Smoked Salmon and Dill Tea Sandwiches Recipe

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Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats
Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland lives in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, where she develops recipes and owns and operates three businesses: a bean-to-bar chocolate company, an ice cream company, and a collective food production space. Previously, she wrote brunch and British food recipe columns for Serious Eats.
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Updated Apr. 05, 2019
Sydney Oland

Throughout Britain and many of its colonies, tea is often served in the mid-afternoon as a quick bite between the midday and evening meal. Tea sandwiches as well as pastries, breads, butter, jams and small confections are served. Traditionally tea sandwiches are cold, two-bite sandwiches; some of the most common are egg salad, watercress, and smoked salmon. This version of the classic salmon tea sandwich uses a cream cheese with dill along with some red onion to brighten up the sandwich.

Part of the fun of tea sandwiches is the fancy way they are presented. Using multiple layers of ingredients and bread to create something that looks a bit special is an easy way to dress up a simple sandwich. Personally, I like to use whole wheat on the exterior and white bread next to the salmon. The white bread highlights the salmon's lovely pink color in a pretty way. You could also alternate between wheat and white so that the sides of the sandwich are different colors. If all that seems a tad precious than go with whichever is your bread of choice.

Although most people don't sit down for tea daily, it can be nice to put on a kettle and have a nice pot of tea with a quick bite in the afternoon. If you're looking for something nice to do for your Mum (Mother's Day is coming up) consider sitting her down for a traditional tea—complete with tea sandwiches.

Recipe Details

Smoked Salmon and Dill Tea Sandwiches Recipe

Active 15 mins
Total 15 mins
Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese

  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill

  • 1/2 lemon

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1/2 loaf whole wheat sandwich bread (8 slices)

  • 1/2 loaf white sandwich bread (8 slices)

  • 8 ounces smoked salmon

  • 1/2 red onion, minced (about 1/2 cup)

Directions

  1. Mix together cream cheese and dill, add lemon juice to taste, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove crust from sliced bread and, using a rolling pin, gently flatten each slice of bread.

  2. Take 4 slices of the flattened whole wheat bread and spread with a quarter of the cream cheese mixture. Cover with 4 slices of white bread. Spread with another quarter of cream cheese mixture. Divide smoked salmon and onions evenly between the four sandwiches. Spread another quarter of the cream cheese mixture on remaining white bread and place cream cheese side down on top of salmon. Spread with remaining cream cheese mixture and top with remaining whole wheat bread. Slice into quarters on the diagonal and serve.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
314 Calories
23g Fat
13g Carbs
16g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 314
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g 29%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Cholesterol 70mg 23%
Sodium 1433mg 62%
Total Carbohydrate 13g 5%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 16g
Vitamin C 2mg 11%
Calcium 90mg 7%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 252mg 5%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)