Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwiches

Recipe No: 37

Tea Sandwiches are an integral part of any European Style Tea parties. Normally these are served as small portions on bread without the crust. But knowing that the crust is the most nutritional part of bread as it is laden with antioxidants (which fight against cancer) and seeing the gorgeous Sesame seed crust on the bread I bought to make this sandwich, I decided to leave the crust on. Even though not a Tea party, this makes a perfect evening snack.

Ingredients                                                                                           Serves:3
To make the spread

• Mayonnaise……………………..1/4 cup
• Chopped onion…………………2 Tablespoons
• Chopped Green Onions……4 Tablespoons
• Dried Dill (Optional)……......1/2 Teaspoon ( A dried herb that is available in grocery stores.It goes well with Smoked Salmon)
• Salt and Pepper as needed

To make the Sandwich

• Bread sliced thin……………….......6 slices (I used Pumpernical Bread which is commonly used in making Tea sandwiches, but any sort of whole grain bread will do. Soft white bread is not so good for this.)
• Room temperature butter…......as needed
• Smoked Salmon slices……….......as needed
• Thinly sliced cucumber slices…as needed

Method of Preparation

1. Put all the ingredients to make the spread in a food processor and pulse the processor a few times. If you don’t have a processor, then chop everything finely and mix really well.
2. Lay six pieces of bread on a board and spread butter on one side of the bread slices.
3. Divide the mayonnaise mixture into six and spread on the buttered side of the bread. The butter layer will prevent the bread from getting soaked.
4. Layer three slices of bread with cucumber slices followed by Smoked salmon.
5. Cover these three slices with the other three slices of bread.
6. Keep this on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator thoroughly.
7. Once chilled, cut each sandwich into three pieces and serve cold with a glass of hot Tea.

 



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