🥒 Cucumber rolls (ready in 20 minutes)

Cucumber roll slices on white plates with mixed sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

🥒 Cucumber rolls (ready in 20 minutes)

This cucumber roll with cream cheese and smoked salmon is always a winner, it's refreshing and suitable for children and pregnant women. It is also ready in a jiffy.

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

Cuisine American, Asian, European Cuisine

Diet Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Cooling time 10

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 192kcal

Author Ramona Sebastian

Cost £10

Equipment

1 knife
1 chopping board
1 vegetable peeler or a mandolin
1 clingfilm

Ingredients

1 large cucumber English cucumber
100 grams smoked salmon (3.5 oz)
3 tablespoons cream cheese I used classic Philadelphia
1 medium avocado perfectly ripe
2-3 medium spring onions / scallions
2 tablespoons mixed sesame seeds
1 small red onion

Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

Prepare the Cucumber Sheets:

Using a vegetable y-peeler or mandoline, slice the cucumbers lengthwise into thin, wide strips. These will serve as the "wrap" for your sushi-style cucumber rolls.

Prepare the Filling:

Wash, chop or shred the scallions/spring onions, red onion, avocado, and break the smoked salmon into smaller pieces or shreds.

Assemble the rolls

Arrange the cucumber strips slightly overlapping. Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture over the cucumber layer. Sprinkle a generous amount of mixed sesame seeds and the shredded spring onion/scallions.
Towards the end (closest to you), layer the other ingredients in one neat line - see the pictures above for more clarity.
Using a sushi mat or a cling film sheet, carefully roll the cucumber sheet tightly over the fillings, applying gentle pressure to form a firm roll.
Once fully rolled, slice the roll into bite-sized pieces using a sharp knife.

Serve:

Place in the fridge until ready to serve, and only take out before serving, especially if it's warm, and if you have used sushi-grade fresh/raw fish.
Serve on a platter as they come or with a sauce/dip of your choice.

Notes

Tap the cucumbers once layered with a paper towel or a cotton kitchen towel in a very gentle way to absorb the moisture so the cheese will stick better and more easily.

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