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Cucumber Sandwiches

Cucumber Sandwiches

Delicious cucumber sandwiches perfect for lunch or parties, featuring thinly sliced cucumbers and creamy spreads.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Sandwich
Cuisine American
Servings 4 sandwiches
Calories 150 kcal

Equipment

  • Cutting Board
  • Baking sheet
  • paper towels

Ingredients
  

For 4 sandwiches

  • ½ cucumber English cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt plus more as needed
  • 8 slices white bread such as Pepperidge Farm Very Thin White
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or cream cheese softened at room temperature
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground white or black pepper
  • Optional ingredients watercress, mint leaves, lemon zest, dill, chives, or parsley

For party sandwiches

  • 2 cucumbers English cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
  • ½ teaspoon salt plus more as needed
  • 40 slices white bread such as Pepperidge Farm Very Thin White
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter or cream cheese softened at room temperature (see Recipe Note)
  • ½ teaspoon ground white or black pepper
  • Optional ingredients watercress, mint leaves, lemon zest, dill, chives, or parsley

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Line a baking sheet with paper towels and spread the cucumbers on top. Sprinkle lightly with salt and leave for 20 minutes. Pat them dry with more paper towels. Taste the slices, and sprinkle with more salt if they taste bland.
  • Set bread slices on a cutting board and spread one side of each slice generously with butter or cream cheese. You will need about 1-2 teaspoons per slice depending on the size of your bread slices.
  • Overlapping them to cover the bread, lay the cucumbers on half of the bread slices. If the cucumbers are very thin, make 2 layers; if thick, make one. The cucumber filling should be about ¼-inch thick. Sprinkle the cucumber slices with pepper. If you like, top the cucumbers with one of the optional ingredients. Top with a second slice of bread.

Notes

Skip salting the cucumbers if you're making only 4 sandwiches for lunch; simply sprinkle the cucumbers with salt.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwichCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
Keyword appetizer, Cucumber Sandwiches, lunch, party food, Tea Sandwiches, Vegetarian
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