Cucumber Sandwiches
Cucumber Sandwiches are what every tea party or elegant lunch needs! Simple, easy, and so delicious – a cucumber sandwich hits all the right marks!
If you’re looking for an easy recipe for cucumber sandwiches, this is it!
Cut your cucumber sandwiches into triangles for an easy and elegant presentation, or go to town and cut them into shapes with cookie cutters. Grab your flower cookie cutter and make them super cute, Megan Markle (or is it Sussex?) style!
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Why You’ll Love Cucumber Sandwiches
How to Make Cucumber Sandwiches
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The Story Behind the Recipe
I’ve been making cucumber cream cheese sandwiches for years, but it wasn’t until I whipped up a batch for a teacher appreciation event that I realized I should share the recipe here on Kitchen Treaty!
I’ve made them a few ways over the years – sometimes just a swipe of plain cream cheese on some bread, and some slices of cucumber. And sometimes, I jazz up the cream cheese with herbs to take them over the top. The herbs really do take these cucumber sandwiches to the next level, so that’s the recipe I’m sharing here today!
Cucumber sandwiches are such a simple, delicious, versatile sandwich – and it’s naturally vegetarian! Huzzah!
Why You’ll Love Cucumber Sandwiches
Perfect for afternoon tea, baby or bridal showers, or poetry teatime (if you’re a homeschooling family, you know what I’m talking about!).
Portable! Cucumber cream cheese sandwiches are super easy to prep, pack, and carry along.
Kid-friendly. The simple ingredients – soft white bread, herby cream cheese, cool cucumbers – makes a sandwich kids will love.
Ingredients
Bread – I like a soft white bread for cucumber sandwiches. They’re easy to cut the crusts off of and cut into shapes, and there’s just something so nice about the soft bread with the cream cheese and crisp cubes.
Cucumber – I really like English cucumbers for my cucumber tea sandwiches. The peel is very thin, so it can stay on, and they’re nice, crisp, and mild tasting. You can go with any cucumber, though. Persian cucumbers are small but tasty. Traditional cucumber are great, too, but I suggest peeling off their thick skin before slicing and placing them in your sandwiches.
Garlic and herb cream cheese – Made with cream cheese, mayo, dill, chives, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Adaptations/Variations
Cucumber Veggie Tea Sandwiches – Add shredded carrots, creamy avocado, roasted red bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes … whatever combo sounds good to you at the moment! This cucumber sandwich recipe is endlessly customizable.
Vegan/Dairy-Free Cucumber Cream Cheese Sandwiches – For dairy-free sandwiches, swap the cream cheese for dairy-free cream cheese. If you want to go fully vegan, make sure to swap out the mayo, too, for an egg-free version like vegenaise.
How to Make Cucumber Sandwiches
Mix up the garlic herb cream cheese.
Spread the cream cheese on your bread.
Slice your cucumbers.
Add a layer of cucumbers to your sandwiches.
Top with second piece of bread.
Cut off the crusts and then cut each sandwich into four triangles (or use a cookie cutter for specific shapes).
Tips for Success
Use room temp/softened cream cheese. It will be really hard to blend the cream cheese if it’s super cold/hard.
Use an electric mixer to blend the garlic herb cream cheese. That makes it super quick and very smooth.
I hope these Cucumber Tea Sandwiches were exactly what you were looking for to enhance your afternoon tea time, add to the bridal shower table, or serve up on a pretty platter for Mother’s Day! They’re super easy, a classic for a reason – and just dang delicious, too.
More Tea-Party-Worthy Recipes
Cucumber Slices with Smoky Sunflower Seed Pate
Marinated Cheese & Olive Skewers
Slow-Roasted Tomato Bruschetta
Cucumber Sandwiches
Ingredients
For the garlic-herb cream cheese
4 ounces cream cheese softened a bit at room temperature2 tablespoons mayonnaise2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives1/4 teaspoon garlic powder finely minced or grated1/8 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to tastePinch freshly ground black pepper plus more to taste
For the sandwiches
1 English cucumber sliced into 1/4-inch slices1 batch garlic-herb cream cheese8 slices soft white bread
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