4.8 from 12 votes
Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites
These Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites make the perfect low-carb holiday appetizer. Each cucumber cup is scooped out and filled with smoked salmon, whipped cream cheese, red onion, and capers—essentially everything I love on a bagel, minus the carbs!
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 53 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped red onions (or scallions or chives)
- 3/4 cup whipped cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons drained capers (chopped*)
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill (chopped, plus more for garnish)
- 12 ounces Nova Lox or smoked salmon (chopped)
- 3 English cucumbers (ends trimmed)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine red onion, cream cheese, capers, dill and lox.
- Peel cucumbers leaving strips of skin, then slice into 1/2 inch thick slices. With a melon baller scoop out a shallow pocket in the middle of the cucumber slices—do not cut all the way through the slice.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the salmon mixture into each cup and transfer to a platter, garnish with more dill.
- Cucumber cups can be assembled up to 24 hours ahead of serving. Just keep them chilled in an airtight container until ready to serve.
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Notes
- *My lox was pretty salty, if yours is not you can add more capers.Makes 32 bites. Filling makes 2 cups.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2pieces
Calories
53kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
4.5g
(9%)
Fat
2.5g
(4%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
10.5mg
(4%)
Sodium
467mg
(19%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
1.5g
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 53
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2pieces | |
| Calories | 53kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 4.5g | 9% |
| Fat | 2.5g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 10.5mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 467mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 1.5g | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.