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.
Vicki B
Brilliant! My favorite tea room closed and they served a sandwich that looked very much like this.
Vanessa
NICE! Looks VERY classy!
Ricki
Those look delicious!
Amy
so cute!! i’m not a big cucumber fan, but with the deliciousness going on in the cream cheese and butter spreads – these might win me over! i’m making meatballs/sausage/pork chops and sauce for mother’s day with my family!
Jane George
Wondering how long they will keep, I have to attend an outdoor “potluck” lunch and it is about a 45 min drive then probably another 1/2 hour till we eat, will they keep and not get soggy for that amount of time?
Jenny (The Housewife Project)
Perfect! My friend put some Green Goddess dressing in a gift basket she gave me for my birthday and I have not tried it yet. This seems like a great recipe to try it out.
Sasha (Global Table Adventure)
Pinky up, indeed! Happy Mother’s Day to all :)
Sincerely Jill
I have had the urge to make tea sandwiches for a good half a year now and just never found motivation enough to do it… mostly because I know I would be the only person who appreciate the delicate little sandwiches. Maybe I’ll just have to make for myself anyway. Thanks, Joy!
STEENBERG
Mmmh looks yummi
Heather (Heather's Dish)
these are dangerous…i can see myself eating about 12 of them without even blinking an eye!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)
delicate suckers. lol
the seriously look sooo pretty and light and well, goddess-like. GREAT NAME!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Stef
I will make “eat ferociously. pinky up.” my new mantra. It applies to everything!
The sandwiches look divine. Sadly I’m an ocean away from my mom, so she’s getting a fancy honey jar :)
Lauren at Keep It Sweet
Sounds like a lovely Mother’s Day!
Kathryn
My teapot will have good company with these tea sandwiches. Yummy!
I love Veggies. They look so good I could eat them now. I am inspired.
Juanita
Ooh, how pretty! Love the step-by-step photos. All such delicate balance…the flavours and the finished product stack!