Southern Belle Cucumber 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.

CUCUMBER FINGER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spread one side of each slice of bread with a thin layer of butter. Arrange a single layer of cucumber slices on 4 of the bread slices. Stir together the mayonnaise, chives, mustard and some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Spread a thin layer of the mayonnaise mixture over the cucumbers. Top with the remaining slices of buttered bread. Cut off the crusts and cut each sandwich into three fingers.

ENGLISH TEA CUCUMBER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices between 2 paper towels set in a colander. Allow liquid to drain, about 10 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, garlic powder, onion salt, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on one side of each bread slice.
• Divide cucumber slices over half of the bread slices; sprinkle lemon pepper on cucumber.
• Stack the other half of the bread slices with spread sides down over the cucumber slices to make sandwiches.

CUCUMBER SANDWICHES III

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, mayonnaise and Italian dressing mix. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or preferably overnight.
• Spread the cream cheese blend onto slices of French bread. Top with a cucumber slice, and sprinkle with dill. You can make as many or few as you like. the cream cheese mixture keeps for about a week in the refrigerator so you can make them over and over again!

SOUTHERN BELLE CUCUMBER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Peel and cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise.
• Remove the seeds and sprinkle the cavities liberally with salt.
• Place the cucumbers on a rack in a glass dish, cover, and let drain overnight.
• The next day rinse the cucumbers to remove excess salt, and press between paper towels to remove any excess moisture.
• Chop the cucumbers and put into a food processor.
• Blend for 10 seconds.
• Chop the cream cheese into cubes, and add to the cucumbers along with the chives and salad dressing powder, and blend until smooth.
• Cut the crusts from the bread and use a cookie cutter to cut shapes out of each slice.
• I use a heart-shaped cutter that is 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches.
• You can usually get two sandwiches out of each slice of bread.
• I freeze the scraps to use for bread crumbs, or I feed them to the birds.
• Spread the cucumber filling on each slice and place into an airtight container separating layers or sandwiches with waxed paper.
• Refrigerate for an hour or more.
• Place on a serving platter and garnish each sandwich with a snippet of fresh parsley.

THE BEST CUCUMBER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Slice the cucumber as thin as you can (1/8" is good).
• Cut out nice circles from the white part of the bread using a 3in cookie cutter(toss the crusts).
• Spread a seriously THIN layer of mayo on each slice and artfully arrange 3-4 cucumber slices on each open faced sandwich.
• Top with 3 or 4 shavings of onion.
• Sprinkle each sandwich with some salt (do not leave this out!).
• Enjoy!

SAVORY CUCUMBER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise and salad dressing mix. Refrigerate for 1 hour. , Just before serving, spread over each slice of rye bread; top each with a cucumber slice. If desired, sprinkle with dill.

CUCUMBER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and dressing mix. Spread on 1 side of each slice of bread. Peel cucumbers if desired; thinly slice and place on 6 slices of bread. Top with remaining bread. Serve immediately.