Description
Extra-creamy, fresh, and easy-to-make cream cheese cucumber sandwiches perfect for tea parties, snacks, or light lunches. This recipe features a silky cream cheese spread with fresh dill and lemon juice paired with thinly sliced English cucumbers on soft white bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (225g) full-fat plain cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 1 medium English cucumber, thinly sliced
- 12 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed
- Butter, softened, for spreading (optional)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese and mayonnaise. Mix until smooth and creamy with no lumps.
- Stir in chopped fresh dill, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Thinly slice the cucumber using a sharp knife or mandoline. Pat slices dry with a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
- Remove crusts from bread slices. Optionally, spread a thin layer of softened butter on each slice to act as a moisture barrier.
- Spread a generous layer of the cream cheese mixture evenly on each bread slice.
- Lay cucumber slices in a single layer on half of the bread slices, overlapping slightly but not piling too high.
- Top with the remaining bread slices, cream cheese side down, to form sandwiches.
- Cut each sandwich into three triangles or fingers using a sharp knife.
- Arrange sandwiches on a serving platter and serve immediately for the freshest taste.
Notes
Pat cucumber slices dry to prevent soggy bread. Use room temperature cream cheese for easier spreading. Assemble sandwiches just before serving to keep bread fresh. Optional butter layer on bread adds richness and moisture barrier. Chill sandwiches before cutting for neat triangles. Gluten-free and vegan substitutions available.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 4.5
- Carbohydrates: 15
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
Keywords: cream cheese cucumber sandwiches, tea snack, easy sandwich recipe, fresh cucumber sandwich, creamy spread, light snack, tea party food