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Triple-Decker Cucumber Sandwiches with Dill & Lemon Butter
Serves: 4 Prep Time:
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5 ( 1 voted )
Ingredients
- 12 slices soft brown bread
- 4 Lebanese cucumbers, unpeeled, thinly sliced widthways with a mandolin
For the dill and lemon butter
- 1 tsp white peppercorns
- 250 g softened cultured butter
- Finely grated rind of 2 lemons, juice of 1⁄2
- 60 g each dill and coarsely chopped chives
- 2 tsp celery seeds
For the celery salt
- 1⁄2 tsp white peppercorns
- Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp celery seeds
- 11⁄2 tsp sea salt
- To serve: micro-cress (optional)
Instructions
- For the dill and lemon butter, pound peppercorns in a mortar and pestle until coarsely ground,
transfer to a small food processor, add remaining ingredients, season to taste and process to combine (1 – 2 minutes). Set aside at room temperature if you’re using it immediately. Dill and lemon butter will keep refrigerated for a week. - For the celery salt, pound peppercorns in a mortar and pestle until coarsely ground, add lemon rind, celery seeds and 11⁄2 tsp sea salt, mix to combine and set aside.
- Spread bread slices with dill and lemon butter to taste, top with cucumber, overlapping slices, and season to taste with a little celery salt (reserve remaining). Stack 3 bread slices on top of one another, cucumber sides up, then trim crusts with a serrated knife. Cut into fingers, scatter with micro-cress and serve with remaining celery salt.
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