Olive Bacon And Watercress Sandwiches Recipes

OLIVE, BACON, AND WATERCRESS SANDWICHES

Steps:

• To make the filling, combine the cream cheese, watercress, olives, and bacon, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Stir to fully incorporate. Add salt/pepper to taste, if needed. Cover tightly and chill until ready to spread.
• To make the sandwiches, spread a thin layer of softened butter on bread slices. Spread desired amount of olive/cream cheese filling onto half the bread slices, leaving a bit of the edges without filling. Top with remaining bread slices to make a sandwich. Slice off crusts.
• If serving immediately, cut into triangles (or desired shapes) and arrange on a platter. If serving later, wrap each sandwich tightly with cling wrap and cut into shapes just before serving.
• *Note: Make it meatless by omitting bacon. Filling may be prepared up to 2-3 days in advance and kept in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to use. Completed sandwiches may be wrapped tightly and chilled until ready to serve. Cut until shapes just before serving.

TYLER FLORENCE'S AVOCADO SALAD WITH LEMON, BACON AND WATERCRESS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lay the bacon on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 15 minutes, until crispy. Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels and let it drain for a couple of minutes.
• Break or cut the avocados into chunks and arrange on a platter. Drizzle with the lemon juice and olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Scatter the watercress over the avocado and top with the bacon.

TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut breads into shapes with 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters (or remove crusts from breads and cut each slice into triangles or squares).
• Spread butter over white bread shapes; top each with cucumber. In small bowl, mix cream cheese and watercress until well blended. Spread over pumpernickel bread shapes. In another small bowl, mix ham, parsley, mayonnaise and mustard until well blended. Spread over whole wheat bread shapes.
• Arrange sandwiches on serving platter. Garnish with edible flowers, fresh dill weed or radish slices. Store in refrigerator.

WATERCRESS SANDWICHES

Steps:

• The Watercress Butter: In a food processor, blend the butter, watercress leaves, lemon juice, black pepper and cayenne pepper until the mixture is very smooth. Let the mixture stand for about 30 minutes at room temperature or chill it, but bring it back to room temperature before using.
• Watercress Sandwiches: Spread each slice of bread with about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the watercress butter, and cut 4 rounds from each slice with a 4-cm (11/2 inch) round or fluted cutter.
• Arrange a watercress sprig on half the rounds, leaving a little extending over the edge of each and invert the remaining rounds on top to complete the sandwiches.
• Serve the sandwiches on a tray decorated with the extra watercress sprigs.

WATERCRESS SANDWICHES WITH CHILI-LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl until well blended. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spread chili-lemon butter on 1 side of each bread, dividing equally. Top buttered side of 4 bread slices generously with watercress. Cover with remaining 4 bread slices, buttered side down, pressing slightly to adhere. Cut sandwiches in half and serve immediately.