Pumpernickel Topped With Smoked Salmon Recipes

PUMPERNICKEL TOPPED WITH SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese on pumpernickel.
• Add one slice of smoked salmon on top of cream cheese.
• Thinly cut red onion and place on top of salmon.
• Add 2-3 capers on top of salmon.
• Cut fresh dill and sprinkle over salmon.
• Serve cold.

SALMON, CREAM CHEESE AND CAVIAR ON PUMPERNICKEL ROUNDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place large piece of foil on baking sheet; brush with oil. Place salmon fillet in center of foil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place 3 fennel fronds atop salmon. Enclose salmon in foil. Bake until salmon is just opaque in center, about 30 minutes. Unwrap salmon; cool completely.
• Remove any bones from salmon. Place salmon in processor. Add smoked salmon, cream cheese and lemon juice. Blend to coarse puree using on/off turns. Transfer to bowl. Mix in 3 tablespoons chives. Season with salt and pepper.Using 1 1/2- to 1 3/4-inch-diameter cookie cutter or biscuit cutter, cut out rounds from pumpernickel bread. (Salmon spread and pumpernickel rounds can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill salmon spread. Store pumpernickel rounds in sealed plastic bag at room temperature.)
• Spread 1 tablespoon salmon mixture atop each pumpernickel round. Top with 1/4 teaspoon salmon caviar. Garnish with additional fennel fronds or chives. Place on platter. Surround with lemon. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)

SMOKED SALMON DIP IN PUMPERNICKEL

Steps:

• Cut top fourth off of the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Cube removed bread; set aside. , In a food processor, combine the salmon, cream cheese, milk, onions, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce; cover and process until smooth. Stir in capers., Fill bread shell with salmon dip. Serve with vegetables and reserved bread cubes.

SMOKED TROUT ON PUMPERNICKEL

Steps:

• Cut each slice of bread on the diagonal in half. Spread one side of each with butter, then with horseradish. Top each with a piece of trout and a sprig of dill. Cover with plastic wrap, and set aside until ready to serve (up to 2 hours). Before serving, squeeze lemon juice over tops.

SMOKED SALMON WITH MUSTARD-DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Stir in dill. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Serve salmon with sauce.

SMOKED SALMON AND AVOCADO WITH LEMON CAPER BUTTER ON PUMPERNICKEL BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl cream together the butter, the lemon juice, the capers, and salt and pepper to taste and spread the lemon caper butter on one side of each slice of bread. Layer half the bread slices with the salmon, the onion, the avocado, and the sprouts and top the sandwiches with the remaining bread slices, pressing them firmly.