SMOKED SALMON ROLLS W/RICOTTA & CHIVES

By BobD

Ingredients

• 8 ounces ricotta
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons minced chives
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 8 slices smoked salmon, each 2 to 3 inches wide and about 7 inches long.

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine ricotta, lemon juice, zest and chives; season with salt and pepper. On a large cutting board or other work surface, arrange two slices of salmon parallel to each other and slightly overlapping to form a rectangle, about 5 by 7 inches.

Spread a quarter of the ricotta mixture along bottom of rectangle, about 1/2-inch high. Tightly roll up salmon jelly-roll style; cut roll on the diagonal into bite-size pieces. Repeat this process to make and cut three more rolls.

Yield: 24 pieces.