Herbed Goat Cheese Tea Sandwiches

Name: Herbed Goat Cheese Tea Sandwiches
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 40-45 sandwiches
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature; 10 1/2 ounces goat cheese, room temperature; 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced; 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced; 5 tablespoons half-and-half or 5 tablespoons heavy cream; 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground; 2 loaves seven-grain bread, thinly sliced; 1 English cucumber, not peeled

Submitted by abloom69

"Recipe found in Barefoot Contessa's Parties Cookbook"

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 40-45 sandwiches

ingredients

FOR THE SPREAD
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
10 ¹⁄₂ ounces goat cheese, room temperature
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons garlic, minced
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
5 5 tablespoons half-and-half or 5 tablespoons heavy cream
³⁄₄ teaspoon kosher salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
FOR THE SANDWICHES
2 loaves seven-grain bread, thinly sliced
1 English cucumber, not peeled

directions

For the spread, place the cream cheese, goat cheese, garlic, thyme, parsley, 5 tablespoons milk, salt, and pepper in bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment.
Beat on medium speed until well mixed. Add an additional tablespoon of milk if the spread is very thick.
To make sandwiches, spread each slice of bread with the goat cheese spread.
Slice the cucumber in thin rounds and arrange on half the bread slices.
Top with remaining bread, press slightly.
Trim off the crusts, and cut into halves, thirds, or triangles.

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Reviews

If you make nothing else at your next tea, at least make these sandwiches. Amazingly good.

TKSellman
Absolutely, loved this recipe. Perfect with the pumpernickel bread (lightly toasted) and cucumber. Reminds me of home. Thank you for the posting.

Cristina Barry
This recipe is super-easy, and better still, the cheese spread can be made up to a few days in advance. If making the sandwiches a day ahead, layer with damp paper towels to keep the bread from drying out. I've gotten many requests for this recipe, which is a tribute to its yumminess!

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abloom69

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I live about 20 minutes away from Vancouver, British Coumbia in the Historic Little Fishing City of Ladner, BC, this photo is just a view from one of the many little Islands that surround Vancouver Island and Vancouver. I am close to many Berry and Fruit Farms, Organic Farms and plentiful Seafood. I am currently a part-time Private Chef for a client in Vancouver , she keeps my job very interesting snd challenging. I am always looking for recipes to prepare for her. Most of the recipes I post have been successful with clients or family over the years however I am pretty lazy about entering them in my cookbook, but I am getting better. Also after being online for years I am utilizing Recipezaar as a means to organize all my online saved recipes and recipes yet to try. My other work days are working with my Dad in the Family Business which is in Transportation . It says passions, well, I guess I have a passion for the search, the pouring over of recipes in cookbooks and the internet, most of the time I don't end up making any of them but I just love to look.

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