Classic British Sandwiches recipe

Classic British Sandwiches recipe

There are many reasons to love the sandwich: they're fast and easy to assemble, endlessly variable and incredibly convenient, which is, after all, why they were invented in the first place. Read more about their history here.

Ingredients

Egg, Caper Mayo and Cress
  • 4 slices white bread
  • 2 eggs, hard boiled
  • 1 tsp capers, rinsed and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp chopped chives
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 pinches Cress
  • 1 pinch White pepper
  • 4 slices white bread
  • 2 eggs, hard boiled
  • 1 tsp capers, rinsed and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp chopped chives
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 pinches Cress
  • 1 pinch White pepper
  • 4 slices white bread
  • 2 eggs, hard boiled
  • 1 tsp capers, rinsed and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp chopped chives
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 pinches Cress
  • 1 pinch White pepper
Radish and Anchovy Butter
  • 5 radishes, very finely sliced
  • 15 g butter
  • 3 anchovy fillets
  • 4 slices white bread
  • 5 radishes, very finely sliced
  • 0.5 oz butter
  • 3 anchovy fillets
  • 4 slices white bread
  • 5 radishes, very finely sliced
  • 0.5 oz butter
  • 3 anchovy fillets
  • 4 slices white bread
Smoked Salmon, Cucumber and Dill Butter
  • 25 g Butter
  • 1 Half a small cucumber, de-seeded and finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped dill
  • 15 g Smoked salmon
  • 4 slices brown bread
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 pinch Black pepper
  • 0.9 oz Butter
  • 1 Half a small cucumber, de-seeded and finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped dill
  • 0.5 oz Smoked salmon
  • 4 slices brown bread
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 pinch Black pepper
  • 0.9 oz Butter
  • 1 Half a small cucumber, de-seeded and finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped dill
  • 0.5 oz Smoked salmon
  • 4 slices brown bread
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 pinch Black pepper

Details

  • Cuisine: British
  • Recipe Type: Snack
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 5 mins
  • Cooking Time: 10 mins
  • Serves: 4

Step-by-step

  1. To make the egg, caper mayo and cress sandwich
  2. Peel the eggs, mash them with a fork, then stir in all the other ingredients.
  3. Season with pepper only; the capers should make the mixture salty enough.
  4. Divide the filling between two slices of bread then top with the remaining slices. Remove the crusts and cut into finger sandwiches.
  5. To make the radish and anchovy butter sandwich
  6. Finely chop the anchovies and use a fork to mash them into the butter.
  7. Mix until well combined. Spread two pieces of bread with the butter then add a layer of radishes on each.
  8. Top with the remaining bread, remove the crusts and slice into fingers.
  9. To make the smoked salmon, cucumber and dill butter sandwich
  10. Mix the butter, dill and a few drops of lemon juice together
  11. Season the butter with black pepper and spread a layer over two slices of the bread.
  12. Top with a layer of cucumber followed by a layer of smoked salmon.
  13. Remove the crusts and slice into fingers.

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