Smoked Salmon Toast

Equal parts crisp, crunch & smoke.

Smoked salmon sandwiches have quickly become a part of my daily rotation. Loaded with fresh ingredients that need little prep, it’s quick to come together and offers a refreshing change from the daily rotation of other more expected sandwiches. The key, as always, is using the best ingredients you can find: a great bread and high quality smoked salmon are key. And it’s totally worth the extra few minutes it requires to make your own scallion cream cheese. Of all the things you could put on toast for breakfast, lunch or brunch, I promise this one won’t disappoint.

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Smoked Salmon Toast

  • Scallion cream cheese, store bought or homemade

  • Good bread, like sourdough

  • Tomato, thinly sliced rounds

  • Cucumber, thinly sliced rounds

  • Red onion, thinly sliced

  • Sprouts

  • Baby greens

  • Lemon

  • Sea Salt

  • OPTIONAL: Capers

You can use store bought scallion cream cheese but homemade is easy, and really delicious: mix a pound of softened plain cream cheese with about ½ cup sour cream (or heavy cream). Mix and fold in freshly cut scallion.

Take out all ingredients. Slice cucumber, red onion and tomato into very thin rounds. Set aside. Put bread in the toaster. When done, spread both pieces of bread with cream cheese. Add desired amount of smoked salmon to one piece of bread. Top salmon with thinly sliced cucumber, tomato, red onion and sprouts. To the other piece of bread, add greens on top of cream cheese, lightly pressing down. Sprinkle sprouts with sea salt, freshly ground black pepper and a drizzle of fresh lemon juice. Add capers without liquid, if you like. Close sandwich, cut and eat immediately.