Smoked Salmon With Avocado And Wasabi Cream Cheese

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons prepared wasabi
• 1/2 cup softened cream cheese
• 25 slices pumpernickel cocktail bread
• 1 ripe avocado
• olive oil
• kosher salt
• 1 lemon
• 16 ounces smoked salmon, sliced
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced chives
• additional chives (to garnish)
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix the wasabi with the cream cheese and spread on the bread.
• 2 slice the avocado into 1/8 inch slices. place in a small bowl and drizzle with olive oil and a pinch of salt. squeeze half of a lemon onto the avocado. toss.
• 3 cover each bread slice with a single layer of avocado slices.
• 4 toss the smoked salmon slices with a drizzle of olive oil, grated zest from half a lemon, and "several grinds of fresh pepper," and 2 tablespoons of chives. toss to combine.
• 5 top each bread slice with a slice of the salmon. garnish with additional chives and black pepper.
• 6 serve as soon as possible.