5 Tea Party Sandwiches - Dairy Free or Lactose Free
Here's the First in Our Tea Party Series
Today we begin our reimagined tea parties with five classic tea sandwiches changed up to be dairy free or lactose free. Some of the sandwiches include Manchego (sheep’s milk) or goat cheeses, which have less lactose than in cow’s milk cheeses. Some people who are lactose intolerant find they can eat a little of one or both. Well-aged Manchego works best because it contains even less lactose.
Try any or all of these delicious sandwiches:
- Egg salad and pea sprouts (dairy free)
- Smoked salmon and lactose free cream cheese, topped with capers or fresh dill
- Cucumber and lactose free cream cheese
- Radish, goat cheese, and cracked pepper
- Manchego cheese triangles on fig jam
Instead of the traditional thin, white sandwich bread, we opted for healthier bread with more interesting textures. We used marble rye and sprouted sourdough. We also tried an Italian loaf but that turned out to be difficult to trim the crusts and cut into small sandwich sizes. Of course there are many gluten free breads that would substitute well in these recipes. Pick a favorite and let us know the results.
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Egg Salad (dairy free):
- 4 eggs, hard boiled and cooled
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 tablespoons minced dill pickle (or sweet pickle)
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- pea sprouts (or arugula)
- 4-6 slices marble rye bread