Cucumber Mint Tea Sandwiches

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 seedless cucumber, peeled and very thinly sliced (about 32 slices)
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, rinsed, spun dry, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup cream cheese, room temperature
• 16 slices best-quality bread (or whole wheat)
• salt

Recipe

• 1 place cucumber slices between layers of paper towels to remove excess moisture.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine the mint, butter, and cream cheese; spread on one side of each slice of bread. lay the cucumber slices onto the buttered side of 8 slices of bread. sprinkle with salt. top with the remaining slices of bread, buttered side down.
• 3 gently cut the crusts from each sandwich with a sharp knife. cut the sandwiches in half diagonally and then cut in half again.
• 4 makes 8 whole sandwiches, or 16 halves, or 32 fourths.