Appetizers & Drinks

A twist on the traditional California roll, this tasty appetizer will be a hit at your next cocktail party!

Makes about 48 bites

8 Sunset® Mini Cucumbers
2 – 3 tsp wasabi paste
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp minced pink pickled ginger (sushi style)
1/2 cup chopped cooked shrimp or crab meat, drained well
Garnish: sliced fresh chives or tobiko

Cut the ends off the cucumbers. Then cut each cucumber into 1” slices (6 pieces per cucumber). You should end up with about 48 slices. Using a small melon-baller, scoop center of cucumber bite 3/4 of the way down, leaving a “bottom” intact. Set aside.

In a small bowl mash the wasabi, cream cheese, soy sauce and pickled ginger together with a fork until smooth and combined. Then mix in shrimp well.

Transfer cream cheese mixture into a piping bag with a plain round tip. Pipe about 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture into each cucumber bite. Sprinkle with chives or tobiko before serving.