Lately, this has been our pre-dinner snack. It seems fancy (fancy for us, anyway) to have an appetizer just for two, but it’s less glamorous than that. When we’re cooking and photographing our meals, nights can get late and snacks have become necessary. Especially fast snacks. This one can be made in about 7 minutes, and if that’s too long for you, the components could even be mixed up (and kept separate) a few hours in advance. If you’re vegetarian, don’t click away yet… yes, this is smoked salmon, but it’s the fennel that is the real star, and this can be adapted a number of ways. Spread some cheese as the bottom layer, or rub the toast with some garlic and a bit of salt… Anything just to add a little salty balance to the sweet & tangy shavings that will be piled on top. Mix up the yogurt sauce simultaneously with the fennel mixture – you’ll use the same “splashes” of ingredients for both. Inspired by this salad (one of my favorites).
