Cream Cheese and Smoked Salmon are a match made in heaven and pair perfectly on this grain free “bagel bite” that uses a sturdy and hydrating slice of cucumber as it’s base.

Servings: 2-4
Prep Time: 16 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes

Ingredients

1 16oz container of Cream Cheese (Use Kite Hill or Miyokos for dairy free)
1 tablespoon Balanced Bites Ranch Spice Mix
2 tablespoons fresh Dill, de-stemmed
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 Cucumbers, sliced about ¼ in thick
Juice of 1 lemon
1 package smoked salmon
Capers for garnish
Fresh dill for garnish

Directions

1. Add cream cheese to a stand mixer and beat until nice and fluffy.

2. Add in the Ranch Mix, fresh dill, sea salt and beat again until combined.

3. Slice your cucumbers about ¼ in thick and lay them on a plate.

4. You can either spoon your cream cheese mixture on your plate or use an icing bag or zipock bag with a corner cut off to pipe it on the cucumber. Place a few capers on each cream cheese mixture on the cucumbers.

5. Use a pastry brush and coat the smoked salmon with lemon and slice into small pieces about the size of a cucumber slice.

6. Place a small slice of smoked salmon on the cream cheese base and top with a sprig of fresh dill and or caper.