Cucumber and Watercress Tea Sandwiches

Name: Cucumber and Watercress Tea Sandwiches
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 4 ounces mascarpone cheese; 2 tablespoons Blue Plate® Mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon tarragon, chopped; 1 teaspoon chives, chopped; 1 teaspoon mint, chopped; 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest; Salt and pepper, to taste; 12 slices white bread; 3 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup watercress, stems removed

A staple in traditional British tea houses, this tiny, delicate sandwich has a creamy herbed filling with some flavorful ‘zing’ from the spicy, nutrient-rich watercress and just the right amount of cucumber crunch.

Prep Time:

5 mins.

Yield:

24 sandwiches

Ingredients

4 ounces mascarpone cheese
2 tablespoons Blue Plate® Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon tarragon, chopped
1 teaspoon chives, chopped
1 teaspoon mint, chopped
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
Salt and pepper, to taste
12 slices white bread
3 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
1/4 cup watercress, stems removed

Directions

Combine mascarpone, mayonnaise, tarragon, chives, mint, lemon zest, salt and pepper together in a bowl and mix well.
Spread herbed mascarpone mixture on each bread slice.
On 6 of the bread slices, top the mascarpone mixture with cucumber slices, then watercress. Top with remaining bread slices, trim bread crusts off and cut each sandwich into 2 halves.

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