United Kingdom Cucumber Sandwiches
These famous cucumber tea sandwiches must be made with buttered soft white bread with the crusts cut off. Other tea sandwiches are made from watercress, boiled chicken, or roast beef. All use butter rather than mayonnaise.
Recipe Servings: 32
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
- 1 seedless cucumber
- 4 oz unsalted butter, softened
- 16 thin slices firm white bread, crusts removed
- Fresh herbs such as mint, parsley, or watercress, as needed for garnish
Directions
- Peel cucumber, cut in half lengthways, and slice crossways as thinly as possible.
- Spread each slice of white bread with about 1½ teaspoons (7.5 ml) of the softened butter.
- Arrange several slices of cucumber on each of eight slices of bread.
- Top each sandwich with another slice of bread.
- Cut each sandwich into four triangles.
- Arrange sandwiches on a platter and garnish.
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