Smoked Salmon Sandwich 🥪✨

• 3 slices of good bread (I prefer dark rye), toasted
• smoked salmon slices
• couple of spoonfuls of cream cheese, room temp
• a teaspoon or so of Dijon mustard
• spoonful of sour cream or so (Greek yogurt or mayo could be substituted)
• splash of caper brine
• splash of lemon juice
• handful of capers
• some fresh dill
• salt and pepper to taste
• lettuce, for serving
• thinly sliced onions, for serving
• any other veggies of choice, optional

Instructions

1. Cream Cheese Spread

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   Add the cream cheese, some lemon juice, capers, some caper brine, and fresh dill to the blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust the flavour with any of the ingredients. Be careful and salt this lightly, as smoked salmon is quite salty. Adjust the consistency to make it more spreadable, while ensuring it's not runny, with some sour cream (or mayo, yogurt, or more caper brine).

2. Assembly

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   Spread the mixture over the toasted bread. Top with slices of smoked salmon, lettuce, thinly sliced onions, thinly sliced cucumbers, and serve. Some like adding tomatoes to this sandwich, but I personally don't, as it slightly overpowers the taste and texture of the smoked salmon.

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   If you are making this ahead (for lunch or a potluck), don't toast the bread and don't add watery vegetables like tomatoes or cucumbers.