Southern Tea Sandwiches Recipes

SOUTHERN TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• For the onion cream cheese: Stir together the cream cheese, chives, green onions and garlic powder in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the egg and bacon salad: Stir together the mayonnaise, parsley, shallots, mustard, paprika, eggs and bacon in a medium bowl. Add more mayonnaise if you prefer a creamier egg salad. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the sandwiches: Place 4 of the bread slices on a cutting board and spread each with about 3 tablespoons of the onion cream cheese in an even layer on one side. Top with a single layer of smoked salmon, squeeze some lemon juice over the salmon and then cover with a second slice of bread to form 4 sandwiches. Cut the crusts off. Slice each sandwich in half crosswise and then cut each half diagonally to create 4 triangle-shaped finger sandwiches. Place a cucumber round on top of each sandwich and arrange on a platter.
• Place 4 of the bread slices on a cutting board and spread each with about 1/4 cup of the egg and bacon salad in an even layer on one side. Cover with a second slice of bread to form 4 sandwiches. Cut the crusts off. Slice each sandwich in half crosswise and then cut each half diagonally to create 4 triangle-shaped finger sandwiches. Arrange on a platter.

SOUTHERN TEA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Wrap cucumber in thin, clean dishtowel and squeeze out as much juice as possible.
• Discard juice.
• Mash cream cheese with a fork until smooth.
• Add cucumber and mix.
• Wrap grated onion in another clean dishtowel and squeeze juice INTO cream cheese, then discard grated onion.
• Mix mayonnaise and Tabasco into cream cheese mixture.
• Season with salt and add 1 drop green food coloring.
• Mix well.
• Cut crusts off very thin white or rye bread, then spread one side with cream cheese mixture, topping with another slice.
• Cut into finger sandwiches.