Directions
TOAST bread. SPREAD with cream cheese.
TOP bread with smoked salmon and hard-boiled egg. SPRINKLE with dill and capers.
Ingredients
- 1 large hard-boiled EGG, peeled, sliced
- 1 Tbsp. cream cheese, softened
- 1 thin slice smoked salmon (1 oz.)
- 1 thick slice country white bread
- 1 tsp. chopped fresh dill
- 1 tsp. capers, drained
Tips
Very fresh eggs can be difficult to peel. To ensure easily peeled eggs, buy and refrigerate them a week to 10 days in advance of cooking. This brief “breather” allows the eggs time to take in air, which helps separate the membranes from the shell.
To hard-boil eggs: PLACE eggs in saucepan large enough to hold them in single layer. ADD cold water to cover eggs by 1 inch. HEAT over high heat just to boiling. REMOVE from burner. COVER pan. LET eggs stand in hot water about 15 minutes for large eggs (12 minutes for medium eggs; 18 minutes for extra-large). COOL completely under cold running water and PEEL.
Hard-boiled eggs are easiest to peel right after cooling. Cooling causes the egg to contract slightly in the shell.
To peel a hard-boiled egg: Gently tap egg on countertop until shell is finely crackled all over. Roll egg between hands to loosen shell. Start peeling at large end, holding egg under cold running water to help ease the shell off.
This recipe is a good source of vitamin A, and an excellent source of protein, vitamin D and choline.
Per serving: 1 recipe
- Calories 282
- Total fat 12 g
- Saturated fat 5 g
- Polyunsaturated fat 1 g
- Monounsaturated fat 4 g
- Cholesterol 208 mg
- Sodium 588 mg
- Carbohydrates 26 g
- Fiber 1 g
- Sugar 2 g
- Protein 16 g
- Vitamin A 127 mcg
- Vitamin D 6 mcg
- Folate 24 mcg
- Choline 176 mg
- Calcium 43 mg
- Iron 2 mg
- Potassium 133 mg
To ensure food safety, eggs should be cooked until both the yolk and the white are firm. Consuming raw or undercooked eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially for those with certain medical conditions. For recipes that call for eggs that are raw or undercooked when the dish is served, use either pasteurized shell eggs that have been treated to destroy Salmonella, or use pasteurized egg products.