# Cucumber Sandwiches

Cucumber sandwiches with a delicious homemade spread that are perfect for lunch or tea.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 English cucumber
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 0.25 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped chives
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped dill
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 0.25 tsp garlic powder
- 0.25 tsp coarse salt
- coarse salt
- high quality soft white sandwich bread
- pepper

## Instructions

1. Trim the ends of an English cucumber.
2. Peel the cucumber in strips.
3. Slice the cucumber into eighth of an inch thick slices.
4. Transfer the slices onto paper towels in an even layer and sprinkle the tops with some coarse salt.
5. Set aside the cucumber slices for about 20 minutes to draw out moisture.
6. Combine softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, fresh chopped chives, fresh chopped dill, fresh lemon juice, garlic powder, and coarse salt to make the spread.
7. Mix until all lumps are out of the spread.
8. Remove the crusts from the soft white sandwich bread.
9. Pat the rested cucumber slices dry.
10. Spread the cream cheese mixture all the way to the edges of the bread slices.
11. Place cucumber slices on top of the spread, overlapping them slightly.
12. Add a little bit of pepper.
13. Close the sandwiches.

## Tips

- To make the cucumber sandwiches into tea sandwiches, cut them in half and then in half again.
- Save the bread crusts to use for breadcrumbs.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-05

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