Simple cucumber sandwich made with raw fresh cucumber slices and cream cheese spread on white bread. These fresh cucumber sandwiches are perfect for lunch or snack! Save for when it’s cucumber season in your garden.
Fresh Cucumber Sandwich
When your garden gives you cucumbers you make half sour pickles, cucumber tomato salad, cucumber bread, cucumber cookies (!!) and a fresh cucumber sandwich! Cucumbers are the best, they just keep giving and giving!
This cucumber sandwich tastes so light and fresh. It’s made with simple white bread, and a cream cheese / garlic spread. You can eat it for lunch (especially great during the Summer!), a late night snack, or as simple finger food for a picnic.
Looking for more garden sandwich recipes? Try my Roma Tomato Sandwich, Green Tomato Sandwich and Onion Sandwich too!
Traditional Cucumber Sandwich Ingredients
- cucumber, peeled and then cut into thin slices
- white bread, you can use white bread/wheat bread or your favorite baguette, but there’s something nostalgic about wonder bread sandwiches for me!
- cream cheese as a simple spread.
- minced garlic, salt and pepper, for seasoning.
You will need about half a cucumber per sandwich depending on the size of cucumber.
How to Make a Crunchy Cucumber Sandwich
Peel the cucumber and then cut into thin slices. Use a towel to pat the cucumbers to dry. Patting them will prevent a soggy sandwich.
Add cream cheese to 2 slices of bread. Add minced garlic on top of the cream cheese, evenly spreading it out.
Arrange cucumber slices on top, with a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
Place bread together, gently pressing down. Serve and enjoy your cucumber sandwich!
What else can I add to my sandwich?
- Add slices of fresh juicy red tomatoes for sweetness.
- Add thinly sliced onions for more crunch.
- Spread on red onion jam for a little sweetness.
- Want it without cream cheese? Mash up a avocado and use as a spread, or try pesto. You could also use softened salted butter spread on the bread.
- Add a slice of cheese, such as American, Provolone or Pepper jack if you want a spicy kick.
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Cucumber Sandwich (Fresh Slices)
PrintIngredients
- 1 cucumber
- 2 pieces white bread
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1 clove garlic minced
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Peel the cucumber and then slice into thin slices. Using a kitchen towel, pat the cucumber slices lightly to dry them (prevents a soggy sandwich).
- Add cream cheese to 2 slices of bread. Spread out garlic on top of cream cheese.
- Arrange cucumber slices on top of the cream cheese, followed by a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- Put pieces of bread together, gently patting down. Serve and enjoy!
Vera says
A royal tip for volume crisp cucumber sandwiches made in advance ‘remove the wet centre of the cucumber first’. use leftovers for smoothies or face mask.