Kentucky Derby Benedictine Tea Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 cup peeled, seedless cucumber
- 3 stems scallion, chopped
- 1 Lb cream cheese
- 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp chopped garlic scapes These are the green shoots of garlic
- 8 to 10 each leaves of flat parsley
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 6 to 12 slices white bread
- Cucumber, herbs, other vegetables for garnish
Instructions
- grate the cucumber and strain off extra liquid.
- chop garlic and scallions in a food processor. Then add the parsley and cucumber. Blend well.
- Add the cream cheese, mayo, and seasoning. Process until smooth enough to make a spread.
- Either spread the mix between 2 pieces of bread and add vegetables, then cut into tea sandwiches or make open faced sandwiches and garnich with fresh vegetables and herbs. Cut the sandwiches into varous shapes, remove the crusts.