Smoked Salmon Wasabi Tea Sandwiches Recipes

Steps:

• Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on 2 slices of bread. Crumble a small amount of smoked salmon over 1 slice. sandwich. Seal up and carefully trim off crust. Cut crustless sandwich in half. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Steps:

• For the herb butter, combine all the butter ingredients in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until mixed, but do not whip.
• For the sandwiches, have the store slice the bread lengthwise on a meat slicer into 1/4-inch-thick slices. (If that isn't possible, you can slice it crosswise with a very sharp knife.)
• Lay out 8 slices of bread and spread them all with a thin layer of herb butter. Place smoked salmon on 4 of the slices. Top with the other 4 slices of bread, butter side down. Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet and wrap with plastic. Refrigerate until the butter is very cold. Place the sandwiches on a cutting board. With a very sharp knife, cut off the crusts, cut each large sandwich in half crosswise, and then cut each half diagonally twice to make a total of 8 small triangles. (If the bread was cut crosswise, follow the assembly directions, then cut off the crusts and cut diagonally, twice, to make 4 small triangles.) Serve chilled.

Steps:

• Cut the salmon in 4 equal pieces and place in a small hotel pan or baking dish. In a bowl, mix together mirin, water, sugar and salt, stir until dissolved. Add ginger and peppercorns to liquid. Pour brine on salmon and marinate for 1 hour. Pull salmon out of brine and place in a bamboo steamer.
• In a wok lined with foil add the rice, sugar and tea. Mix well and turn wok on medium heat. When mixture starts to smolder, place bamboo steamer on top. Seal the seam between the bamboo steamer and wok with wet cloths. Turn wok down to low and smoke for 15 minutes. Turn wok off and let smoke another 15 minutes. Salmon will be about medium rare and should be served warm.
• For the "latkes": In a bowl, mix warm potatoes and butter. Mix in scallions, horseradish and wasabi. Season with salt and pepper. Shape potato mixture into 2 1/2 inch diameter cakes. Dredge the cakes in flour followed by egg and finally panko. Deep fry cakes at 350 degrees until golden brown.
• Plating: Put a small mound of apple salad in the center of the plate, a potato cake on top and the salmon on top of the cake. Drizzle emulsion around the plate and garnish with chives.

Steps:

• Put the cream cheese and heavy cream in a small mixing bowl and blend with a rubber spatula until smooth. Fold in the dill, lemon zest, salt and pepper until evenly combined.
• Using a butter knife or offset spatula, spread the dill cream cheese on 1 side of each pumpernickel slice. Put a slice of smoked salmon on 12 of the pumpernickel slices. Top each sandwich with remaining bread. Arrange on a serving platter and serve immediately.
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Steps:

• Mix wasabi powder and 2 teaspoons water in medium bowl to form paste. Add cream cheese; using electric mixer, beat until well combined.
• Place all bread slices on work surface. Spread each with wasabi cream cheese, dividing equally. Top 6 bread slices with smoked salmon, dividing equally. Sprinkle lemon peel, then cilantro over salmon. Top with remaining bread slices, cheese side down. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Wrap sandwiches individually in paper towels and refrigerate.)
• Trim crusts. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles. Transfer to platter cut side up.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with a wooden spoon until soft. Stir in scallions. Spread mixture thinly on bread.
• Place salmon on 2 slices; top with endive. Cover with remaining slices and press down.
• Chill until firm, trim edges of bread to form rectangles, and cut lengthwise into quarters.

Steps:

• Mix wasabi powder and 2 teaspoons water in medium bowl to form paste.
• Add cream cheese; using electric mixer, beat until well combined.
• Place all bread slices on work surface. Trim crusts.
• Spread each with wasabi cream cheese, dividing equally.
• Top 6 bread slices with smoked salmon, dividing equally.
• Sprinkle lemon juice and black pepper, then chives over salmon.
• Top with remaining bread slices, cheese side down.
• Note: Can be made two hours ahead. Wrap sandwiches individually in paper towels and refrigerate.
• Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.
• Transfer to platter cut side up.

Steps:

• In a small skillet, toast the sesame seeds over moderate heat, shaking the pan, until light golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let them cool.
• In a food processor, combine the salmon, wasabi, ginger and crème fraîche and pulse until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Wipe out the processor.
• Add the cream cheese, scallions and watercress to the processor and puree until smooth. Season with salt and white pepper.
• Using a small spatula, spread a scant tablespoon of the scallion cream cheese onto each of 3 slices of bread. Spread a scant tablespoon of the salmon mixture onto each of 2 slices of bread. Stack the bread, beginning and ending with a scallion layer; top the stack with a plain slice of bread and press to close. Repeat with the remaining bread, scallion cream cheese and salmon mixture to form 4 sandwich stacks.
• Using a sharp serrated knife, trim off the crusts. Cut each sandwich stack in half. Spread scallion cream cheese over the long side of each sandwich half, then dip the long sides into the toasted sesame seeds, pressing to coat. Cut each sandwich half into 4 smaller sandwiches, leaving 1 side coated with sesame seeds. Transfer the sandwiches to a plate and serve.
• MAKE AHEAD:.
• The halved sandwiches can be covered with a lightly moistened paper towel and plastic wrap and refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into small sandwiches and serving.