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Sunday night, I was glued to my television set for the American premiere of Season 3 of Downton Abbey. It’s the Roaring 20’s! And – spoilers – they started off the episode by serving some classic (though woefully unnamed) cocktails. I was thrilled.
Since Sunday, I’ve been craving finger sandwiches. And, when our neighbors invited us over at the spur of the moment Monday night, I walked through their door to a plate full of: tea sandwiches. I immediately asked if they were on the American schedule for Downton Abbey (the lucky Brits got their “series 3” first), and in fact, they were, and she had been craving finger sandwiches too for the same reason! Even better, she taught me a new recipe.
The Cucumber, Lemon, and Dill Cream Cheese sandwich.
Adding lemon zest to cream cheese is revolutionary, let me tell you. If you haven’t tried it – do.
Ingredients:
- 4 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 Tb chopped fresh dill
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- A pinch of salt and pepper
- 6 slices of bread
- 1/3 of a large cucumber, thinly sliced
Combine the cream cheese, dill, lemon, salt and pepper, then spread that mixture over the bread and cover with cucumber slices. And don’t forget to remove the crusts!
If you want to get all crazy, try deconstructing a tea sandwich like they do at the Queen Mary tea room. Though I warn you, Carson would not approve.
What is your favorite tea sandwich recipe? Tell me in the comments – and if you have a blog, join the link party that is WanderFood Wednesday! I’ll be uploading my favorite entries to the WanderFood Pinterest boards.
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