There are days when you either have guests coming over or you get invited for a light snack/picnic. This quick and easy appetizer can get you tons of compliments. You can serve it on table crackers, cucumber slices or even slices of baguette. You won't have a reason to panic because it can be prepared ahead of time and be stored in a tight container in the fridge for weeks. Making this is almost effortless but its versatility is limitless. Who does not want to whet their appetite with a bite sized canape or a crostini? Your guests would not even noticed right away what they stuffed their mouth with for making them eat with their eyes first. The elegance of how you can serve this will impress a crowd making them feel they are at a fine dining restaurant.
Let them appreciate the tanginess of the cream cheese that blends well with the smokiness of the salmon chunks, saltiness of the chopped capers plus the mildness and sweetness of red onion bits. And be ready to answer what hit them! You would be glad you served this.
Ingredients
- 1 (8oz.) package Philadelphia Cream Cheese
- 1 Cup Smoked Salmon (Lox), chopped
- 1 Tbsp Capers, chopped
- 1 Tbsp Red Onions, chopped
- Crackers or sliced baguette or sliced cucumbers
Directions
- 1At room temperature, place cream cheese in a medium bowl. Whip it with a hand mixer. If you don't have one, just aerate it with a fork to make it a bit fluffy.
- 2Toss in the smoked salmon, capers and red onions and mix well.
- 3Put a dollop on your crackers or cucumbers or sliced baguette and serve on a decorative platter.
- 4Garnish with half a caper, a parsley or alfalfa.
