Name: Start your day right with Darren Robertson’s Diced Shepard Avocado, Smoked New Zealand Salmon & Caper Cream Cheese on Rye
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 slices rye bread; 1 ripe Shepard avocado; 120g New Zealand smoked salmon; 150g cream cheese; 1 tbsp baby capers, chopped; 1 lime juice; Fresh dill; Cracked black pepper

Ingredients

2 slices rye bread

1 ripe Shepard avocado

120g New Zealand smoked salmon

150g cream cheese

1 tbsp baby capers, chopped

1 lime juice

Fresh dill

Cracked black pepper

Method

Step 1

Toast the rye until crisp.

Step 2

Cut two wedges from the lime for garnish.

Step 3

Mix cream cheese with chopped capers and a little zest and a squeeze of juice. Spread generously over the toast.

Step 4

Top with slices of smoked salmon.

Step 5

Dice the avocado into neat cubes and toss gently with a little olive oil, lime juice and a pinch of salt.

Step 6

Scatter the diced avocado over the salmon.

Step 7

Finish with dill and cracked black pepper.

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