Cucumber Rounds with Smoked Salmon Mousse

Directions

1. 1

   8 oz Cream cheese, at room temp

2. 2

   2 oz Smoked salmon dr Lemon juice (few drops) 3 tb Heavy cream White pepper to taste 2 Seedless English cucumbers Garnish watercress leaf(op

3. 3

   Makes approximately 40 hor d'oeuvres) Combine the mousse ingredients in the bowl of food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth

4. 4

   Chill at least 30 minutes

5. 5

   Cut each cucumber crosswise into approximately 20 slices, each slightly less than 1/4" thick

6. 6

   Cucumbers can also be peeled, striated with fork tines or cut into decorative shapes with biscuit cutters

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   Assemble hor d'oeuvres no more than an hour before serving by softening the mousse with a wooden spoon and putting it in a pastry bag with a

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   Pipe mousse on top of each cucumber slice and garnish with a small watercress leaf