Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Roll-Ups
My Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Roll-Ups are an easy, flavorful lunch that tastes like your favorite bagel topping, but looks like a sliced sushi roll. Thin slices of delicate smoked salmon are coated with everything bagel seasoning, then topped with a homemade scallion cream cheese, avocado and cucumber. Roll tightly, then cut into bite-size pieces. Enjoy with jalapeños and soy sauce! Gluten-free.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 249kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp everything bagel seasoning blend
- 1 lb smoked salmon, thinly sliced
- ¾ cup whipped cream cheese, or room temperature regular cream cheese
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced, can substitute with chives
- 2 tsp fresh lemon zest, from 1 medium lemon
- 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and cut into ¼-inch thick strips
- 1 small cucumber, cut into ¼-inch thick matchsticks
- 1 medium jalapeño pepper, very thinly sliced
- Low-sodium soy sauce, optional, for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the salmon. Lay out a large sheet of plastic wrap (about 20-inches long), then sprinkle all over with 2 Tbsp everything bagel seasoning blend. Lay 1 lb smoked salmon slices on top of the seeds, overlapping the pieces, to create a rectangle that is roughly 18x6-inches long.
- Make the cream cheese filling. In a small bowl, combine ¾ cup whipped cream cheese, 2 thinly sliced scallions, and 2 tsp lemon zest. Stir until well mixed.
- Assemble, then roll. Using a spatula or a spoon, spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the entire surface of the salmon. About 2-inches from the bottom edge, lay out all the avocado and cucumber across the entire length of the salmon.
- Roll into a log. Use the plastic wrap to help lift and roll the salmon slices over the filling, until you’ve rolled the entire rectangle into a log. At this point, you can top with additional everything bagel seasoning if you like.
- Cut, then serve! Using a sharp knife, cut the log into bite-size pieces about ¾-inch thick. Transfer to a plate so that they’re standing up. Top each roll with a thin slice of jalapeño. Enjoy with soy sauce for dipping!
Notes
- To make this even simpler, you can replace the scallion cream cheese spread with Boursin cheese.
- If you don’t have everything bagel seasoning blend, you can coat the exterior with white or black sesame seeds (or a combination of the two) or furikake, a Japanese seasoning blend.
- Prepare the pinwheels up to 24 hours in advance, store them tightly wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator, then slice when ready to serve.
- Leftover roll ups can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. I do not recommend freezing.
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 950mg | Potassium: 412mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 572IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg
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