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
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!