Description
Delightful cucumber and cream cheese sandwich rolls perfectly blend English tea traditions with modern sandwich artistry. Fresh ingredients and simple preparation make these elegant rolls a quick, charming lunch option for discerning palette adventurers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200 g (7 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 8 slices white or whole wheat sandwich bread
- 1 large cucumber
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh dill, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) garlic powder (optional)
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Herb Preparation: Combine cream cheese with freshly chopped dill, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, whisking until the mixture becomes smooth and fully integrated.
- Bread Preparation: Remove crusts from white bread slices, creating a pristine surface for rolling, then generously spread the herbed cream cheese across each slice, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Cucumber Placement: Layer thin cucumber slices along one edge of the bread, spanning the entire width of the slice.
- Rolling Technique: Carefully roll the bread from the cucumber-lined edge, applying gentle pressure to seal the pinwheel with the cream cheese acting as an adhesive.
- Cutting and Presentation: Using a sharp knife, slice the rolls diagonally into bite-sized pinwheels, arranging them on a serving platter to highlight the spiraled pattern and herb-infused interior.
- Final Flourish: Optionally enhance the visual appeal by garnishing with delicate fresh dill sprigs or a light sprinkle of cracked black pepper.
Notes
- Bread Selection: Choose fresh, soft white bread for optimal rolling. Slightly stale bread might crack and make rolling difficult.
- Cream Cheese Consistency: Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature for smooth, lump-free spreading. Cold cream cheese can tear delicate bread.
- Cucumber Prep: Slice cucumbers uniformly thin to prevent bulky or uneven rolls. Pat cucumber slices dry to avoid soggy sandwich texture.
- Cutting Technique: Use a very sharp, clean knife when slicing rolls to maintain clean, crisp pinwheel edges without squishing the filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg