Cucumber Sandwiches

5 from 16 votes

Cucumber sandwiches are delightful finger sandwiches made with crisp slices of cucumber, cream cheese, and fresh herbs, sandwiched between fresh pieces of bread.

Prep Time20 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: sandwiches

Calories: 1390kcal

Author: Shauna

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese *softened
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sour cream
⅛ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh dill *chopped
1 English cucumber
1 loaf whole-wheat bread *or light rye bread

Instructions

Mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, onion powder, black pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, and fresh dill.
Use a mandoline to slice the cucumber into extra-thin slices.
Spread a generous layer of the cream cheese mixture onto one side of each piece of bread.
Place a layer of cucumber slices onto a piece of bread over the cream cheese layer. Overlap the cucumbers slightly.
Assemble the sandwich by placing the second slice of prepared bread onto the cucumber layer (the cucumbers will be sandwiched between two cream cheese layers and the bread slices.
Cut the crusts from the sandwich to form a square. Cut the sandwich on the diagonal to form two triangular sandwiches.
Continue assembling sandwiches until you have used the whole loaf of bread.

Notes

The lemon and sour cream add a little zing to the cream cheese mixture. They also add flavor and break up the thick creaminess of the cream cheese.
Use an English cucumber - they are very large - you only need one to make sandwiches with a whole loaf of bread. The skins are thin and don’t have to be peeled, and there are not many seeds.
You can use a hand mixer to quickly beat together the cream cheese mixture. Be sure the cream cheese is softened well before trying to mix.
A mandoline is the best way to slice very thin, even cucumber slices. You can get a huge number of slices from one English cucumber - close to 100 slices! Be careful when using a mandoline.

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