Afternoon Tea
Smoked Salmon Sandwich
Recipe
This smoked salmon sandwich recipe uses cream cheese with a hint of dill nstead of butter which creates a sublime taste and texture. This dainty little sandwich is an almost essential element of a
afternoon tea party.
This smoked salmon sandwich recipe is very quick and easy to make, but to achieve gourmet quality, always follow the same basic tips which apply to the making of all fancy tea sandwiches:- Wherever possible, use unsalted butter. This way you are in control of the seasoning.
- Always source the freshest and very best possible ingredients.
- Use bread that is pre-sliced, medium or thin. Again freshness is essential.....only buy it on the day you tend to use it. And choose a variety of breads to add color, textures and variation.
- Do not overfill the sandwiches as ideally they should be no more than 2 bites in size.
- Always remove and discard the crusts.
- Don't make the sandwiches any earlier than is absolutely essential. Where the sandwiches are not being served immediately wrap the UNCUT sandwiches in stacks in the bread wrappers and refrigerate. Cut and remove the crusts just before serving.
- Cut into a variety of shapes. Oblong, square, triangular or octagonal (square with the corners trimmed).
- Never leave the sandwiches open and exposed at room temperature for more than 30 minutes. Far better to keep some fresh sandwiches in the refrigerator as described above, and top up as required.
Smoked Salmon Sandwich Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Enough for approximately 30 to 40 bite size sandwiches
8oz/220g cream cheese
1 dessert spoon fresh dill, chopped
squeeze of lemon juice
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 loaf thin-sliced white or brown bread
approx 10 slices of smoked salmon, depending on size
METHOD
- Beat together the cream cheese, dill lemon juice and a seasoning of salt & freshly milled black pepper.
- Spread the cream cheese fairly thinly over one side of each slice of bread.
- Lay a slice of smoked salmon over the top of the cream cheese on half of the bread slices. Season with freshly milled black pepper.
- Lay a second slice of bread over the smoked salmon, cream cheese downwards and press lightly.
- Trim the crusts off each sandwich. Now cut them into either 3 rectangles, 4 triangles, 4 squares or 4 octagonals (squares with the corners trimmed off).
- Arrange neatly on a serving platter and garnish lightly with a few twists of lemon and thinly sliced cucumber. Serve immediately.
This delicious smoked salmon sandwich recipe is perfect as part of the menu for an afternoon tea party. You may also like to take a look at my sandwich recipes for cucumber and mint, chicken mayonnaise and pine nuts, or ham and Parmigiano.
Enjoy!
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