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Passover Cucumber Cups

Smoked Salmon and Herbed Cream Cheese Cups

Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Temp Tee Whipped Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Passover sour cream
  • 4 table spoons fresh lemon juice
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 Israeli Kirbys or cucumbers washed thoroughly with vegetable spray
  • sliced pitted olives
  • roasted pepper
  • jalapeno pepper- if you like it hot
  • chopped chives OR scallions
  • 1 red radish diced
  • 1 bunch fresh dill chopped
  • chopped pimiento

Instructions

  • Mix first 4 ingredients separately in a bowl and refrigerate.
  • Using a peeler, create stripes on the outside of the cucumber by peeling along length of cucumber, leaving every other section intact.
  • Cut off ends of cucumber and slice into 1-inch rounds. Using a serrated grapefruit spoon, carefully scoop out the inner flesh from the top 2/3′s of each cucumber slice being careful not to scoop all the way through or break the skin. Use a sharp knife and cut out the “crown” shape pictured above. You can also leave it simply horizontal if you don’t have the time to be precise.
  • Mix chopped scallions or chives, pitted olives, roasted pepper, diced jalapeno pepper, chopped red radish, chopped dill and pimiento in a bowl. Mix in refrigerated Temp Tee mixture.
  • Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag with a large star tip. Pipe the filling generously into each cucumber section. Using a lemon zester (pictured below), garnish with smoked salmon, a lemon twist and some chive sprigs.