Toothpick Appetizer Smoked Salmon Goat Cheese Roll Ups

Easy appetizers should be ones that you can toss together with simplicity and make ahead! My make ahead goat cheese spread you can whip up fast and from there you assemble into a toothpick appetizer. I appreciate the work roll up finger food can be, but these roll ups only take a few minutes! For my toothpick appetizer smoked salmon goat cheese roll ups you only need a few ingredients. These will be sure to impress your guests and leave them feeling the snack table guilt free! Appetizers can be heavy and ruin the main course, these healthy roll ups are sure to be the exact opposite!

Toothpick appetizer smoked salmon goat cheese roll ups

Smoked salmon is the center of these toothpick appetizers! A dollop of goat cheese spread and a sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning hold together the slivered cucumber shell. I used Pure Flavor poco bites sliced thinly, and carefully, with a knife. If you have a mandolin that would work as well. Once those are sliced I placed them on a paper towel while I prepared the goat cheese spread. The goat cheese is just goat cheese and yogurt whipped together. I didn’t add seasoning like dried oregano or dried Italian seasoning although you could. The everything bagel seasoning will be doing the heavy lifting after I smear the spread on the cucumber for rolling. This is why I left the mixture plain. After that we assemble! 

How to slice a cucumber for roll ups

How to slice a cucumber without chopping off your fingers? You use a mandolin or very carefully cut the cucumber long ways with your fingers tucked in. Known as the “bear claw.” I always cut slowly and without speed because my finger has been glued on and my mom has chopped off her knuckle. We clearly learned our lessons! Take it slow! If you don’t have the poco cucumbers near you, grab the traditional cucumbers and use a peeler to cut long strips. You want the strips thin enough to roll like you see below. Pliable!

Smoked Salmon Roll Ups

Pretty much any recipe on sugarfacebakes.com is versatile and favorable to swaps. Use sliced turkey, ham, or any lunch meat. These are great for a kids packed lunch or your own for the office. Just be sure to wrap in cling wrap so the smoke salmon smell doesn’t invade the other items in your box. I really enjoy a piece of cubed chicken with a cherry tomato on the bottom of the roll up for a skewer snack. Remind me of a sandwich without the heavy bread. What you need:

• Goat cheese
• Greek yogurt
• Everything bagel seasoning
• Cucumbers
• Smoked salmon, or your favorite deli meat of choice

Serving Suggestion

There are so many flexible variations of this toothpick appetizer. If you are hosting brunch or an afternoon party, cube a bagel and add to the end of each of the cucumber roll. To assemble it would go like this: bagel bread, assembled cucumber roll up, bagel bread. You guessed it! It’s a lox bagel on a toothpick, how cute is this? You can do that with any variation of meat and your favorite bread. Enjoy for a fun game day snack or party food and keep it simple!