These Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites are the perfect low-carb holiday appetizer. Each cucumber cup is topped with smoked salmon, whipped cream cheese, red onion, and capers. It’s basically everything I love in a bagel (minus the carbs)!
Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites
Elevate your holiday gatherings with this irresistible low-carb cucumber smoked salmon dish! This simple yet sophisticated appetizer delivers an explosion of flavor in every bite. The smoky flavor of Nova salmon combined with the crunchy cucumbers is sure to captivate your taste buds. It’s much easier to make than smoked salmon pinwheels, one of my favorite smoked salmon appetizers.
Why You’ll Love Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Cucumber Bites
I love a good New York bagel with cream cheese, lox, and all the toppings. This Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Appetizer is a delicious, bite-sized twist on the classic bagel combination. I also like to bring light appetizers to the party because I know most of the food will be more indulgent. Hope you enjoy!
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What you need
You only need 6 ingredients to make this simple smoked salmon appetizer. The recipe card below provides exact measurements.
- red onion For flavor, if you don’t like raw onions, use chives or chives.
- Whipped Cream Cheese It’s lighter than regular cream cheese. Leave at room temperature for easy mixing.
- Capers: If your lox is not very salty, you may need to add more capers. If it is too salty, use less.
- fresh dill It goes well with smoked salmon.
- salmon: When you order smoked salmon at a bagel shop, it’s usually Nova, which is lightly aged and lightly smoked. This Acme Smoked Nova Salmon is available in most supermarkets.
- british cucumbers Swap out the bagel for these low-carb bites topped with all the traditional salmon bagel toppings.
How to Make Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites
This easy Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites recipe serves about 32, but you can double it if you’re hosting a large party. Printable instructions are in the recipe card below..
Smoked salmon and cream cheese filling: Start by mixing the red onion, cream cheese, capers, dill, and lox in a medium bowl. You can make it a day ahead and store it in the refrigerator.
Prepare cucumbers: Peel the cucumber, reserving the skin, and cut into half-inch pieces. Using a melon baller, scoop out the center of the cucumber, making sure not to cut through the bottom.
Cucumber Bites Assembly: Spoon salmon mixture into each cucumber cup and garnish with dill.
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- salmon: You can use any smoked salmon you like. Gravlax may also work.
- cream cheese: If you don’t have whipped cream, use Neufchatel, a cream cheese with 1/3 less fat.
- onion: Substitute with shallots.
- cucumber: Plain cucumbers also work.
- Hub: Replace the dill with chives.
Smoked Salmon vs. Smoked Salmon Nova Rocks
Nova lox is cured and lightly smoked, resulting in a smooth, creamy, buttery flavor with a hint of smoke. Smoked salmon is preserved by salting and smoking, giving it a slightly salty and smoky flavor. I prefer Nova Lox, which is commonly served with bagels in New York.
What to Serve with Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites
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- You can assemble the Cucumber Smoked Salmon Bites up to 24 hours before serving. Refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to serve.
- Can be left at room temperature for up to 2 hours. It’s best to throw away any leftover food as it may no longer be safe to eat if it’s out any longer.
- Once assembled, this appetizer will last for up to 2 days.
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produce: 16 night soil
Serving Size: 2 piece
In a medium bowl, combine red onion, cream cheese, capers, dill, and lox.
Peel the cucumbers, core them, and slice them into 1/2-inch thick slices. Using a melon baller, scoop out a shallow pocket in the center of the cucumber slices. Do not cut the whole piece.
Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the salmon mixture into each cup, transfer to a plate and garnish with more dill.
Cucumber cups can be assembled up to 24 hours before serving. Store chilled in an airtight container until ready to serve.
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*The lox I made was quite salty, but if not, you can add more capers.
Makes 32 bytes. Filled to make 2 cups.
clothing material: 2 piece, calorie: 53 calorie, carbohydrate: 3 g, protein: 4.5 g, province: 2.5 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 10.5 mg, sodium: 467 mg, fiber: 0.5 g, sugar: 1.5 g
