carrot cheddar curry tea sandwiches
~ carrot cheddar curry tea sandwiches ~
Today I made some of our favorite tea sandwiches for teatime. Carrot cheddar curry. We made these little sammies at both of the tearooms where I was employed, and everyone loved them! The mincemeat is my addition, and I think it makes these sandwiches even more wonderful. If you don’t have mincemeat, leave it out…or substitute a little chopped green apple and some raisins or sultanas. These little treats are creamy-crunchy, sweet and tangy, with just a hint of curry. They are wonderful with any black tea, but particularly good with a cup of Darjeeling.
10-12 slices of white or wheat sandwich bread
2 large carrots, peeled and grated
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 heaping Tablespoon mincemeat pie filling
2 heaping Tablespoons real mayonnaise
1 teaspoon sweet curry powder
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Combine all of the ingredients for the filling, and adjust seasonings if needed. Make sandwiches. Cut off the crusts and cut into finger sandwiches or triangles. Arrange on a pretty platter or tiered sandwich server with other teatime treats. Garnish with edible flowers or fresh herbs if you wish.
Enjoy!
Happy TeaTime Tuesday!
~Melissa
I love your recipes!!!
Aw! Thanks so much for stopping by to tell me that. You made my day. XO 🙂
ok vegan mayo for me (i actually prefer the taste) and i am ON THESE!!! Y U M!!!!!
Hello there baby cakes! What do you substitute for the cheese? or are you doing dairy again? 🙂 xo
well…. cheese is the ONE thing i have never really been able to give up. 🙂 just can’t help it – it’s SOOOOOOOOOO good!!
that TOTALLY makes sense! enjoy my sweetie 🙂 xoxo btw…..I MISS YOU! can’t wait to see you again. Let me know when your train arrives 😉
I do not like Curry. Is there something else I could sub for the sweet curry?
Hi Lori. 🙂 you could either leave it out, or maybe try a little nutmeg…maybe cumin?
nope…I know what I’d do. Add a little ginger in place of the curry. It will go awesome with the carrots. xoxo
Why or why have I never thought ti use this combination in a sandwich, love curry carrot soup so I know I will love these. I will have to have this tomorrow for my lunch. Thanks for sharing.
my pleasure Lovely 🙂 thanks for visiting! xo
These are amazing! What a clever add-on to use mincemeat. I did them for a party I catered last week.The only problem was doing them on white bread – the carrot bled through by the end of the evening. I’m doing them again tomorrow and using a dark wheat bread instead. Anyway – the guests just loved the flavor. For those not crazy about curry, the flavor is very mellow … def works all together!
definitely a teatime favorite in our house too! xoxo, and thanks for stopping by Maria 🙂
I can’t wait to try these, I think that in place of mincemeat I will use either pear chutney, candy roaster chutney ( made from North Georgia Candy Roaster squash ) or green tomato chutney …all made from items from my garden 😉
Hi Kam! 🙂 I’m so glad you like the recipe! If you like curry, and you have some extra chutney on hand… here’s another recipe you might enjoy. Thanks for visiting! XO ~M
http://chindeep.com/2012/01/06/cha-cha-chicken-curry/
Where I live we do not have a wide verity of stuff and I cant find sweet curry. I have not had much luck making my own curries before. Is there some spices I could add the the curry powder I do have to make it sweet curry powder?
Can you find regular curry powder? Sometimes curry powder is referred to as “sweet” but it just means the stuff that’s not spicy. 🙂 Hope that helps! ~M
I am thinking these will be good on cinnamon raisin bread. Have you ever tried that? What doyou think?
I’ve actually done that! Yes! SO good! Enjoy 🙂