Herbed Cream Cheese Cucumber-Radish Appetizer
stacked cucumber and radish slices topped with herbed cream cheese appetizer

Recipe Type: hors d'oeuvre Prep Time: 25 min Total Time:25 min Yield: 12 Appetizers Ingredients: 4 ounces Cream Cheese, softened 2 tablespoons fresh mint, thinly sliced 1/4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon salt pinch of cayenne pepper, or to taste 3 teaspoons fresh chives, snipped, divided 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest, divided English cucumber, trimmed, sliced 1/8-inch thick 3 small radishes, trimmed, sliced 1/8-inch thick French sea salt Instruction: In a small bowl combine cheese, mint, lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper. Add 2 teaspoons chives and 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest reserving the remainder for garnish. Stack a cucumber and radish slice together with a dab of cheese mixture between them to hold in place, then top each with 1/2 teaspoon of the cheese mixture. Garnish with the remaining zest and chives, place on a platter, sprinkle with sea salt and serve immediately.

Wine recommendation: chardonnay