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In a Nutshell: Tea sandwiches two ways
Fred Chang and Priscilla Pan
Whether you came to our presentation at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association spring conferencea this week or not, behold: mini tea sandwiches, two ways! Choose between a delicate and sweet cucumber sandwich and an classic savory turkey and pesto one. Perfect on a little cake stand to enjoy with afternoon tea as well.
Recipe (IANS Originals!):
Notes
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Difficulty: Easy
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Length: 15 minutes each, tops
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Keep in mind: Total crowd pleaser. Finger food. Perfect with tea. What’s not to love?
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Why we made it: We needed an easy and delicious recipe for CSPA
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Why you should make it: Because it’s an easy and delicious recipe that we made for CSPA
Ingredients
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Cucumber Sandwiches:
- 10 slices of bread (this is a very rough estimate)
- 1 mini cucumber (you can also use regular cucumbers, but they tend to have a higher water content and will make your sandwiches go soggy faster)
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp ranch dressing
- Mint jelly (probably not even a tablespoon–use this very sparingly)
- Salt and pepper to taste
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Turkey Pesto Sandwiches
- 10 slices of bread (this is also a very rough estimate)
- Deli turkey (depends on how much bread you use and how much you like meat. Chicken is a very good substitute here)
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Pesto
- handful of fresh basil (about ½ cup, packed)
- 1-2 cloves of garlic, depending on size
- drizzle of olive oil (a couple tablespoons–drizzle until your pesto has a pesto-like consistency)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Equipment
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Knife for chopping pesto (this is also replaceable with a blender)
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Bread knife (optional, but very useful)
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Steak/butter/palette knives to spread things
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Mandolin
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Toothpicks
Enjoy!
And that’s tea sandwiches two ways, in a nutshell!
Priscilla Pan is the features editor for the Winged Post and co-creator of In a Nutshell. She is a senior and has been part of the journalism program for...