Shelly's Recipe

SMOKED SALMON CLUB SANDWICH

Category: Sandwiches

4 oz reduced-fat (Neufchatel) cream
Cheese (1/2 of an 8-oz package)
1 small carrot, finely chopped
1 small zucchini, seeded and finely chopped
1 small red or yellow sweet pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 tbsp snipped fresh chives
1/8 - 1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground red pepper
12 slices sesame sourdough bread
2 tbsp dairy sour cream
6 oz smoked salmon
1 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
1 large cucumber, thinly sliced

For vegetable spread: In a bowl, stir together cream cheese, carrot, zucchini, sweet pepper, and chives. Add salt and ground red pepper to taste. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.

Spread 4 slices of the bread with dairy sour cream. Arrange salmon on top of sour cream. Add spinach leaves. Spread 4 more slices of the bread with vegetable spread; set on top of sandwich bases, spread side up. Arrange cucumber slices on spread. Top each sandwich with another slice of bread. Cut sandwiches into quarters. Makes 8 side-dish servings.