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Tea Sandwiches with Cream Cheese and Asparagus
In our little tea sandwiches, cooked asparagus is layered with a mixture of poached salmon, horseradish, and nonfat sour cream over whole-grain bread. The spread can be made an hour or two ahead and chilled; assemble sandwiches just before serving.
Martha Stewart Living, July 2001 http://www.marthastewart.com/257008/tea-sandwiches-with-cream-cheese-and-asp10
- Yield Makes 4 dozen
Ingredients
- 3 salmon steaks (about 2 1/4 pounds total)
- 1 1/2 loaves whole-grain bread, thinly sliced
- 4 cups water
For the Seasoning
- 1 onion, peeled and cut in half
- 5 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 20 whole black peppercorns
For the Topping
- 1/4 cup finely grated fresh horseradish
- 1 1/2 cups nonfat sour cream
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 36 spears asparagus (about 3 pounds), ends trimmed
Directions
- Place water, onion, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, and peppercorns in a medium pan set over high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, add salmon, cover, and allow to simmer until the salmon is cooked through, about 8 minutes. Remove salmon from water; when cool enough to handle, flake salmon into small pieces, and transfer to a medium bowl. Add horseradish, sour cream, and salt; stir to combine. Set mixture aside.
- Fill a large bowl with ice and water; set aside. Bring a wide, shallow pan of water to a simmer over medium heat. Add asparagus; let simmer until tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the ice bath; let cool. Transfer to a cutting board, and slice the asparagus in half lengthwise; set aside.
- Assemble the sandwiches: Spread reserved horseradish-salmon mixture onto each slice of bread. Top half the slices with six asparagus-spear halves, then cover with the remaining slices of bread. Trim crusts, cut each sandwich into four triangles, and serve immediately.
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