Sunday, February 1, 2009

Ellie's New York Breakfast

ngredients

* 8 pieces packaged, thin pumpernickel bread (3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches))
* 1/4 cup whipped cream cheese
* 8 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon (OPTIONAL)
* 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
* 1/4 English cucumber, thinly sliced
* 2 medium tomatoes, core, seeded and diced
* 2 teaspoons chopped, fresh chives
* Salt and pepper


Toast the bread and spread 1 1/2 teaspoons of cream cheese on top of each piece.

Put a slice of smoked salmon, a couple of slices of onion, one or 2 slices of cucumber, and about 1 tablespoon of chopped tomato on top of that.

Sprinkle with chives and season with salt and pepper.