Wasabi Cream Cheese and Smoked Sockeye Salmon Cucumber Appetizers

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   About twenty minutes before you want to start working, set the cream cheese out on the counter to soften.

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   (You can skip this step, if necessary, but it will mean a bit more effort in the next step, mixing the cream cheese with the wasabi.)

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   When the cream cheese is softened combine the wasabi powder and water to make a smooth paste.

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   Mix the cream cheese in with the wasabi paste until it is combined.

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   Wash the cucumbers well and then peel them lengthwise in alternating strips.

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   Slice the cucumbers into disks about an eighth to a quarter inch thick.

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   Top each cucumber slice with a fold of smoked salmon.

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   Put a 1/2 tsp.

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   of cream cheese atop the salmon.

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    Secure each appetizer with a toothpick.

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    Serve on a tray.

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    Note: Takes a half hour of active labor plus about twenty minutes to soften the cream cheese.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.