These dainty old-fashioned tea sandwiches feature cool cucumber slices, thinly sliced red onion, and a creamy herbed spread made with cream cheese or mayonnaise sandwiched between thin bread slices.
Benedictine Sandwiches
Use very thin bread and minimal spread to keep these delicate. Trim the crusts for perfect little bites. The cucumber and onion provide pleasant contrasts in texture. The spread adds a creamy richness without dominating. These petite sandwiches are the essence of simplicity.
Ingredients
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled (use english or seedless cucumbers if you can find them)
- 2 tbsp yellow onion (about 1/4 of a small onion)
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Sandwich bread
Directions
- Cut cucumber in half and remove the seeds with a spoon.
- Place the cucumber and onion in a food processor and puree.
- Place the puree in a strainer to drain off excess liquid.
- Place the cucumber mixture back in the food processor with the cream cheese and salt and puree until combined.
- Spread onto bread to make sandwiches.
- Serve.
- This recipe was originally published on Weelicious as “Benedictine Weelicious”.