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

• Difficulty: Easy

• Length: 15 minutes each, tops

• Keep in mind: Total crowd pleaser. Finger food. Perfect with tea. What’s not to love?

• Why we made it: We needed an easy and delicious recipe for CSPA

• Why you should make it: Because it’s an easy and delicious recipe that we made for CSPA

Ingredients

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• Knife for chopping pesto (this is also replaceable with a blender)

• Bread knife (optional, but very useful)

• Steak/butter/palette knives to spread things

• Mandolin

• Toothpicks

Enjoy!

And that’s tea sandwiches two ways, in a nutshell!