Smoked Trout Cucumber Canapes Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the trout, cream cheese, onion, dill, lemon juice, horseradish and lemon peel. Spread over each cucumber slice. Refrigerate until serving.

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• For the sauce: In a small bowl combine the creme fraiche, herbs, lemon zest and juice, salt, and pepper.
• Assemble the canapes: Dab a teaspoon or of creme fraiche sauce on 1 side of the pumpernickel slices. Place 1 or 2 large flakes or chunks of trout on each, and top with a small dollop of crème fraiche sauce. Garnish each canape with a frond of dill, and serve.

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• Drain the trout. Place the fillets in a bowl or in the bowl of a mini-food processor, and flake them. Mix in the yogurt and 1 teaspoon of the mayonnaise. It should have the consistency of tuna salad. Stir in the chopped celery and dill.
• Lightly toast the English muffins. Spread a little mayonnaise on both halves. Spread half the trout mixture over the muffin bottoms. Top with cucumber slices, and douse with a little lemon juice. Layer half the roasted pepper over the cucumber slices. Place the other halves of the English muffins on top, press down, slice in half if desired and serve. Alternately, you may wrap the sandwiches in plastic, refrigerate and serve later.

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• Cut head and tail from trout. Peel back skin and, using a fork, gently lift meat from bones. Pick over fillets for remaining bones.
• In small bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, crème fraîche, lemon zest, lemon juice, chives and dill. Mix well.
• Place a piece of trout on a slice of baguette, and top with a dollop of sauce. Repeat with remaining trout and arrange on a platter.

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• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place bread on baking sheet and toast slightly for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
• Spread each slice of bread with caper butter. Cover with layer of smoked trout. Cut into squares or circles (using cookie cutter) and on each canape place a thin slice of cucumber and a sprig of dill.
• Combine everything in a medium bowl and mix well with fork. Transfer to a sheet of parchment paper and roll into a log. Refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.

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• Pulse the first 7 ingredients in a food processor until blended. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. Serve with cucumber slices and assorted crackers.,

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• Combine the trout, cream cheese, lemon rind and juice, dill and capers in a small bowl.
• Divide the trout mixture between 4 slices of bread; using a vegetable peeler, slice the cucumbers into long ribbons; top the trout with the cucumber slices; season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; cut each sandwich into thirds.

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• Cut English cucumbers into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then use them as cool, crunchy bases for rich, buttery flaked smoked trout. Sprinkle them with cracked black pepper and serve with a dry martini -- gin is a top-notch match for these flavors.

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• In a food processor purée the trout, the yogurt, the mayonnaise, the lemon juice, the minced dill, the onion, and salt and pepper to taste until the mixture is smooth. The trout mixture may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. On each piece of bread spread a scant teaspoon of the mixture, mounding it, and garnish each canapés with a dill sprig.

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• Flake the fish into a large bowl, then stir in the quark and horseradish sauce to taste. Season with black pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.
• Toast the bread, then top each piece with cucumber slices and watercress. Spoon half the trout pâté on top of each and serve with halved cherry tomatoes on the side.

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• In a bowl, combine mustard powder, radishes, vinegar, sugar and salt. Set aside.
• Slice each zucchini into 12 rounds and arrange on platter.
• Break smoked trout into 1-inch pieces and arrange on top of zucchini slices. Top each with 1/2 teaspoons of the radish mixture; sprinkle with chopped chives.