Afternoon Tea My Way

Spring is at our footsteps so why not prepare a colorful and eclectic afternoon tea?

As you know there's hundreds of tea sandwich recipes out there, the important thing is to prepare the ones you enjoy eating when having tea. Therefore, here two sandwiches prepared my way. We all have a style to prepare food and also to set the table, my way is a bit casual, a bit formal and universal. For this occasion I decided to use Moroccan glasses instead of cups and I think it works when combined to a green tea pot and green sandwich stand. My tea selection was The London Cuppa Loose Tea (Kenya & Assam).

The first recipe is the all time famous Chilean tomato sandwich, fresh and delicate perfect to accompany tea.

The second sandwich is the world renown salmon pumpernickel sandwich, colorful and delicious to eat while drinking tea.

Tomato tea sandwich for three: 

1 big tomato cut in slices 

2  large brown bread slices

Mayonnaise Spread:

1 T. Mayonnaise

1 t. Plain yogurt

1/4 t. mustard (Maille)

1/2 t. Dried dill  or 1 t. Fresh dill 

2 mint leaves + 3 more to decorate 

Fennel twigs to decorate 

Salt & pepper 

Start by mixing the mayonnaise spread

Spread the mayo over the bread and then add the tomato and decorate with the mint and fennel.
Cut the sandwich in three slices each, dispose on a Tea Platter 

Salmon Pumpernickel sandwich for three:

4-5 salmon slices 

2 large Pumpernickel slices of bread 

1/2 t. Butter 

1 T. 1/2 cream cheese 

1 t. capers 

1/2 lemon in thin slices then cut in half moons 

2 T. Spanish onion in thin slices (it's milder)
2 T. fennel cut in thin slices: this is my addition to this sandwich

1/2 t. dried ciboulette to decorate

Several fennel or dill twigs to decorate

Butter the two slices of Pumpernickel

Then spread the cream cheese evenly 

Add the salmon, on the top add the onion slices, the capers and the fennel slices. Finally add the lemon and the fennel twigs and ciboulette .

Cut each sandwich in three and put in a Tea Platter 

Italian Focaccia with spinach filling bought at an Italian bakery.

Enjoy your Afternoon Tea and take the time to color your life starting with the food you eat!