Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwiches
This recipe is adapted from Ina Garten.
Total Steps
4
Ingredients
10
Tools Needed
6
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- 2.5 pounds unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1.25 teaspoons minced garlic
- 5 tablespoons minced scallions (white and green parts)
- 5 tablespoons minced fresh dill
- 5 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 5 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 5 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1.25 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 5 loaves whole-grain bread
- 40 slices smoked salmon
Instructions
Step 1
For the herb butter, combine all the butter ingredients in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. <a href="/3CYMY2D7">Beat </a>until <a href="/7S3QCKWK">mixed,</a> but do not <a href="/TCTHBPYH">whip.</a>
Step 2
Lay out 40 <a href="/3JDX2Q84">slices </a>of <a href="/482ZKJDV">bread </a>and spread them all with a thin layer of herb butter. Place <a href="/QRT27MZS">smoked </a>salmon on 20 of the <a href="/3JDX2Q84">slices.</a> <a href="/R34ZSY3M">Top </a>with the other 20 <a href="/3JDX2Q84">slices </a>of <a href="/482ZKJDV">bread,</a> butter side down. Place the sandwiches on a <a href="/RNT367Z2">baking </a>sheet and <a href="/X75YQJ6B">wrap </a>with plastic. <a href="/ZSSVQ6FG">Refrigerate </a>until the butter is very cold.
Step 3
Place the sandwiches on a <a href="/XZBDDD5G">cutting </a>board. With a very sharp knife, <a href="/XZBDDD5G">cut </a>off the crusts, <a href="/XZBDDD5G">cut </a>each large sandwich in half crosswise, and then <a href="/XZBDDD5G">cut </a>each half <a href="/SHXGLTTY">diagonally </a>twice to make a total of 40 small triangles.
Step 4
<a href="/Y6MVNCHX">Serve </a><a href="/FK6MC4B6">chilled.</a>