Ingredients

  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
  • 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens/TV_Hotluck/ 1 stalk celery chopped
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 8 oz. (3/4" by 2") thin slices smoked salmon
  • thin sliced cucumber
  • your favorite crackers (I use wheatsworth) freshly ground pepper
  • fresh dill sprigs
  • hot sauce
  • Habanero powder
  • Fresh habanero slices

Method

  • In a bowl, soften cream cheese and stir in chives, green onion walnuts and celery.
  • Add lemon juice and spices and mix well.
  • Spread mixture on salmon slices and season with pepper, roll up to form neat rolls
  • Place a cucumber slice on each cracker and place a sprig of dill and a salmon roll on each cucumber.
  • Drizzle with remaining lemon juice and garnish with chives & dill sprigs if desired.
  • To add some more heat you can add a couple drops of habanero sauce to the top of the cucumber during assembly.
  • The sauce I use has cloves and honey which seem to compliment the flavor of the salmon.
  • For Chilehead sensibilities I also used dried powdered Red Savina Habanero flakes as well as adding a slice of fresh habanero to the filling of each roll.
  • You might want to play around with the seasonings...
  • salmon rolls may be prepared several hours in advance, and assembled just before serving to prevent the cracker from getting soggy.