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.
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Calories: 179kcal
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Equipment
Ingredients
For the cream cheese filling
- 8 oz chive and onion cream cheese softened
- 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1/2 tsp dried dill or 2 tsp fresh dill
- 1 Tbsp fresh chopped chives
- 1 pinch lemon zest
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 pinch fresh cracked pepper
For the sandwiches
- 1 English cucumber thinly sliced
- 18 slices white sandwich bread 1 loaf
Instructions
Make the cream cheese filling
- 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
- Working in batches, spread out 6 slices of bread on a clean surface. Spread ~1 tablespoon cream cheese filling on each slice of bread.
- 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.
- Take the 3 slices of bread without cucumber and place, cream cheese side down, onto the cucumber layers to make the sandwich.
- Slice off the crusts using a serrated bread knife. Slice each sandwich in half.
- Store layered on large plates or platters wrapped with plastic wrap in the refrigerator until serving.
Notes
The cream cheese filling can be made and the cucumber sliced a day in advance. I do not recommend assembling the sandwiches a day in advance because the white bread can get gummy.
The serving size of 12 allows 1.5 individual (cut) sandwiches per person, which is the starting point I use. Then see the body of this blog post above for tips on how to adjust how many sandwiches (i.e. 1.5 vs 2 per person) to make.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5small sandwiches | Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g