This simple Cucumber sandwich recipe is perfect to prepare as a light snack or lunch. It's easy to make and great for customizing with your favorite ingredients, like tomatoes, cheese, and/or herbs.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: Not specified
- Total time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Cuisine: American, World
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber ((regular) or English cucumber)
- 12 to 14 bread slices (- whole wheat, brown bread or white bread)
- ½ to 1 teaspoon crushed black pepper (or add as per taste)
- butter (- salted and softened, as needed. can use unsalted butter)
- salt (as required, optional)
Method
- Rinse and peel cucumber. Slice the cucumber thinly and set aside.
- Slice of the crusts from the bread. These crusty bread slices can be pulsed or ground to bread crumbs. You can skip this step of cutting the crusts from the bread.
- Spread salted butter evenly on the sandwiches. Spread butter generously, so that the sandwiches do not get soggy.
- Place 6 to 8 cucumber slices on piece of the pairs of buttered bread.
- Sprinkle freshly crushed black pepper as needed. Also sprinkle a pinch of salt.
- Cover with the remaining buttered slices. Then cut the prepared cucumber sandwiches in rectangles or triangles.
- Serve cucumber sandwiches immediately. If you want you can accompany a mayo dip or a cheesy dip or tomato ketchup with these sandwiches.
- Enjoy fresh sandwiches with your favorite chutney or sauce to dip.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.