Cucumber Cream Cheese and Cilantro-Mint Chutney Sandwich Recipe

When the weather is nice, we will pack ourselves some sandwiches and lemonade and have a little picnic in our back yard. These cucumber, cream cheese, cilantro-mint chutney sandwiches are our favorite. I’ve made these for several picnics and I really dont know anyone who doesnt like them.

We used to get these sandwiches in India – white bread spread with a little butter, cilantro mint green chutney, and cucumber slices. It is India’s version of English tea sandwiches. I like to use cream cheese in this sandwich recipe; it goes great with the cucumbers and chutney.

Cucumber Cream Cheese and Cilantro-Mint Chutney

Sandwich Recipe

Makes 4 whole or 8 half sandwiches

½ an English seedless cucumber (the one with the plastic wrap)
8 slices of white or soft wheat bread
8 tablespoons cream cheese at room temperature, I used the low fat kind.
½ cup cilantro mint chutney. Recipe below.
Salt

Cut the cucumber into thin rounds.

Take 2 slices of bread. Spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese on one slice. Spread 1 teaspoon (or more if you like) chutney over the cream cheese. Arrange 4-5 slices of cucumber on top. Sprinkle a tiny pinch of salt over the cucumbers.

Spread one tablespoon cream cheese and then one teaspoon cilantro mint chutney on the other slice of bread. Place this on top of the cucumbers, to make a sandwich. Repeat for all bread slices.

Spreading the cream cheese first, and then the chutney will prevent the chutney from soaking through the bread. Serve immediately.

Cilantro Mint Chutney Recipe
Makes about 1/2 cup, enough for 4-6 sandwiches

1 cup cilantro leaves, tightly packed
1/2 cup mint leaves, tightly packed
1/2 fresh green chili or Thai hot pepper, chopped*
1/8 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt
2 tablespoons water

*This makes a spicy hot chutney. Use less chili or leave it out if you don’t want it spicy.

Place all ingredients in a food processor and process into a smooth sauce, scraping down the sides of the food processor now and then.

If you are using a blender, you may need to use a little more water. Store the chutney in an air tight container in the fridge.

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23 thoughts on “Cucumber Cream Cheese and Cilantro-Mint Chutney Sandwich Recipe

  1. Look so good! What about wholemeal bread in place of white bread and yogurt in place of the cream cheese?

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    Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:

    wholemeal bread will be great! not sure about the yogurt, it will make the sandwich soggy. if you dont want to use cream cheese, cashew butter or tahini might work instead.

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    jaishri Reply:

    yes yogurt works very well ..just hang some in a muslin cloth and remove the whey and the resulting hunng yoghurt can be used as a spread :)

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  2. Been there, eaten it, but never made it!! My mom used to make a colourful sandwich, mint chutney, tomato chutney and cheese sandwiches. Used to be very good…..

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  3. loved the pictures. The sandwiches were a childhood favorite (without cream cheese , just liberal butter , chutney n cucumber slices) and your pictures are enticing me enough to make a set up in my own garden. Birds are making the garden more beautiful right now.

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  4. These are ALWAYS a hit. LOVE them. Good for a picnic, lunch, PFO (party for one), baby/bridal shower… I’m glad you posted this because simple dishes like this are often overlooked and dismissed.

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  5. Sandwiches are such a I’ll make these next.
    last week we re-created Bombay sandwich (street side) at home and now it will be these, they look so perfect for tea time :)

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  6. Those are perfect sandwiches, just the right amount of filling! Love how the cream cheese sets off the delicious spice of the chutney, we make one with tomato chutney and cream cheese, so good!

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