Thursday, September 15, 2011

cucumber cream cheese sandwiches



This past weekend Sarah, Jenn, Sheila and I hosted a Little Man Baby Shower for Ashley.  


Ashley requested cucumber sandwiches and they turned out so delicious. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised!   I wasn't sure how they would taste, but at the end of the shower the entire platter of sandwiches was gone!  I think they were a HIT!

Here is how I did it:

I peeled the cucumbers and then sliced them super thin.  
I mixed 2 (8 ounce) packages of softened cream cheese with one packet of Italian seasoning mix.
I then spread the cream cheese mixture on the bread and loaded the cucumbers onto the cream cheese.  
Finally,  I sliced the sandwiches into triangles and cut off the crust.  These dainty little treats are a refreshing sandwich for any shower or luncheon.


Two drinks we served were cucumber water and sweet tea.  

The cucumber water is really simple to make.  I filled the large container with ice and water.  I tossed in one sliced/peeled cucumber and a handful of blueberries.   Sarah's idea to add the blueberries made this water a wonderful treat.  

Please visit Sarah's blog Life {Sweet} Life to see all of the adorable shower pictures including a fun picture of us hostesses, an adorable wreath {made by Jenn} and other Little Man {mustache} themed goodies.  

5 comments:

Laura@The Oily Cupboard said...

i like the word dainty! love me tearoom style sandwiches! cute theme of the shower btw

LeAnna said...

This sounds really good at 11:15 at night. Gosh darnit.

Amber said...

Sounds so yummy and simple! I've gotta try these!

Karen At Home Blog said...

Those look so good!

Becky said...

Making these cucumber sandwiches tomorrow for a shower. Thank you!