Recipe
Cucumber Sandwiches
Cucumber Sandwiches cooks like a weeknight: comforting, direct, and ready for the table.
Start with 4 slices bread (crusts removed) and 1/2 cup cream cheese.
From the first sizzle to the bowl, about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread (crusts removed)
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp finely chopped mint
- 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 small English cucumber, thinly sliced
Steps
- In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, mint, coriander, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Mix well until smooth and creamy.
- Spread the mixture evenly over all four slices of bread.
- Arrange the thinly sliced cucumber over 2 of the bread slices.
- Place the remaining bread slices on top, gently press together, and cut into halves or quarters.
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Tips
- Taste for salt before it leaves the pan. The pinch is easy to miss.
- Keep ginger and garlic moving in the oil so they toast instead of burn.
- Warm the bowl. A hot dish on a cold plate goes quiet in a minute.
Questions
How long does it take?
Cucumber Sandwiches takes about 30 minutes, from the first cut to the plate.
Is it kid-friendly?
Not as written. Cucumber Sandwiches isn't marked kid-friendly. Taste the heat before you serve it to kids, and set their portion aside if you add hot chili.
What can I substitute?
No 4 slices bread (crusts removed)? Use the closest thing you have in the same amount. Cucumber Sandwiches is forgiving if the salt and the fat are right.
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