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Cucumber & Cream Cheese Tea Sandwiches

Oct 23, 2015 · 19 Comments

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Easy, delicate tea sandwiches are the perfect accompaniment to Bigelow’s American Breakfast Black Tea now available with Extra Caffeine. It’s a light and energizing meal that will keep you satisfied all day long.

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Each morning, we all make a life’s wager when we open our eyes, as none of us know how or precisely where our day will end, we merely trust. Whether we place our trust in regimented routines, in others, or in our ambitions, we each ‘trust’ that we will be afforded the opportunity to go about the business of life as pleasantly as possible before its time to make the wager once more. Yet, despite this prospect, each of us still ultimately decides to greet the sun, or the morning stars, for the chance to begin anew, even if ‘new’ is achingly familiar, or terrifyingly uncertain.

In that the regard, our respective morning routines become a sort of ritual reflection upon ourselves and our outlook. As Gary Snyder remarked, “There are those who love to get dirty and fix things. They drink coffee at dawn, beer after work. And those who stay clean, just appreciate things. At breakfast they have milk and juice at night. There are those who do both, they drink tea.”

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For my own part, I’ve had to give up coffee in the morning as of several weeks ago, thanks to a habit of overly late nights taking their toll on my morning incarnation. Honestly, I simply haven’t been able to bear the ‘punch’ of a strong coffee first thing in the morning, as has been my life’s routine up until several weeks ago. Instead, I’ve found myself needing to ‘relax’ after a late night’s sleep, and to ease myself into the day rather than ‘bursting’ into whatever it is I need to do.

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Recently, I’ve been preparing tea, and generally eating much lighter in the morning. For example, I recently prepared a tray of “Tea Sandwiches,” and have been having those in the morning for a day or two now. For the past few days, I’ve been pairing these sandwiches with a pot of Bigelow’s American Breakfast Black Tea, which I spotted during a recent Walmart run, and decided to give it a try for its added caffeine compared to regular tea, and reliably fine ingredients. It’s a light start to the day, and I’ve found it found helps me get going much more pleasantly than the usual routine.

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The sandwiches are deceivingly simple to prepare, in fact the hardest the part of the process is my own insistence on slicing off the crusts. To create the spread, I simply combine cream cheese, relish, and orange marmalade in the food processor until creamy, then slice a cucumber and an apple, and layer them over the spread. It’s essentially a complete reversal from my intentionally protein heavy breakfasts from several months ago, but also far healthier.

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While I had originally wanted to attribute my newly found affinity for morning tea to a refining of my own taste, it turns out there’s a reason the tea eases me into the day in a much more pleasant manner than the coffee. Tea adds ‘theanine’ to your system, a naturally occurring compound in the tea leaf, and when added to caffeine, it gives you a boost along with a natural sensation of relaxation. As a result, it also helps stave off that dreaded midday ‘crash’ which I’ve become all too familiar with over the years, and which I typically combated with yet more coffee.

Yet, I digress, as it would be far simpler to sum things up as Henry James once remarked, “There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony know as afternoon tea.”

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Cucumber & Cream Cheese Tea Sandwiches

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Ingredients

  • 8 oz. bar of cream cheese
  • 2 tbs. orange marmalade
  • 2 tbs. sweet relish
  • English cucumber – sliced thin
  • Your choice of apples – sliced thin
  • Your favorite sandwich bread

Instructions

  1. Combine in a food processor the cream cheese, marmalade and relish; blend until creamy.
  2. Take the sandwich bread and smooth the cream cheese mixture on each side; then place the cucumbers and apples.
  3. Carefully remove the ends of the bread and slice the sandwich into quarter.
  4. Serve alongside a nice cup of Bigelow's American Breakfast Black Tea and relax.
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Catherine
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Comments

  1. [email protected]'s Recipes says

    23/10/2015 at 6:43 pm

    Haven't had a cucumber sandwich in ages! This is a great tea time snack, Catherine.
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  2. Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says

    23/10/2015 at 8:07 pm

    I wish I was sipping some tea and snacking on these sandwiches right now!
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  3. Nee says

    23/10/2015 at 11:12 pm

    Hi Catherine , I'm back at last , I have missed everyone , bad thunderstorm , wires was replaced for 25/30 square miles , what did we do before internet (giggling) I do so love tea , sandwiches look delicious for sharing :) Nee
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  4. Big Daddy Dave says

    24/10/2015 at 2:13 am

    Catherine, My wife loves tea sandwiches and she'll go nuts over this cream cheese and cucumber combination! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
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  5. Cakespy says

    24/10/2015 at 3:20 pm

    I think if we all paused for teatime it would be a far more civil world. These look pinkies-out perfect!
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  6. Comedy Plus says

    24/10/2015 at 4:24 pm

    I want those sandwiches. I'll have coffee though. I'm a through and through coffee drinker. Have a fabulous day Catherine. Big hugs. ♥♥♥
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  7. JanetGoingCrazy says

    25/10/2015 at 2:03 am

    I needed a cup of this tea today because my morning routine was off with all the rain we are getting. I also would love to make a snack of those cucumber sandwiches! [client]
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  8. Dottie Sauchelli-Balin says

    25/10/2015 at 5:00 am

    Dear Catherine, I love tea and I have used the Bigelow brand many times...I just have not used the extra caffeine one. I adore your sandwiches and are a perfect way to serve with tea. Delicious and you are spot on as they say in England! Thanks for sharing...Have a blessed Sunday... Dottie :)
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  9. Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness says

    25/10/2015 at 10:58 am

    Extra caffeine tea? Love it! I would love to have some of these sandwiches right now.
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  10. Linda @ With A Blast says

    26/10/2015 at 6:57 am

    Now this is taking the old favorite to a whole new delicious level ! Love it, Catherine !
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  11. allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says

    26/10/2015 at 1:13 pm

    Dear Catherine, I wish we all had tea and beautiful cucumber sandwiches like yours every afternoon. And a butler. (And a maid! ) xo
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  12. Julia says

    26/10/2015 at 4:32 pm

    I love cucumber cream cheese sandwiches! So light but the perfect snack or appetizer. They pair so perfectly with tea.
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  13. [email protected] says

    26/10/2015 at 4:35 pm

    Although I'm a coffee drinker first thing in the morning, after 11 AM, I drink tea and I've got to search for this type of tea with Extra Caffeine. It sounds exactly like something I would love. These sandwiches would be perfect too, I love the touch of orange marmalade you added.
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  14. Nutmeg Nanny says

    27/10/2015 at 2:25 am

    These little sandwiches are so cute! It's perfect for a classic English tea party :)
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  15. Joyce Cinelli says

    29/10/2015 at 3:02 am

    *Sounds Delicious! I'm Giving It a Try!* :) <3 ;)
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  16. Jess says

    06/11/2015 at 5:46 am

    I've always wanted to try this! Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
    Reply
  17. swathi says

    09/11/2015 at 4:55 pm

    Cucumber cream cheese tea sandwiches looks delicious, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning
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  18. April J Harris says

    09/11/2015 at 8:07 pm

    I adore cucumber sandwiches, Catherine and yours look wonderful. The Bigelow tea sounds delicious too! Love your pretty teapot as well. Thank you so much for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Hop.
    Reply

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