Tortillas mit Räucherlachs und Gurken (tortillas with smoked salmon and cucumber)
Soft tortillas rolled up with smoked salmon, cream cheese and cucumber, the cucumber salted briefly and drained before rolling, since watery cucumber seeps into the tortilla and makes it soggy and prone to splitting within the hour. Spreading the cream cheese all the way to the edges rather than leaving a border is what seals the roll and keeps the filling from sliding out when sliced.
Prep20 min
Servings4
Christoph's smoked salmon and cucumber tortillas, the cucumber salted and drained first so it doesn't turn the wrap soggy.
Ingredients
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Servings
Wraps
- 4 flour tortillas rounded
- 200 g cream cheese rounded
- 200 g smoked salmon rounded
- 150 g cucumber, thinly sliced rounded
- 5 g fine salt, for salting the cucumber rounded
- 40 g fresh dill rounded
- 30 g mixed salad leaves rounded
Dietary labels are a guide, not a guarantee. If you have an allergy, read the ingredients yourself.
Method
- Salt the sliced cucumber and let sit in a sieve for 10 minutes, then pat dry with paper towel.
- Spread the cream cheese evenly over each tortilla, all the way to the edges.
- Layer the smoked salmon, drained cucumber, dill and salad leaves over the bottom half of each tortilla.
- Roll up tightly from the filled edge. Slice each roll in half on a diagonal to serve.
Notes
- Salt and drain the cucumber before rolling. Watery cucumber seeps into the tortilla as it sits, making it soggy and prone to splitting within the hour; salting and draining first prevents that.
- Spread the cream cheese all the way to the edges, not just the centre. This seals the roll along its length, holding the filling in place; a bare border lets the layers slide apart when sliced.
- Roll tightly, without overstuffing. A tightly rolled wrap holds together cleanly when sliced; an overfilled one splits open.
- Best eaten fresh, within a couple of hours of rolling, since the tortilla softens over time even with the cucumber properly drained.
Ingredient substitutions
- Smoked salmon can be swapped for smoked trout for a milder flavour.
- Fresh dill can be chives or a mix of fresh herbs.
- A squeeze of lemon juice over the salmon before rolling brightens the flavour.
From Christoph Mayer