Smoked Salmon-And-Chive Sandwiches

• 12 slices pumpernickel bread thin
• 6 ounces smoked salmon thinly
• 8 ounces cream cheese soft
• 1/4 cup butter soft
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest grated
• 1 x salt and black pepper
• 3 tablespoons chives fresh, finely chopped

1. Beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth and light.
2. Beat in lemon zest and salt and pepper to taste.
3. Stir in chives.
4. Lay out 6 slices of the bread.
5. Carefully spread with half the filling.
6. Place the salmon, overlapping if necessary, in an even layer over the filling.
7. Spread with the remaining filling and top with the remaining slices of bread.
8. Trim off the crusts and cut the sandwiches into quarters.

thin, salmon, cream cheese, butter, lemon zest, salt, chives

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/smoked-salmon-and-chive-sandwic-37150 (may not work)