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Smoked Salmon with Cilantro Cream

3.8

(16)

This recipe can be made in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6 as an hors d'oeuvre

Ingredients

1 cup packed fresh cilantro sprigs
an 8-ounce container sour cream
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
1 pound sliced smoked salmon
Accompaniment: slices of pumpernickel or whole-wheat bread
Garnish: lime halves

Preparation

  1. Finely chop cilantro and in a small bowl stir together with sour cream, lime juice, coriander seeds, and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange salmon on a platter and serve with cilantro cream and bread. Garnish salmon with lime halves.

TagsSmoked SalmonSalmonFishSeafoodCilantroHerbs & SpicesSour CreamDairyStarterDinnerNut FreeEasyQuickNo-CookGourmet
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