Smoked Salmon Mousse in Cucumber Boats
- 3/4 pound smoked salmon
- 8 ounces soft cream cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream or half-and-half
- 2 English cucumbers
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped dill
- In food processor, chop up salmon into a paste.
- Add cream cheese, salt and pepper, and heavy cream to make a mixture loose enough to pipe out into cucumber boats.
- Peel cucumbers and halve lengthwise.
- Slice cucumbers into 2-inch lengths.
- Use melon baller to scoop out the cucumber to make into small boat-shapes.
- Spoon salmon mixture into pastry bag fitted with a star tip, and pipe mixture into each cucumber "boat."
- Garnish with fresh dill.
salmon, cream cheese, salt, heavy cream, cucumbers, freshly chopped
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robert-irvine/smoked-salmon-mousse-in-cucumber-boats-recipe.html (may not work)