English Cucumber Tea Sandwiches for a Crowd
With a couple tips and tricks, these lovely English cucumber tea sandwiches are easy to make for a large party of 50 to 75 people or more. Creamy herbed cream cheese filling layered with thin slices of English cucumber in pillowy soft bread. These elegant finger sandwiches are especially suited for a DIY bridal shower, wedding reception, or baby shower party.
Ingredients
- 8 ozchive and onion cream cheese (softened)
- 2 tbspmayonnaise
- ½ tspdried dill (or 2 tsp fresh dill)
- 1 tbspfresh chopped chives
- 1 pinchlemon zest
- 1 tspfresh lemon juice
- ¼ tspgarlic powder
- 1 pinchkosher salt
- 1 pinchfresh cracked pepper
- 1english cucumber (thinly sliced)
- 18slices white sandwich bread (1 loaf)
Directions
Make the cream cheese filling
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the ingredients for the cream cheese filling. A hand mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment are the easiest options for mixing.
Assemble the sandwiches
- 1
Working in batches, spread out 6 slices of bread on a clean surface. Spread ~1 tablespoon cream cheese filling on each slice of bread.
- 2
On 3 slices bread, layer 3 slices of English cucumber on the left half and 3 slices on the right half of bread. In other words, layer 6 slices cucumber on each of 3 slices of bread. See photos above to clarify.
- 3
Take the 3 slices of bread without cucumber and place, cream cheese side down, onto the cucumber layers to make the sandwich.
- 4
Slice off the crusts using a serrated bread knife. Slice each sandwich in half.
- 5
Store layered on large plates or platters wrapped with plastic wrap in the refrigerator until serving.