Spring Sandwiches

the Painted Apron

1 year ago

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

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword cream cheese and vegetable sandwiches, decorated sandwiches, pretty sandwiches, tea sandwiches,, veggie cream cheese

Prep Time 10

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.