7 herbed open sandwiches Recipes

mayonnaise, yoghurt, horseradish, mixed herbs , parsley, chives, savory, salt, pepper, german rye bread or 4 slices caraway seed bread or 4 slices pumpernickel bread, butter, lettuce leaves, roast beef or 8 slices veal or 8 slices pork

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

leftover roast beef, leftover gravy, salt and pepper, fresh herb , of your choice (optional), minced onion, sauteed lightly (optional), bread , of your choice

spread, olive oil, coarsely chopped shallots, chopped fresh sage, fresh thyme, freshly ground black pepper, garlic cloves, minced, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, shredded asiago cheese, chopped flat-leaf parsley, extravirgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, remaining ingredients, diagonally cut french bread (about 1 inch thick ), thick) slices red onion

baguette , slices 2 per sandwich (not too thick), prosciutto , fairly thin (not paper thin, you don tsp want it falling apart), provolone cheese , 2 per sandwich, olives (to toast the baguettes), eggs (large or extra large), boursin cheese (garlic herb, chive, any combination, you can use the whole container for very creamy eggs or less if), black olives, sliced (more or less to taste, 1 small 4 oz can works perfect ), butter, salt, pepper, egg yolks (use extra large eggs), fresh lemon juice, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (packed in oil), butter, olive oil, salt, pepper