Nob Hill Riverview Bed and Breakfast

Cucumber Mint Tea Sandwich: Appetizer-Snack

Servings: 16

Prep time:15 minutes

Ingredients:

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  1/2 seedless cucumber, peeled and very thinly sliced (about 32 slices)

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  1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, rinsed, spun dry, and chopped fine

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  1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

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  1/4 cup cream cheese, room temperature

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  16 slices best-quality white bread

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  Salt to taste

Step 1:

Place cucumber slices between layers of paper towels to remove excess moisture. In a small bowl, combine mint, butter, and cream cheese; spread on one side of each slice of bread. Lay cucumber slices onto the buttered side of 8 slices of bread. Sprinkle with salt. Top with the remaining slices of bread, buttered side down. Carefully cut the crusts from each sandwich with a sharp knife. Cut the sandwiches in half diagonally and then cut in half again.