Sometimes appetizers are the best part of a meal. Often times I gorge myself full of appetizers before the first course even comes out. We decided to make a simple and healthy appetizer that has minimal ingredients, is visually pleasing and is delicious! I am almost tempted to call this zucchini sushi!
The key to this dish is in the grilling of the zucchini. For a better visual appeal, don’t move the zucchini while it is cooking and only flip it once. This will give it the nice linear grill marks.
We hope you enjoy this recipe! Buon Appetito!
Easy and Quick Zucchini and Smoked Salmon Appetizer Rolls
Course: Appetizers, Seafood DishesCuisine: Italian, MediterraneanDifficulty: EasyServings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
15
minutesCalories
300
kcalA quick, easy and healthy appetizer made with grilled zucchini, smoked salmon and cream cheese.
Ingredients
5 medium zucchini
2 packages of your preferred smoked salmon
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Toothpicks
Directions
- Slice the zucchini into thin vertical strips about 1/4″ thick.
- Heat up a grill pan on the highest temperature.
- Grill the sliced zucchini for about 3 minutes on each side. Try not to move the zucchini while grilling to get those awesome grill marks.
- After grilling the zucchini, let them sit for about 5 minutes to cool down.
- Once the zucchini are cooled, spread a thin layer of cream cheese on one side.
- Add a thin slice of salmon that matches the size of the sliced zucchini.
- Roll up the zucchini and stick a toothpick down the middle.
- Repeat this for all the slices of zucchini.
- Buon Appetito!
Notes
- You can also substitute any smoked fish or even sashimi grade fish to create a sort of sushi dish!
