Cucumber sandwiches
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What tea party (Mad Hatter’s or otherwise) would be complete without this quintessential recipe? The key to the perfect cucumber sandwich recipe is to allow time for salting the cucumber slices, to avoid soggy bread and bring out the flavour of the cucumber. Stay cool as a cucumber by pairing these sandwiches with peppermint tea.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cucumber , peeled
- 6 slices of white bread, thinly sliced
- butter , at room temperature
- sea salt , fine
- white pepper , or very finely ground black pepper
Method
1
Slice the cucumber very thinly. Place the slices in a colander or sieve and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Mix together (gently), and allow to drain for half an hour
2
Butter each slice of bread generously. Layer half the slices of bread with cucumber pieces, and sprinkle a little pepper on top. Close the sandwiches and remove the crusts. Cut into fingers and serve immediately
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