Smoked Salmon Canapés

It’s getting closer to that big special family dinner gathering, and I’ve got a great and tasty appetizer idea for your Thanksgiving table. This Smoked Salmon Canapés recipe is very easy and quick to make and tends to make people very happy. I use my Homemade French Bread recipe for a more homestyle taste, with cream cheese, pressed garlic and little salt for cream topping.

I’ve also made them with mayonnaise and pressed garlic before. Either of these two choices is good, whichever you go with. These canapés not only taste incredible but they decorate your party table well. The only problem seems to be with these little treats is no matter how many you make, they fly off the table too quick. I don’t make them very often because the smoked salmon is a little on the spendy side, but these appetizers are worth it, especially for holidays and special occasions. So, surprise your guests with this great treat to tide them over until its turkey time. 🙂

Ingredients you will need:

2 loaves – Homemade French Bread
1 pack – Kirkland Smoked Presliced Salmon
½ pack – 1/3 less fat Cream Cheese
1 garlic clove pressed
¼ tsp. – salt
chives and dill to garnish canapes

Instructions:

1. I used Homemade French Bread recipe to make these canapés. Place the dough on the cutting board dusted with a little flour. Make a log and cut the dough into four equal pieces.

2. Roll each piece into small bread loaves. Place them on the pan lined with parchment paper.

3. Let the loaves rise in a warm place (I preheat oven to 105 then turn it off, and then place the pan with bread loaves to rise) for 20 minutes before baking. Remove the bread from the oven, preheat oven to 350 F and bake for 25 minutes. Remove baked bread from the oven and let cool completely before slicing. You can make this bread ahead of time and freeze them. Use 2 loaves from the freezer and let them thaw for about 3 hours before slicing. Keep the other 2 loaves in the freezer for next time or if you have a big family or gathering double the canapé topping recipe and use all four small loaves.

How to assemble Canapés:

1. Slice the loaves of bread into thin ¼ of inch slices or thicker, if desired.

2. Combine cream cheese pressed garlic and salt. Spread a thin layer of mixture on each bread slice.

3. Place a thin layer of folded pre-sliced smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese spread.

4. Slice cucumber; put one slice of cucumber on top of each smoked salmon canapé.

5. Garnish with some chopped chives and/or a little of dill.

Enjoy!

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Smoked Salmon Canapés

Prep Time

30 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Course: Appetizer

Servings: 12 -14

Author: Valya's Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 2 loaves – Homemade French Bread
• 1 pack – Kirkland Smoked Presliced Salmon
• ½ pack – 1/3 less fat Cream Cheese
• 1 garlic glove pressed
• ¼ tsp. - salt
• chives and dill to garnish canapes

Instructions

1. I use Homemade French Bread to make these canapés. Place the dough on the cutting board dusted with a little flour. Make a log and cut the dough into four equal parts.
2. Roll each part into small bread loaves. Place them on the pan lined with parchment paper.
3. Let the loaves rise in a warm place (I preheat oven to 105 then turn it off, and then place the pan with bread loaves to rise) for 20 minutes before baking. Remove the bread from the oven, preheat oven to 350 F and bake for 25 minutes. Remove baked bread from the oven and let cool completely before slicing. You can make this bread ahead of time and freeze them. Use 2 loaves from freezer and let them thaw for about 3 hours before slicing. Keep the other 2 loaves in the freezer for next time or if you have a big family or gathering double the canapé topping recipe and use all four small loaves.
4. How to assemble Canapés:
5. Slice the loaves of bread into thin ¼ of an inch slices or thicker, if desired.
6. Combine cream cheese, pressed garlic and salt. Spread a thin layer of mixture on each bread slice.
7. Place a thin layer of folded pre-sliced smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese spread.
8. Slice cucumber; put one slice of cucumber on top of each smoked salmon canapé.
9. Garnish with some chopped chives and/or a little of dill.
10. Enjoy!

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