Ingredients
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8 ounces cream cheese, softenened
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1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finally chopped
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1 tablespoon fresh chives, snipped
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1 tablespoon fresh dill, finely snipped (extra for garnish)
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1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
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1 pinch table salt
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fresh ground black pepper, to taste
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baby cucumber, thinly sliced, to serve
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optional: smoked salmon and very thinly sliced red onion
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1 garlic clove, finely minced
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1 scallion, finely minced
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crispbread crackers or european rye bread, to serve
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, scallion, parsley, chives, dill, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Reserve a small amount of fresh dill for garnish. Mix until everything is evenly distributed. Cover and chill the mixture for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture on a crispbread cracker or rye bread (best if lightly toasted). Repeat until all of the cream cheese mixture has been used.
- Top with cucumber slices, and sprinkle with reserved fresh dill. Eat immediately!
- Variation: Instead of baby cucumbers, top the herbed cream cheese mixture with smoked salmon and red onions.