Smoked Salmon Bites With Lemon Balm On Pumpernickel

Course :	Salmon
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	6

Ingredients:

6	slices	pumpernickel bread -- - cut in squares
1/2	Cup	unsalted butter
1	tablespoon	chopped fresh lemon balm
1	teaspoon	lemon juice
1	teaspoon	salt and pepper -- to taste
4	ounces	cream cheese -- at room temp.
1/4	pound	Canadian smoked salmon -- - thinly sliced
1	small	red onion -- - thinly sliced in rings
		-----garnish-----
6	slices	lemon slices
1	bunch	lemon balm sprigs

Preparation:

Spread pumpernickel squares with butter. Blend lemon balm with lemon juice, salt, pepper and cream cheese. Spread evenly onto buttered squares. Place a small piece of salmon on top of each square, then a red onion ring. Arrange on serving platter; garnish. Variation: Use chopped chives or dill instead of lemon balm. From "Nancy Enright's Canadian Herb Cookbook" by Nancy Enright. Toronto: James Lorimer and Company, 1985. Pg. 61. ISBN 0-88862-788-2.