- 1/2 seedless cucumber
- 1 tablespoon wasabi paste (from a tube)
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 (24-inch) baguette, quartered crosswise, then each quarter halved horizontally and lightly toasted
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced smoked salmon
- 1/4 cup drained bottled pickled ginger
- an adjustable-blade slicer
- lemon wedges
- Cut cucumber into thin rounds using slicer. Stir together wasabi and cream cheese. Spread mixture on baguette, then make open-face sandwiches with cucumber, salmon, and ginger.