Southern Belle Cucumber Sandwiches
"In order to get your Southern Belle license, you have to know how to make cucumber sandwiches!!! These are a staple for bridal and baby showers and ladies' teas. They are very tasty andpretty."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
65-75 sandwiches
ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon chopped frozen chives
- 1 tablespoon hidden valley ranch dressing mix
- 2 loaves white bread
- 1 bunch fresh parsley
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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Thank you so much for this recipe. I've been searching so long for the one that tastes like my grandmother used to make, and this is it! -
I was very disappointed with this recipe. The consistency was thinner than I expected. I followed the directions exactly and all I got was cucumber soup. I highly doubt I will ever make this again. But ... never say never. -
I was looking for a new cucumber sandwich to serve with tea. This was a very good one and not hard to make. The ranch dressing add a nice new flavor. Thanks Georgia Girl. Bullwinkle
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Georgia Girl
United States
As you can tell, I'm from Georgia---a rather tattered old Southern Belle by now,
but still feisty, I'll have you know!! I've
been married to the same DH for 35 years, and we have two sons. My sweet and lovely
stepdaughter has given us two little grand-
daughters who are the lights of our lives.
We had an antique shop for 7 years back in
the late 80's, and I think we are getting
back into the Biz next month--not a regular
shop again, but just doing some of the shows
once or twice a month. I love to read(I collect biographies),do needlepoint and cross-stitch, go antiqueing, and visit the
grandbabies. My very favorite cookbook is
"The Joy of Cooking" by Irma Rombauer. I got
it at my first bridal shower, and it's still the best for just basic good cooking.
I have tried to get rid of most of my pet
peeves in the hope that other people will
overlook my many faults if I overlook theirs--that's not to say that I don't want
to scream at people who are in the turn lane and don't watch for the turn arrow, but, hey, I have my windows rolled up and
they can't hear me, can they?? Since we are
retired, I have the month off thingie, but
if I had the $$$, I would take the train ride across Canada from Montreal to British
Columbia, visit with I hope our-soon-to-be
in-laws in Vancouver, drive down the Cali-
fornia coast to visit relatives in San Diego
then drive across the U.S. stopping to see
whatever we wanted to see.
