Easy & Elegant Tea Sandwiches

By Southern Living

The tea sandwich is a quintissential finger food for luncheons and parties. Try these charming and delicious treats for your next get together.

Tea sandwiches are the perfect finger food, and in the South certain tea sandwiches are classics. These recipes help you elevate the humble tea sandwich from the familiar to the fantastic. For a tearoom staple, you’ll love our recipes for Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches and Kentucky Benedictine Tea Sandwiches. For a new take on tea sandwiches, enjoy our Pumpernickel Tea Sandwiches or Smoked Trout and Watercress Tea Sandwiches that partners a creamy smoked trout spread with lemon zest, capers, and dill. Recipes for Blue Cheese-Walnut Finger Sandwiches and Goat Cheese-Pecan Finger Sandwiches bring fantastic tastes to these traditional, humble tea sandwiches. 

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Salmon-Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

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Recipe: Salmon-Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

Make pretty mosaics with our all-purpose cream cheese spread and layering method. Salmon and cucumber make for a refreshing and delicious pairing.

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Vegetable Medley Tea Sandwiches

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Recipe: Vegetable Medley Tea Sandwiches

Top your sandwiches with crisp and colorful seasonal vegetables like cucumber, yellow squash, and radishes.

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Prosciutto-Asparagus Tea Sandwiches

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Recipe: Prosciutto-Asparagus Tea Sandwiches

Thinly sliced salty prosciutto and ribbons of blanched asparagus make for a gorgeous presentation.

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Kentucky Benedictine Tea Sandwiches

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Recipe: Kentucky Benedictine Tea Sandwiches

Cucumber, cream cheese, and fresh herbs make the filling for this delightful finger food. Add a festive trim with spicy micro-greens.

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Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches

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Recipe: Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches

These tea sandwiches are the quintessential pick for tearoom lunches. Serve egg salad on whole grain bread slices with fresh watercress.

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Goat Cheese-Pecan Finger Sandwiches

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Recipe: Goat Cheese-Pecan Finger Sandwiches

Instead of pimiento cheese for your party sandwiches, try this filling of creamy goat cheese and crunchy pecans. These sandwiches are great with wine for a fun night with the girls.

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Crowd-Pleasing Tea Sandwiches

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Choose your favorite fillings, and prepare up to a day ahead. Plan on 1⁄4 cup filling for each whole sandwich. Freeze bread slices until firm. (This makes it easier to trim and cut the sandwiches.) 

Recipe: Ham Salad Recipe: Curried Shrimp Recipe: Cucumber and Strawberry Recipe: Orange and Cranberry

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Blue Cheese-Walnut Finger Sandwiches

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Recipe: Blue Cheese-Walnut Finger Sandwiches

The sharp blue cheese pairs perfectly with walnuts and preserves for the perfect sandwich spread.

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Pumpernickel Tea Sandwiches

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Recipe: Pumpernickel Tea Sandwiches

Smear a bit of herb-flavored egg salad on these dainty sandwiches and top them with arugula and radishes.

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Smoked Trout and Watercress Tea Sandwiches

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Recipe: Smoked Trout and Watercress Tea Sandwiches

These delicate finger sandwiches are filled with a creamy smoked trout spread accented with lemon zest, capers, and dill. The spicy watercress offsets the salty, smoky trout while the very thin white bread slices keep the focal point on the star attraction.

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