Lunch Ideas for a Tea Sandwich With Tuna
No matter the filling, tea sandwiches should be delicate and plentiful with at least six to eight bite-size sandwiches per guest. Traditional tuna salad is a favorite because it's easy to whip up. With a few small additions, you can create a sophisticated tea sandwich with tuna that your guests will rave about. Does this Spark an idea?
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A Traditional Start
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Begin with your favorite tuna salad recipe, but alter it to add a fancier taste. For example; replace regular mayonnaise with horseradish mayo, or add a hint of spicy mustard, a dash of Worcestshire sauce, or cayenne pepper. Or go for a sweet or tangy flavor by adding in diced red grapes, sun dried tomatoes, raisins or dried cranberries. If adding celery or onion, chop it finely. Experiment well in advance of your party to find just the right mixture. Chill each practice batch well, and ask someone to taste test.
Flavorful Bread
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Choose a bread type that matches your tuna salad recipe. For example; a savory salad works well with pumpernickel, rye or sourdough bread. Pair sweeter salads with traditional wheat, white or a swirled marble bread. Purchase fresh bakery bread and freeze. When ready to fill sandwiches, remove the crusts and thinly slice the bread. Sidestep a soggy sandwich by lightly spreading unsalted butter to the edge of each slice of bread before slicing it into bite-size slices (a tea sandwich should take about two dainty bites to eat). Avoid overfilling.
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Special Touches
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Add extra crunch by adding thin slices of cucumber to sandwiches. Or fold a thin slice of tomato in half and skewer to the top with a party toothpick. Remove seeds first if using cucumber or tomato. Other garnishes include fresh parsley or a small stuffed olive. For best results, add garnishes or toppings just before serving.
Perfect Presentation
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Offer multiple tuna fillings. Help guests distinguish amongst them by using different types of bread or shapes and include labels. For example, use a different cookie cutter shape to cut the bread for each sandwich type or diagonally slice various types of bread and use a different kind for each sandwich filling. Place tea sandwiches on tiered serving trays. Hang a teabag-shaped label off the edge of each tier or tuck a placecard holder with a small label onto each tier.
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