Sunday, May 13, 2012

Special Occasion Sandwich Recipes

By Amy Turman


Sandwiches are the ideal small dish to make for an important day with a large amount of guests. Hand held and bite-sized you can make them for brunch, tea parties, and even for dinner. Here are three great sandwich recipes for your special occasion.

Smoked Salmon Squares

Smoked salmon is the perfect sandwich for a brunch as it is savory, but still linked with bagels and lox. This recipe takes a spin on the conventional smoked salmon bagel.

Ingredients:

- 1 pack of smoked salmon
- 1 loaf of thinly chopped pumpernickel bread
- 1 tub of cream cheese
- 1 cucumber thinly cut, skin removed
- 2 stalks green onion, diced tiny

Take your loaf of bread and cut it into fourths from corner to corner to make small triangles. In a tiny bowl, mix together your cream cheese and chopped green onion. Take 2 pieces of bread, spread the cream cheese mix thinly on each side, and add 1 layer of cucumber and 1 layer of smoked salmon. Stick a toothpick through the sandwich to secure if you don't use enough cream cheese to make the sandwich stick together. Finish until your ingredients are all used up.

Gourmet Grilled Cheese

This sandwich is well liked by kids and grown ups alike. If you don't like spice, leave out the sriracha hot sauce, but it is an amazing hot sandwich ideal for a smorgasboard line.

Ingredients:

- 1 loaf of thinly sliced sourdough bread
- 3 avocados, seeded, peeled and thinly cut
- 1 block sharp cheddar, thinly sliced
- Mayo to cover the bread
- Sriracha, for flavor
- Pepper and salt

Take your sourdough bread loaf and cut off the crust. Take two pieces of bread: on one spread a slim layer of mayonnaise, on the other drizzle some sriracha (depending on how spicy you like it). Layer with cheese and avocado, speckle with pepper and salt, and assemble the sandwich together. Roast on a grill, pan, or a George Foreman griddle until crispy and the cheese is softened. Cut in 4ths and serve.

Chocolate Banana Dessert Paninis

Here is a great dessert sandwich that will please your guests. It is usually nice to have something sweet to compliment your savoury sandwiches.

Ingredients:

- 1 loaf brioche, thinly cut
- 4 bananas, thinly sliced
- Nutella

Like the grilled cheese recipe above, take two pieces of brioche and spread nutella on each cut. Layer with bananas and throw on the griddle until the bread is slightly brown. Cut into triangles by cutting from corner to corner. Serve warm.




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