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Smoked
salmon is different from lox, which is served on bagels with
cream cheese. Smoked salmon is first cured with a salt and brown
sugar rub, then put into a wet brine and finally smoked. Lox is
sold in slices, while smoked salmon is sold in one piece.
8 large hard-cooked eggs
3
ounces smoked salmon with any bones removed
4
ounces cream cheese
2
tablespoons sour cream
½ cup
mayonnaise
1
teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2
tablespoons chopped fresh dill
Fresh
dill springs
16
whole smoked almonds
1. Carefully
cut the hard-cooked
eggs in half and place
the yolks in a blender or food
processor.
2. Add the salmon,
cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise,
lemon
juice and dill. Blend until smooth and creamy.
3. Fit a piping bag
with a star tip and fill with the egg mixture.
4. Pipe the egg
yolk filling into the egg white halves.
5. Garnish each
filled egg half with whole smoked almonds and
tiny
fresh dill sprigs.
Makes 16 egg halves
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