Cucumber Tea Sandwiches Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 English cucumber

  thinly sliced
• 8 ounces cream cheese

  softened (or vegan cream cheese)
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 20 slices bread

  white, brown or of your choice
• butter

  at room temperature
• salt and black pepper

  to taste
• 1 cup microgreens

  or arugula microgreens
• edible flowers

Instructions

• 1 Slice the cucumbers very thinly. Then place the slices in a colander or sieve
  and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Gently mix together and let them drain for
  20-30 minutes.
• 2 With a hand mixer, mix cream cheese and mayonnaise in a small bowl until smooth.
  Fold in the fresh herbs, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 Thinly butter each slice of bread to prevent sogginess, and then spread a layer
  of the cream cheese mixture over the top. For clean slices, consider freezing
  the bread before assembling the sandwiches.
• 4 Drain the cucumbers and pat dry then thinly layer cucumber slices over half the
  bread. Top with additional herbs or microgreens if desired and a sprinkling of
  salt and black pepper.
• 5 Top with the remaining slices, remove crusts with a serrated knife and slice
  into 3 fingers or triangle-shaped sandwiches.

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