Cucumber Tea Sandwiches with Chive Butter
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Cucumber Tea Sandwiches with Chive Butter
Description
The recipe blends softened butter with freshly chopped chives and kosher salt to create a flavorful compound butter. White bread slices are buttered with the chive butter and arranged with very thinly sliced cucumber, peeled or scored to reduce bitterness or texture from the skin. The sandwiches are then topped with plain buttered bread, trimmed of crusts, and cut into small fingers or triangles suitable for tea service.
The chive butter adds mild onion-like notes and richness, balancing the cucumber's cool fresh texture. Making the cucumber slices thin ensures the sandwiches feel light and not bulky. The method emphasizes a gentle flavor profile ideal for afternoon tea or light snacks.
Using English cucumbers is recommended for thinner skins and minimal need for peeling, but thicker-skinned cucumbers can be peeled entirely. Decorative scoring of the cucumber skin adds an appealing appearance when served.
Ingredients
Chive Butter
- 4 ounces butter room temperature, (if using unsalted, add an extra pinch or two of kosher salt)
- 1 Tablespoon chives finely chopped
- 1 pinch kosher salt (not table salt as it's too salty)
Cucumber Sandwiches
- 1/2 English cucumber peeled or scored
- 6 lices white bread
Instructions
Chive Compound Butter
- Blend softened butter with finely chopped chives and a pinch of salt. If using unsalted, check for flavor and add more if necessary.
Cucumber Sandwiches
- Peel or score the cucumber (see notes). Slice very thinly.
- Butter each slice of bread and lay cucumbers on 3 slices, slightly overlapping.
- Top with remaining slices of bread and trim crusts carefully. Cut into fingers or triangle.
- If desired, butter one edge of each sandwich and cover with finely chopped chives
Notes
- English cucumbers are preferred for their thin skin; peel thicker-skinned cucumbers entirely before slicing.
- Scoring cucumbers decoratively before slicing can create attractive patterns without removing all the skin.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 308kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 397mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 107mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 781IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 111mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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