For a special occasion serve tea sandwiches. Three of my favorites are cucumber and butter, roast beef with horseradish, or cornbread muffin and ham.
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 28servings
Ingredients
Cucumber-Butter Sandwiches
4tablespoonssoftened butter
½teaspoongrated lemon zest
1tablespoonchopped fresh dill
4slicesVery thin white sandwich bread
1/2English cucumberthinly sliced
Roast Beef-Horseradish Sandwiches
2tablespoonsmayonnaise
2tablespoonssour cream
1teaspoonprepared horseradish
¼teaspoonsalt
⅛teaspoonground black pepper
2ouncesMedium rare roast beefthinly sliced
4slicesVery thin whole wheat or rye bread
1Roma (plum) tomatothinly sliced
Watercress (optional)
Ham-Cornbread Sandwiches
6tablespoonssoftened butter
2teaspoonschopped scallion
1teaspoonhoney
12Mini corn muffins
4ouncesThinly sliced deli ham
3teaspoonsRed pepper jelly
Instructions
Cucumber-Butter Sandwiches
Mix the butter, lemon zest and dill.
Spread on bread and top with cucumber slices.
Trim crusts and cut into serving size pieces.
Roast Beef-Horseradish Sandwiches
Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, horseradish, salt and pepper.
Spread on bread.
Top with roast beef, tomato slices, and watercress.
Trim crusts and cut into serving size pieces.
Ham-Cornbread Sandwiches
Mix the softened butter, scallions and honey. Spread a small amount on the bottom of each split corn muffin. Top with ham and red pepper jelly. Replace the top.