Smoked Salmon and Watercress Tea Sandwich with Lemon-Pepper Butter

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tbls. grated lemon zest
• 1 tbl. fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 16 slices smoked salmon
• 16 sprigs watercress
• 1 tsp. sherry vinegar
• 1 tsp. honey
• 1/4 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 4 slices white bread cut in half lengthwise, crusts removed

Directions

1. Mix together butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, pepper and salt. Spread about half butter mixture over bread slices. Put remaining butter in a plastic piping bag.

2. Arrange 2 slices of smoked salmon on top of each buttered slice of white bread.

3. Mix together sherry vinegar, honey, mustard and olive oil in a small bowl and drizzle on top of salmon.

4. Pipe 1/8 of remaining butter on top of sandwich as a small dollop. Place 2 sprigs of watercress on each sandwich and serve.

Makes 8 sandwiches.

– Recipe created for American Butter Institute