Spring Sandwiches
Have you ever made veggie cream cheese?
It’s so much better than commercial cream cheese in a tub
Next time you’re chopping vegetables, chop up a few extra
The crunchy types work the best
and will keep for several days in the fridge
Carrots, celery, colored peppers…
Mix in some low fat cream cheese until it’s a spreadable consistency
Add seasonings or fresh herbs to taste
If you have any fresh basil or parsley,
add that right before serving
Don’t add anything too perishable to the mix or it will wilt…
just add at the last minute
Store in a covered dish or plastic tub in the refrigerator for up to a week
This makes a quick healthy alternative for lunch
I decided to have a little fun with cookie cutters
I had a butterfly and a tulip~
I used Pepperidge Farm Very Thin sliced wheat bread
to make the sandwiches
Fun details were added with grape tomatoes and green onions
The tips of the scallions made great antennae!
And the little dots on the tulip are slices from the white of the onion
I used a dab of cream cheese to “glue” the garnishes onto the bread
I added fresh spinach leaves to the sandwiches when I made them
What fun for a ladies luncheon or a bridal shower~
This cream cheese is great for a wrap too…
I added crunchy romaine and cucumber slices to this
before I rolled it up
I stored one half in saran in the fridge
and I had a grab and go snack for the next day
VEGGIE CREAM CHEESE SANDWICHES
Ingredients
- carrots
- colored peppers
- celery
- green onion
- low fat cream cheese
- spinach leaves
- lettuce
- cucumber slices
- cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Chop carrot, peppers, celery, and green onions into small pieces and stir together.
- Add cream cheese until desired consistency. Store covered in fridge up to 1 week.
- Use as a sandwich spread or cocktail spread with crackers. Add spinach leaves, cucumber and lettuce right before assembling sandwiches. Garnish sandwiches with tomato halves or vegetable pieces if desired, by using a dab of cream cheese to glue them on
- Adjust amounts according to volume needed and add any desired seasonings.
Spring is on the way!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
Between Naps on the Porch / Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party/ Creatively Crafty
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How fun! I like esp. the butterfly one.
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Duh, why didnt I think of that?! I love veggie cream cheese on everything bagels. J loves egg/cream cheese wraps for breakfast (with a spinach leaf or two snuck in). Maybe I can get her to eat the real veggie cream cheese. I bet i can if use shape cutouts like you! I love adding onion powder to most anything too. Also, English cucumbers last a long time without going mushy, especially if you scrape the center seeds. Thanks, Jenna!
You’re welcome, enjoy!
So good to see a post from you this morning! 🙂
What a great idea and how darling making these special spring sandwiches! Which I hope is right around the corner. Come on Spring!
Spring! When????
I remember these cute sandwiches Jenna! Cream cheese is a great delivery method and tasty way to eat your veggies too! Thinking of you ♥
Jenna, these sandwiches are not only pretty, but they look delicious too. I’m definitely making these. I’m always trying to think of something different to have in the fridge for a light lunch. These will be perfect! We are snowed in and it is only 4 degrees, but I think I have all the ingredients on hand to make these today. Thanks so much for sharing. I was so happy to see your post in my mailbox this morning. I have been thinking of you, and I hope that you are feeling better. Take care, sweet friend!
Such a pretty Spring post on this frigid day that we are having, Jenna. Your sandwiches would be perfect for a teatime treat.
Jenna, my grands would
love the butterfly and tulip sandwiches and they sound and look so delicious. Thank you for the spring sandwiches ideas, now if only the weather felt like spring. Thinking of you and sending prayers❤️🙏🏻
You are the cutest ever!! SO creative! These are just darling, and would be so much fun for tea or a spring party or with kids – or all three. I’m so happy you’re back and feeling better after your hospital vacation! Lots of love!
No, I haven’t made veggie cream cheese but I will now. I love the idea of adding fresh veggies to anything. This is such a cute way to add the something extra to a platter of sandwiches. Great idea…….
the bread shaoed liked butterflies in the feature image was very cool
Oh Jenna, this is fabulous. I love the idea of veggie cream cheese (homemade) and the cookie cutouts for sandwiches are adorable. Love how you embellished them too. I’m so glad you are back from your hospital vacay and are on the mend. Take care down there!
What great ideas. The butterfly is so cute! I think it would be a perfect dish for a special tea. Maybe Easter? I hope you are feeling better.
Your little sandwiches are so cute. Love the butterfly. Veggie cream cheese sounds delicious and so healthy.
This is a terrific recipe and idea. I’ve been thinking of doing a springtime tea (or a “C’mon, Spring” tea and you can be I’ll be doing something with this!
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