Tea: Cucumber and Mint Tea Sandwiches
Source of Recipe
Betty
List of Ingredients
1 seedless cucumber
32 sm. fresh mint leaves
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
8 thin slices firm white bread, crusts removed
8 thin slices firm whole wheat bread, crusts removed
Fresh mint sprigs - Thin orange slices - 1 tsp. grated orange zest
Recipe
Peel the cucumber, halve lengthwise and slice crosswise as thinly as possible. In a small bowl, combine mint leaves, butter and orange zest and stir until creamy and blended. Spread each slice of white bread with about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the butter mixture.
Arrange several slices of cucumber on each slice and top with the whole wheat bread. Cut each sandwich into quarters to make 4 squares or triangles.
To serve, arrange sandwiches on a platter, alternating white and whole wheat sides of sandwiches, and garnish with mint sprigs and orange slices.
Makes 32 tea sandwiches.
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