Radish Sandwiches

PanNan's Note:

These tasty little sandwiches are great for appetizers, tea parties, ladies luncheons, etc., but my husband ate two full size sandwiches for lunch, and loved them. The recipe is from One of a Kind, a Mobile Junior League community cookbook I received from Sweetpea Burgess in the recent cookbook swap. Note for the World Tour participants - this recipe is included in the British category. These are ideal little sandwiches to be served with tea, as is common in Britain.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 tea siz ...

• 8 radishes , trimmed
• 6 ounces cream cheese (I used low fat)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (I used Smart Beat Spread)
• 1 tablespoon parsley , without stems
• 1 teaspoon chives , snipped
• fresh lemon juice
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 6 -8 slices pumpernickel bread

Garnish

• 4 trimmed radishes
• coarse salt

Directions:

1. For the filling, finely chop the radishes in the food processor (or hand grater). Place in a large sieve or colander. Press with paper towels to drain and squeeze out any excess liquid.
2. Cream the cream cheese and butter together until fluffy (I used the food processor); add drained chopped radishes, parsley, chives, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and cream again.
3. Cut crusts from bread and cut into small squares or rounds. Spread with filling, and garnish with sliced or whole radishes coated with coarse salt.
4. Chill thoroughly before serving.

Reviews

[Chocolatl]

Rich and tasty. I love radishes in sandwiches, and these are very good. I thought they did need the salt. Thanks for posting! Made for ZWT6 Family picks.

[littlemafia]

Gave a little tea party for myself today. My mom used to make these,but a more simple version. I used fresh parsley and scallions.Made for ZWT6

[breezermom]

Loved the radish spread! I'm not crazy about pumpernickel, but gave it a try. I liked it better on wheat bread and stuffed into celery :). Thanks for sharing!