Smoked Salmon Roses
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Smoked Salmon Roses
This beautiful appetizer doesn't look or taste like health food, but salmon is an excellent source of the omega-3 fatty acids that experts believe are so important to heart health.
Yield
Makes 32 servings
Ingredients
| 1 | package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened |
| 1 | tablespoon prepared horseradish |
| 1 | tablespoon minced fresh dill plus whole sprigs |
| 1 | tablespoon half-and-half |
| 16 | slices (12 to 16 ounces) smoked salmon |
| 1 | red bell pepper, cut into thin strips |
Preparation
- Combine cream cheese, horseradish, minced dill and half-and-half in small bowl. Beat until light and creamy.
- Spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture over each salmon slice. Roll up jelly-roll fashion. Slice each roll in half crosswise. Arrange salmon rolls, cut sides down, on serving dish to resemble roses. Garnish each "rose" by tucking 1 pepper strip and 1 dill sprig into center.
Nutritional Information
| Serving Size: | 1 Smoked Salmon Rose |
| Calories | 40 |
| Calories from Fat | 67 % |
| Total Fat | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Carbohydrate | 1 g |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Sodium | 106 mg |
Dietary Exchange
| Fat | 1 |
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