Name: Smoked Salmon, Wasabi, and Pickled Ginger Tartines
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 8 (snack) servings
Ingredients: 1/2 seedless cucumber; 1 tablespoon wasabi paste (from a tube); 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 (24-inch) baguette, quartered crosswise, then each quarter halved horizontally and lightly toasted; 1/2 pound thinly sliced smoked salmon; 1/4 cup drained bottled pickled ginger; an adjustable-blade slicer; lemon wedges

Recipe information

Total Time
15 min
Yield
Makes 8 (snack) servings

Ingredients

1/2 seedless cucumber

1 tablespoon wasabi paste (from a tube)

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 (24-inch) baguette, quartered crosswise, then each quarter halved horizontally and lightly toasted

1/2 pound thinly sliced smoked salmon

1/4 cup drained bottled pickled ginger

Equipment:

an adjustable-blade slicer

Accompaniment:

lemon wedges

Preparation

Cut cucumber into thin rounds using slicer. Stir together wasabi and cream cheese. Spread mixture on baguette, then make open-face sandwiches with cucumber, salmon, and ginger.