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Having these recipes in your back pocket for when company unexpectedly arrive on your doorstep or when trying to fill a brunch table or charcuterie board, these easy ideas will save your day!
Cucumber Dill Sandwich:
½ cucumber large
4 oz cream cheese softened
lemon zest
1 pinch salt
dill chopped
6 slices white bread
Chop dill. Combine with softened cream cheese, lemon zest and a pinch of salt.
Cut paper thin slices of cucumber.
Spread cream cheese mixture onto white bread and add cucumbers slices. Cut off crusts, then cut rectangles.
Salmon Sandwich:
1 package smoked salmon
½ cucumber
2 oz cream cheese
Lemon zest
Pinch of salt
dill chopped
6 slices pumpernickel bread
Combine the same cream cheese, lemon zest and salt and spread on to pumpernickel bread.
Add a layer of cucumbers, then salmon.
Cut a circle out of the sandwich.
Transfer some of the cream cheese mixture to a piping bag and pipe a dollop.
Add a dill sprig for garnish.
Egg Sandwich:
4 eggs hard boiled
2 tablespoons butter softened
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 pinch paprika
6 slices brioche bread
In a bowl, mash hard boiled eggs.
Chop watercress.
Add butter, mayonnaise, paprika and watercress to a bowl. Mix until combined.
Butter bread slices. Add egg mixture.
Cut off crusts. Cut rectangles.
Cranberry Chicken Sandwich:
3 chicken breasts boneless
¼ teaspoon thyme
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 oz cranberries
1 sprig watercress
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 teaspoons dijon
6 slices potato bread
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Season chicken breasts with olive oil, salt and thyme. Bake for about 30 minutes. Let cool, rip cooked chicken into roughly 1 ½ inch pieces. (Or used store bought chicken in your deli aisle.)
Halve the cranberries and smash in a bowl. This step is messy! (or use cranberry in a can – not the jellied one)
In a separate bowl, mix together mayonnaise and dijon mustard.
Combine cranberries, chicken, mayonnaise mixture until incorporated.
Butter sliced potato bread. Add chicken mixture and a layer of watercress. Cut off the crusts and slice into rectangles.
Nada’s Tips & Tricks: These are throw-back ideas with a little modern twist. There’s something sophisticated about these finger sandwiches that will make your guests happy.
Contents and images used with permission by Canadian Cookbooks.
