27 egg tea sandwiches Recipes

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

sandwich bread, eggs, hard boiled, mustard, mayonnaise, cornichons, diced, paprika, vinegar, salt and pepper, to taste, butter

hard-cooked eggs, peeled and grated, mayonnaise, diced celery, chopped chives, minced red onion, chopped fresh tarragon, freshly ground pepper, seasoned salt

hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped, minced watercress , chives or parsley, chopped pimiento-stuffed olives, mayonnaise, salt, white pepper, butter, softened, whole wheat and/or white bread

egg yolk, dijon mustard, fresh lemon juice, fresh mint leaves, loosely packed, sunflower oil, salt , to taste, cracked black pepper or white pepper, to taste, homemade wheat bread, your choice to remove crusts (ok to substitute white or multi grain bread-we used a 9-grain bread with sunflower seeds), lemon cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced (approximately )

butter, softened (1 stick), cream cheese, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, egg yolk, salt, flour, flour, prepared lemon curd, sugar

free range eggs, salad cream, mayonnaise, chopped fresh chives, sliced brown bread, butter, softened , for spreading, salt and pepper

celery ribs, finely chopped, reduced-fat mayonnaise, green onions, chopped, lime juice, chili sauce, seasoned salt, cooked fresh or canned crabmeat, hard-cooked eggs, chopped, whole wheat bread, butter, softened, lettuce leaves, paprika, green onions , cut into thin strips, optional

eggs, mayonnaise, paprika, chopped fresh dill, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, mayonnaise, spicy brown mustard, pickle relish, chopped onion, stalk celery, finely chopped, chopped fresh parsley, deli ham, sliced thick, diced, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, wheat bread, white bread

eggs, smoked salmon, finely chopped, chopped dill, nonpareil capers, mayonnaise, salt, black pepper, sturdy white sandwich bread, chopped chives, for garnish

hard-boiled eggs, peeled, mayonnaise (best quality or homemade ), salt and pepper, to taste, tabasco sauce , to taste, watercress, washed, stems removed, chopped fresh chives, very fresh bread (use firm white or wholemeal bread, sliced very thin), chopped fresh parsley

eggs, hard-boiled, peeled, good-quality mayonnaise, curry powder, chopped parsley, unsalted butter, softened, whole wheat bread, watercress

pimiento-stuffed olives, drained and chopped, onion, diced, hard-cooked eggs, chopped, toasted pecans, chopped, reduced-fat mayonnaise, white bread slices

white bread, butter , for spreading, eggs, hard boiled, shelled, watercress, chopped, mayonnaise , to moisten, mango chutney (chop any big bits in this ), chicken, cooked, shredded, greek yogurt, curry powder (or to taste), tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped, mint, chopped, coriander, chopped

hard-boiled egg; peeled, curry powder, mayonnaise, salt, fine ground white pepper, soft whole wheat sandwich bread; crusts off, asparagus spears; trimmed peeled and steamed

bread, hard-cooked eggs (chopped fine ), mayonnaise, chopped green peppers or 2 tsp chives, chopped celery, salt and pepper

flour, bread flour, salt, sugar, fresh cake yeast , or 1 (1/4-ounce) envelope dried yeast, warm water, eggs, cold unsalted butter , cut into pieces, vanilla custard , recipe follows, organic or confetti roses, any color, washed and dried, whole, 2 percent fat , or 1 percent fat milk, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, unsalted butter

chopped baked ham, hard-cooked eggs, peeled and grated, mayonnaise, chopped sweet-hot pickled okra, salt and pepper to taste