Enjoy the sublime elegance of Fancy Tea Sandwiches, a collection that tantalizes your palate with a variety of flavors. From the herbaceous delight of Tarragon Chicken Salad to the refreshing crispness of Cucumber Cream Cheese and the hearty satisfaction of Dilled Egg Salad Pinwheels, each sandwich offers a unique taste experience. Perfect for high teas, gatherings, or a luxurious afternoon snack, these sandwiches promise to elevate your culinary repertoire with their sophisticated and diverse flavors.
Fancy Tea Sandwiches Recipe
Cucumber Cream Cheese Sandwiches
Instructions:
- Lightly butter each slice of bread, then spread with softened cream cheese mixed with chopped fresh dill (optional if you have it on hand).
- Layer thin slices of English cucumber seasoned with salt and pepper between the bread.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until serving.
Dilled Egg Salad Pinwheels
Ingredients:
- 15 hard boiled eggs, cooled, peeled, and chopped
- 6 stalks celery
- 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup+ mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoon fresh dill, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 2-3 loaves of white sandwich bread, sliced lengthwise, crusts removed
- Softened butter
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, gently combine eggs, celery, and onion.
- Add mayo and mustard, stirring gently until well combined. Stir in fresh dill and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Flatten bread slices slightly with a rolling pin.
- Lightly butter one side of each bread slice, then spread with a bit of the egg salad.
- Starting at one end of a bread slice, roll it up tightly.
- Cut each roll into rounds - usually 3 or 4, depending on the width of the bread.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.
Tarragon Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Ingredients:
- 1 rotisserie chicken
- 1 granny smith apple, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 stalks celery, finely chopped
- ½ red onion, finely chopped
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon fresh tarragon leaves, finely chopped
- Salt and Pepper (1+ teaspoon each)
Instructions:
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- Remove the skin and discard, then pick all the meat off the chicken. Chop it into small, uniform pieces and place it in a large bowl.
- Toss the apple pieces with lemon juice. Add apple, celery, and onion to the chicken and stir well.
- Add in mayonnaise and tarragon, stirring until everything is well incorporated and evenly coated.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- To assemble mini triangle sandwiches: Remove crusts from bread slices, lightly butter each slice.
- Fill each sandwich with a good amount of chicken salad and cut in half diagonally to form 2 triangles, then cut each triangle in half again.
- Wrap tightly and refrigerate until serving.
Hot Cheetos and Takis Salad Sandwiches (Humorous Addition)
Ingredients:
- 1 small jar Cheez Whiz
- 1 small bag Hot Cheetos
- 1 small bag Takis
Instructions:
- Spoon Cheez Whiz into a mixing bowl.
- Use a food processor to process Hot Cheetos into a fine meal, then stir this into the Cheez Whiz. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
- Smash Takis into small chunks and stir into the chilled Cheez Whiz mix.
- Spread onto buttered bread, and assemble as desired - triangles, finger sandwiches, and/or pinwheels.
Enjoy these unique and varying sandwiches, perfect for a posh afternoon tea or any social gathering! The author notes that the Hot Cheetos and Takis Salad Sandwich is a joke creation, so prepare that one at your discretion.