Green Goddess Tea Sandwiches
What do mothers want for Mother’s Day?
Breakfast in bed? Flowers? Jars of honey? Hand sewn pot holders?
Crown of daisies? Wads of cash? A high five?
Gum? Altoids? Pet goldfish?
I’m hoping the answer is lunch with tea sandwiches and cocktails…. cause that’s what’s going to happen for my mom.
I’m making lunch. I’m setting the table. I’m using the fancy linens. I’m also doing the dishes. I should buy flowers too… someone remind me.
I think my mamabear is most stoked about the clean dishes… let’s be real.
Wait… have you ever had Green Goddess dressing?
Green Goddess dressing is packed with fresh herbs, lemon, garlic, and bound with some sort of yogurt or mayonnaise. Fresh herbs? It’s so delicious.
These tea sandwiches are inspired by that dressing.
I feel silly giving you an exact recipe for a simple tea sandwich. Can I just throw your inspiration your way?
Soak it up and pass it on to your mamabear.
I chopped up a tablespoon each of fresh mint and fresh basil.
I mixed the fresh herbs into 2 tablespoons of softened unsalted butter.
Also! A dash of salt a pepper.
In a separate bowl I stirred together softened cream cheese with about 1/4 cup of fresh chives and a bit of lemon zest. Black pepper too!
Thinly sliced cucumbers, carrots (shaved with a vegetable peeler), and spinach (not pictured).
Sandwich guts!
Cream cheese chive spread spread on one side of crustless white bread.
Herby butter slathered on the other side of crustless white bread.
Cucumbers, carrots, and spinach are stacked.
Not too heavy. These are delicate suckers.
Breads are pressed together and sliced in four. Eat ferociously.
Pinky up.
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YUM! I can see myself putting back a plate of these babies in no time! My mom lives far away so I might just make these for her anyway and eat them all in honor of her!
every mama should feel like a goddess on mother’s day – especially a green one. very natural! have a lovely time with your mama.
I now feel the need to combine mint, basil, and butter and spread it on my morning toast.
I’ve never heard of Green Goddess Dressing before, but now that I have, I definitely want to try it. Sounds wonderful! Hope you have a fun day with your mama! :)
first of all, i love that you call your mom mamabear!
second of all, i’m stealing this idea from you!!!
steal it!
Love this, Joy! I just made some tea sandwiches for watching the Royal Wedding last weekend. They were very similar to yours – but yours look much better :)
Dear Joy,
Why are you so brilliant?
Yours truly,
Lauren S.
:D
I was thinking the EXACT same thing!! :D
wonderful idea!
and THANK YOU, for reminding me its Mother’s day!
I’ve got to call up my MamaBear!! :D
Pinky up – key element to tea sandwich recipes and dining.
Thanks for the recipe!!
Looks dainty and delish!
Oh these look so perfect. What a great idea!
I love your china plate – so pretty! So perfect for little tea sandwiches. My mom adores green goddess – so this is perfect!
“Sandwich Guts!!!” I nominate that phrase as funniest shit I’ve heard all day.
You are too cute! Annie & I will be sure to enjoy these together, pinkies up. Happy day to your mamabear.
These are beautiful! The name alone makes them ideal for Mother’s Day! If only my mamabear didn’t live across the country… =/
These look divine!!! An addition to my mother’s day brunch for sure…
Thanks Joy!!!
I’ve been dying to have a picnic ever since the warm weather came back. I think these are perfect for picnicking.
It is so tempting to just use the butter idea on my next adult grilled cheese sandwich. Yummy!
joy, you’re the best. i loved green goddess dressing in college but i always forget about it now!
what kind of white bread did you use? i’m a bread snob, mainly because i buy a loaf and then don’t finish it because it’s too mushy/hard/something or other. so i’m being nitpicky.
i used the softest white bread i could find.
So dainty! Love them!
I keep this recipe for my next picnic, or even lunch box!
How dainty! I love going to restaurants for high tea and this is making me think I should propose a ‘tea themed’ brunch for the cooking club I belong to. I think it would be so fun to have everyone bring different kinds of finger sandwiches and pastries. Yum!
Oh gosh, the pinky up comment made my day. That is the ONLY way to eat tea sandwiches. Well…garden party hats wouldn’t hurt either :)
These look so good! Love the colors :)
Groan! You read my mind, I’ve been craving cucumber tea sandwiches lately and these look even better than the standard cucumber, dill, and cream cheese. Thanks for the inspiration :)
How long do you think this would last before getting either stale or soggy? I live 3 hours away from my mama and we’re meeting in the middle for a picnic!
you won’t really have a problem with soggy… and just wrap them well to keep them from getting stale. i think these are a go!
Awesome looking tea sandwiches! Moms would totally dig these.
So would I! It’s not something you make for yourself really is it?
Guess I’d better plan a tea party or something!
Shaved carrots with a peeler, what a neat trick! And just the recipe I needed to expand my tea sandwich collection. Thanks for sharing. Your recipes and photos are always an inspiration! :)
These look ammaazzing! Ima making two servings! (and two servings of cocktails)
Well, all mothers want the cash slipped to them, discretely, under guise of a high five. :) Great tea sandwiches. Just pull out the tea!
I love Green Goddess Dressing and especially like it for “dipping sauce” with pepperoni pizza!
hey joy…?
do ya think pumpernickel bread would work too? my mommabear is a health goddess and my pumpernickel bread has raisins in it…
i think it would work! anyways, i might add a dash of craisins, sweet potato slices, and/or mango … just ideas floating around my head that’s all..
oh and *fist pump* :D
i would love to be served this for mothers day :)
Talk about Yum! I’m totally gonna try this out, but I think I’ll add some smoked Salmon…
These look amazing!! Some friends and I are planning a necklace-making party in a few weeks – I might have to offer to provide a light lunch, just for the fun of whipping these up!
i love this! so adorable and beautiful, and i’ll bet they’re tasty too.
Hi Joy! I remember GREEN GODDESS DRESSING….now please give us the recipe :)
Looks fantastic. Your mom is going to love it
YUM! for reals.
This may seem like a silly question, but what kind of pepper do you use? I can’t seem to find a pepper without a dominating funk…
Wow–I’m trying the mint/basil/butter thing too. And your mamabear is so lucky to have you making such an awesome treat JUST FOR HER! Have fun!
I made these for tea for my mum today and I must say that they turned out FABULOUS! Some of the best finger sandwiches I’ve ever had. Mum absolutely loved them and they go great with a Long Island :)
I sent this link to my husband…guess what he made me for Mother’s Day!?!? They were deee-lish!!
love!!
Oh boy these look delicious!!! But I have to say that as much as I LOVE your recipes, I love your humor writing these posts even more!! The booty dance with a scarf on your head is hilarious – I love the sense of humor!
Joy, love your blog! Love the idea of tea sandwiches too. But I am a total fool when it comes to eye balling the amounts of the ingredients. So far the amount of the cream cheese stopped me from having a tea sandwich for lunch. Please, give a hint!.. :)
Hey Joy,
I’m looking over this “recipe” and trying to figure out how many people this would serve. I want to serve at least 12 people and I’m not sure how much of each thing to buy.
Could you please let me know when you have a chance (I know you’re busy!)
Thanks!
Katie
Wow! I’ve been looking and googling for finger sandwiches for hours. I’m throwing a rather large Bridal shower tea. These sound fantastic! Definitely going to be on the menu. Thanks!