Easy Tea Party Sandwiches

Are ready to wow your friends with tasty, healthy, and super-easy tea sandwiches? These finger sandwiches are perfect for a fancy tea party, quick snack, lunch box or even for a unicorn themed birthday party.

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Although there are lots of tea sandwich recipes online, it's always hard to find something vegetarian and not loaded with butter and cream cheese. That's where my mom's tea sandwich recipe comes to the rescue. They are pretty yet mindful.

She often made these for her tea parties and she knew I loved them, so she'd always make some extra to pack for my school lunch the next day. I loved them because they never got soggy. Over the years, I had forgotten about them until she made these for me again and made me fall in love with them all over again.

Then I shared this recipe on the blog, updated it in 2019 and ever since, this has been one of our top recipes. So many people love it an I am sure you will too. So many of you have asked for a video recipe so this recipe is finally updated with a video now. The recipe remains the same except that the video won't match with the pictures. I love these pictures way too much to update them.

Ingredient Notes

• Bread - If you are making these tea sandwiches for a tea party or a unicorn theme party, use a sandwich bread. However if you are making these sandwiches for lunch or snack, don't hesitate to experiment with a whole grain or rye bread. The bread you see in the photos is whole bread while the bread you see in the video is a sandwich bread. Both work well, it's just a matter of preference.
• Vegetables - I love how this sandwich is so colorful and packed with phytonutrients. So I like to add veggies that don't lose too much water, so I don't have to worry about the sandwiches becoming soggy. My favorites are carrots, purple cabbage, beets, bell peppers, and spinach. As much as I would love to add cucumbers or zucchini, I refrain from adding them if I know the sandwiches won't be consumed immediately. 
• Yogurt Spread - For the spread, I like to skip the traditional cream cheese and use a thick low-fat Greek yogurt with all its whey removed. Removing the whey from the yogurt is very important as it prevents the sandwich from getting soggy. You can either use homemade yogurt (click here for homemade yogurt recipe) or store-bought yogurt and remove its whey by scooping all the yogurt into a cheesecloth or strainer for minimum 2 hours. It becomes super thick and spreads just like cream cheese.
• Seasoning & Herbs - I am bringing out the flavors using salt, pepper and my delicious Avocado Cilantro Dressing. You could use any thick green dressing or even the classic Green Chutney, as long as they are thick. I haven't used any herbs the addition of basil, mint, dill or any Italian seasonings will only enhance the flavor. 

See recipe card for quantities.

How to make Easy Colorful Tea Sandwiches

• 1. Prep the yogurt - Separate the why from the yogurt, by placing a mesh strainer in a bowl and line it with a cheese cloth. Add the yogurt into the cheesecloth and tie or wrap it tightly. Place a heavy weight on top of it and refrigerate for a couple hours. If not using Greek yogurt, place it overnight.
• 2. Prepare the Avocado Cilantro Dressing - Skip this step if using Green Chutney, but if you haven't tried the dressing, I highly recommend it. To a blender, add the cilantro, avocado, yogurt, garlic pods, green chilies or jalapenos, salt, lime juice, roasted cumin powder (optional) and a couple tablespoons of water (depending on the blender you use) and blitz it all into a smooth sauce. Cover and keep aside. Detailed recipe is here.
• 3. Prep the vegetables - You can either finely chop the purple cabbage and carrots, or finely shred it using a mandolin. I have found the the spread spreads evenly if I chop the veggies finely. You could even use ready to eat shredded carrots, however chop them finely for even spreading.
• Prep the spreads - Dive the yogurt into two bowls. To one add the finely chopped carrots and to the other add the purple cabbage. Now add salt and pepper to both and incorporate the ingredients well. If adding any herbs , add them to your spread now.
• Assemble the sandwich - Next take 4 slices of bread .Take a tablespoon of the green chutney or avocado cilantro dressing and spread on the first slice. Take a table or two of the carrot spread and spread on the second slice. Do the same with the purple cabbage spread. You can either choose to butter the 4th slice or skip it. Next place the slices on top of eachother starting with the green slice first facing the top, then orange, then purple and finally cover with the 4th slice.
• Slice the sandwich - Using a bread knife or a serrated knife, gently trim all the edges of the bread. Then cut the sandwich into 4 triangles or squares or into two halves. Serve in a platter or plate and relish these finger sandwiches.

Storage and Making it ahead of time

these tea sandwiches can be prepared up to a day ahead, and refrigerated in an airtight container. I have made them fgor several parties. To prevent the bread from drying out, cover the sandwiches with a sheet of wax paper and a damp paper towel. Uncover sandwiches just before serving. 

If you have any left overs which is highly unlikely, store them in an air tight container.

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