Baby Sandwiches

These little sandwiches are very simple to make and are great for a snack, or, if you increase your ingredients, they are perfect for the ladies at a baby shower (hence baby sandwiches).  You only need a few ingredients, and you can change them up by using different vegetables like watercress, fresh zucchini or red peppers. The cheese brings the flavor (with a baby bite of heat), the veggies give it snap, and the little bread rounds make the dish attractive.

Ingredients

3 oz. Boursin Gourmet Spreadable Cheese (Garlic & Herbs)

2 drops (favorite) hot sauce (optional)

1/2 cucumber, peeled

1 plum tomato

3 slices white bread

3 slices pumpernickel or any wheat/brown bread

Directions

Place spreadable cheese in a small bowl.

Add 2 drops of hot sauce & combine.

Using a small round cookie cutter, or wine glass, cut 6 circles of white bread and six circles of pumpernickel bread.

Slice the cucumber into 4 pieces that are the approximate size of your bread round and/or trim the cucumber slice to fit the bread round.

Slice the tomato into 4 pieces that are the approximate size of your bread round and/or trim the tomato slice to fit the bread round.

Spread some cheese on one side of a brown bread circle.

Place a slice of cucumber on top of that circle.

Spread some cheese on one side of a white bread circle.

Place that circle cheese side up on top of the cucumber.

Add a slice of tomato to the stack.

Spread some cheese on another brown bread circle.

Place the brown bread circle cheese side down over the tomato.

Skewer a toothpick or dried spaghetti with small pieces of cucumber and/or tomato for garnish.

Spear through the sandwich to hold it together.

Repeat process, starting with a circle of white bread, and alternating the cucumber and tomato, so that some of your sandwiches have white bread on top and others have brown bread on top.

Yield: 4 bite-size appetizers

Baby Sandwiches