Tea Sandwiches with Edible-Flower Compound Butter
2016-03-29 00:48:49
Makes 24 sandwiches and 1 pound of butter
Ingredients
- ½ cup Edible-Flower Compound Butter, softened (recipe follows)
- 12 slices pumpernickel bread, crusts removed
- 2 English cucumbers, peeled lengthwise into 12 ribbons each
- 4 radishes, sliced thin
- 1 (4-ounce) package smoked salmon
- Microarugula
- Garnish: oyster leaf and oyster leaf flowers
Edible-Flower Compound Butter
- 2 teaspoons green peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons white peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns
- 1 pound butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh oregano
- Radish flowers
- Society garlic flowers
- Oyster leaf flowers
Instructions
- Spread approximately 2 teaspoons Edible-Flower Compound Butter onto each slice of bread. Cut each slice in half diagonally. Carefully wrap each bread triangle with a cucumber ribbon, crossing ends on top of bread.
- Layer 4 radish slices over cucumber ends. Layer a piece of smoked salmon onto each sandwich, and top with a piece of microarugula. Garnish with oyster leaf and flowers, if desired. Serve immediately.
Edible-Flower Compound Butter
- In a coffee grinder or using a mortar and pestle, grind green, white, black, and pink peppercorns until crushed.
- In a medium bowl, beat butter with a mixer at medium-high speed until smooth. Add peppercorns, chives, shallot, garlic, and oregano. Beat at medium speed until combined.
- Transfer from mixer to parchment paper. Form butter into a log. Press radish flowers, garlic flowers, and oyster leaf flowers onto log. Roll in parchment, and twist at both ends. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- To serve, cut into ¼-inch slices. Store in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Victoria https://www.victoriamag.com/
The recipe for the compound butter butter sandwiches says to serve immediately, what does that mean? Will it be all right served in a half an hour or an hour?
Hi Barbara, thank you for reaching out to us. The recipe advises to serve immediately due to the nature of the ingredients. I believe you should be fine to serve an hour later, but would keep the sandwiches refrigerated before serving.