Cucumber Cream Cheese Canapés
These Cucumber Cream Cheese Canapés are a quick and easy cucumber appetizer that’s super simple and easy to make, yet looks impressive (and tastes amazing!)
Fresh slices of cucumbers, topped with cool garlic-herb cream cheese and garnished with sprigs of dill (or whatever else you want to garnish ’em with!) They’re perfect for parties or even a quick snack at home when you’re feeling fancy. Or just famished.
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Why You’ll Love Cucumber Cream Cheese Canapés
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The Story Behind the Recipe
I created these cute cucumber appetizers when I was developing the recipe for garlic and herb cream cheese. I wanted to use my cream cheese for cucumber sandwiches (recipe coming this spring!) but then I was thinking that it would be delicious and easy to pipe the cream cheese onto cucumber rounds, just like my cucumber sunflower seed pate appetizers. Voila! A new cucumber appetizer was born.
Why You’ll Love Cucumber Cream Cheese Canapés
I mean, what’s not to love?! They’re easy, super tasty, and a great way to work in a veggie appetizer.
They’re super easy to make in advance, too. I like to slice my cucumbers and whip up the cream cheese up to two days ahead of time then just arrange the cucumbers on the serving dish, pipe on the herb cream cheese, and done!
Ingredients
Cucumber – I like to use English cucumbers because you can leave the thin, edible peel on for more color.
Cream cheese – Make sure it’s been out of the fridge for a bit so that it’s easy to mix the cream cheese with the other ingredients.
Mayo – This adds some creaminess and a bit of tangy flavor.
Dill – I like to use fresh dill (found in the produce section of most grocery stores). The dill goes into the cream cheese and also makes a pretty garnish on top of your cucumber canapés.
Garlic powder & onion powder – You can use fresh garlic and finely minced onion or scallions if you prefer. I like to use garlic powder and onion powder because they both add tons of flavor but requires less chopping.
Salt & pepper
How to Make Cucumber Canapés
First, slice up your cucumbers and line them up on your serving plate or platter. Then, mix up your garlic and herb cream cheese.
Put the cream cheese into a bag affixed with a piping tip (I like a star tip).
Pipe the cream cheese mixture onto your cucumber slices.
Garnish with some extra dill. Done!
Tip for Success
Make sure your cream cheese is softened a bit before starting. Pull it out of the fridge about an hour before you want to mix it up – this way it’s not super hard and impossible to mix.
Dab the cucumber slices with a paper towel. If your cucumber slices are sweating a bit and the cream cheese starts to slide off, dab them with a paper towel to dry off the slices before adding the cream cheese mixture.
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Cucumber Cream Cheese Canapés
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