Smoked Salmon & Cucumber Bites

Summary
If you love bagel and lox, try this low carb alternative featuring smoked salmon and cream cheese on cucumber slices. These make great appetizers for entertaining, or a snack just for you!
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- Prep time
- 15 min
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- Servings
- 6 Servings
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- Serving size
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4 cucumber bites
Ingredients
Ingredients
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cucumber(s)
- 1 large
- 1 large
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fresh dill (divided)
- 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup
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light cream cheese
- 4 oz
- 113 g
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lemon zest
- 1 tsp
- 1 tsp
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lemon juice
- 1 tsp
- 1 tsp
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black pepper
- 1/4 tsp
- 1/4 tsp
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cold smoked salmon (cut into 24 pieces)
- 4 oz
- 113 g
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Directions
Directions
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Cut the ends off of the cucumber. Slice into 24 rounds, about ¼-inch thick
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Chop 2 tbsp of the dill and add to a medium bowl. Remove the stems from the rest of the dill and separate into small sprigs. Set the sprigs aside.
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In the medium bowl with the chopped dill, add the cream cheese, lemon zest and juice and pepper to the bowl.
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Spread about 1 tsp of the cream cheese mixture onto each cucumber slice. Top each one with a piece of salmon and garnish with a dill sprig. Arrange on a platter and enjoy!