Grandma's Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

Submitted by FloridaGrl

"My Grandma and her sisters got together every couple of weeks to play bridge. She always made these sandwiches when it was her turn to host--and spent most of the day in the kitchen guarding the refrigerator to keep all the rest of us from stealing them! I changed the bread to whole wheat, as I like it better, but you can use whatever suits you--we also use pumpernickel or rye."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 4 dozen

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill, snipped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 large cucumbers, seeded and chopped
• 1⁄2 cup sweet red pepper (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup green olives, chopped (Can use pimento stuffed)
• 1⁄4 cup minced fresh parsley
• 12 slices whole wheat bread
• cucumber, slices (optional)
• fresh dill sprig (optional)

directions

1. In a small mixing bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients; beat until well blended. Stir in the cucumbers, red peppers (if using, onions, olives and parsley. Cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours.
2. Remove crusts from bread; cut each slice into 4 triangles. Spread with cream cheese mixture. Garnish with cucumber slices and dill sprigs if desired.

Reviews

[Terrybiz]

Fabulous filling! I needed a creamcheese-veggie filling for appetizers that I was making to bring to a party, so I used your filling and they were great! I did chop the cukes fine and instead of using bread to make a sandwich, I used phyllo dough wrapped around a form to make a small horn, or cone. Pre-baked and cooled, then put a pinch of alfalfa sprouts in first and piped in the chunky spread and garnished it with a piece of cucumber. They looked festive and were easily the most popular appy on the table! Thanks!

 

[Baby Kato]

These were great little tea sandwiches, chocked full of flavor. Please tell your grandma thank you very much for me. I enjoyed these very much. Great flavor, creamy, tasty and very filling. These pretty little sandwiches were just wonderful, I will be making this treat often...thanks so much for sharing.