EASY CUCUMBER SANDWICH

Easy, and delicious cucumber sandwiches that are perfect for your teatime, a light lunch, or as an afternoon snack.

They are made with just a handful of ingredients. They’re so fresh and delicious, and they’re easy to make.

Cucumber sandwiches were popular when the tradition of afternoon tea began. They’re a staple on every tea party menu.

Today, their popularity isn’t limited to just tea parties. They’re also served at brunches and many other gatherings.

This easy recipe is my favorite. The spread is made with crispy cucumbers, shallots, flavorful cream cheese, and mayonnaise. The freshly ground black pepper powder gives it spiciness. The cream cheese and mayonnaise combined with cucumbers and shallots give an excellent flavor combination everyone is sure to love!

INGREDIENTS USED IN THIS RECIPE

Cream cheese and mayonnaise give creaminess and flavor to the sandwich. They also help to bind all the ingredients together.       

Cucumbers: use fresh and stiff cucumbers to make this sandwich.

Shallots: give flavor, aroma and a small crunchiness.

Black pepper: Gives spiciness to the sandwich.

Sugar and salt give flavor.

Bread: You can use white bread or wheat bread

HOW TO MAKE EASY CUCUMBER SANDWICH

To make this sandwich, first peel and grate the cucumbers. Squeeze well and remove the water from the grated cucumbers. Keep aside.

Into a bowl, add mayonnaise, cream cheese, pepper powder, salt, sugar and the finely chopped shallot pieces and mix well.

Add the grated cucumber into this cream cheese mixture and mix well.

Spread between toasted bread and serve.

Variation

Mix all the ingredients other than the cucumbers. Instead of grating the cucumbers, cut them into thin slices.

Spread this cream cheese mixture on a bread slice, layer the cucumber pieces over the mixture and top with another slice of bread.

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of cream cheese

• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise

• 2 medium cucumber peeled and grated

• 2 or 3 shallots cut into very small pieces

• 1/4 teaspoon of coarsely ground black pepper

• 2 pinches of sugar

• 1/4 teaspoon or required amount of salt

• Few slices of bread

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Directions

• Peel and grate the cucumbers. Squeeze well and remove the water from the grated cucumbers. Keep aside.
• Into a bowl, add mayonnaise, cream cheese, pepper powder, salt, sugar and the finely chopped shallot pieces and mix well.
• Add the grated cucumber into this cream cheese mixture and mix well.
• Spread between toasted bread and serve.

STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Peel and grate the cucumber. Squeeze well and remove the water from the cucumber. Keep aside.

Into a bowl, add mayonnaise, cream cheese, pepper powder, salt, sugar and the finely chopped shallot pieces and mix well. Add the grated cucumber into this cream cheese mixture and mix well.

Spread between toasted bread and serve.

RECIPE NOTES

Squeeze the cucumber well before adding into the cream cheese mixture, otherwise the filling will be too watery and difficult to spread on the bread.

I wouldn’t prefer this sandwich for lunchboxes because it may become soggy.

You can also serve this spread with bread varieties like chapatis, pita bread etc.

You can grate the cucumber, squeeze and store in the fridge before few hours. Take it out and squeeze if any extra water is there. Then mix with the cream cheese mixture and make the sandwich.

You can serve the sandwich as it is, or you can cut off the crust.