Easy Herbed Cream Cheese and Cucumber Spirals
Preparation
10 min
Total
15 min
2
Servings
Roll up some serious flavour in our Easy Herbed Cream Cheese and Cucumber Spirals. Featuring Dempster’s® 100% Whole Grains Multigrain Bread and an easily customizable blend of tasty ingredients, these mini sandwiches make handy on-the-go snacks. Perfect for party appetizers, the eye-catching spiral design delivers the look of a fancy finger food in a quick and easy-to-prepare recipe. Serves two.
INGREDIENTS
- 8 slices Dempster’s® 100% Whole Grains Multigrain Bread
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) light spreadable cream cheese
- 4 radishes finely chopped
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) each fresh chives and dill
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon zest
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice
- Pinch each salt and fresh cracked pepper
- 1/4 English cucumber, thinly sliced
DIRECTIONS
- COMBINE cream cheese, radishes, chives, dill, lemon, zest and juice, salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir well.
- ROLL out each slice of bread to flatten, with a rolling pin, large can or heavy glass.
- SPREAD about 2 tbsp of the cream cheese mixture over each slice of flattened bread, leaving a 1/4 inch border at the top.
- COVER with slices of cucumber.
- ROLL up each piece, jelly roll style and wrap in plastic to maintain shape.
- SLICE into 1-inch pieces with a serrated knife and serve.
Tip: ADD smoked salmon, ham, turkey or rare roast beef for variety.