be made two hours ahead. Wrap sandwiches individually in paper towels and refrigerate.
9. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.
10. Transfer to platter cut side up.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Awesome!!!

 

[teresas]

This gets a big 5+ star. DH wanted to rate it a 10 and I wanted a 4. Only because I thought it needed just a bit more POW! I'm thinking of adding in some capers. But, with that said DH loved the "mild yet burst of flavor" that these little sandwiches gave his taste buds. I do have to admit that this would be an excellent addition to a tea sandwich tray. I did reduce this down to 8 tea sandwiches because there are only two of us here. I made this the quick and easy way using the prepared wasabi paste and mixed it by hand using whipped cream cheese. What a delicious little appetizer. Thanks for posting. :)