Perfect for a beautiful lunch with friends, or a treat for yourself! These keto tea sandwiches are filled with a creamy veggie spread that you’ll want to make over and over again.
Tea Sandwiches
These cute little sandwiches are also called English tea sandwiches or afternoon tea sandwiches. As the name implies, they were originally created to be enjoyed with an afternoon tea as a way of curbing hunger so that the person can wait until the larger main meal at the end of the day.
Tea sandwiches are usually small, crustless, and can be served in different shapes. Most of the time, they are small enough to be eaten in two or three bites.
There are a huge variety of different types of tea sandwiches. Today, I’m sharing a recipe that is low-carb, gluten-free, and filled with an incredibly delicious (and healthy) cream cheese spread.
Cream Cheese Spread
The cream cheese spread in this sandwich is so hearty and delicious that you can use it as a dip for parties! The fresh dill and chives really make this dip taste and look incredible.
Trust me, use the fresh herbs! Dried till won’t taste or smell nearly as good as the fresh version.
And if you’re on the keto diet, use full-fat cream cheese and let it soften before mixing it with the vegetables. Cold cream cheese is really difficult to mix!
The full-fat cream cheese is full of healthy fats that you body needs so it can stay in fat-burning mode.
Best Vegetables For Lunch
Another quick tip – since you’re going to be mixing the veggies into the cream cheese, make sure they are chopped into really tiny pieces. This will make the sandwiches easier to eat.
There are just 3 grams net carbs in each sandwich! And this recipe makes six sandwiches. For this dip, I used a combination of celery, carrots red bell pepper, and cucumbers.
These are all low-carb vegetables that are high in nutrients and minerals that your body needs. Feel free to use any color of bell peppers.
If you don’t like the flavor of any of them, leave them out.
Healthy Lunch Ideas
These little sandwiches are the perfect thing to munch on with your lunch. Don’t let their small size fool you, they are actually really filling.
What else do you like to eat for lunch on the keto diet? Enjoy these tea sandwiches with some Keto Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets and a bowl of keto Cheesecake Factory chopped salad.
If you like finger foods, then make some keto Italian pinwheels or leave out the bread entirely and make keto Big Mac bites. Or mix up the flavors entirely and add some Tex-Mex to the table – keto tostadas are just as spicy as you make them.
How Long Does Cream Cheese Last
How long your cream cheese will last depends on whether it is opened or not. If you keep it in the refrigerator unopened, the cream cheese will last about one month past the “best when purchased by” date that is printed on the package.
If you make this veggie cream cheese spread, store it in an airtight container and keep it in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Keto Veggie Spread Tea Sandwiches Recipe
Here is the entire list of ingredients (and step by step pictures) that you’ll need to make these keto veggie spread tea sandwiches. Exact measurements are located within the recipe card below.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Servings: 6
Net Carbs: 3 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
Cream cheese softened
Slices of keto bread with the crusts cut off
Celery finely chopped
Carrots finely chopped
Red bell pepper finely chopped
Cucumber finely chopped
Fresh dill chopped
Fresh chives chopped
Garlic powder
Salt and pepper
Instructions:
Blend together the cream cheese, celery, carrots, red bell pepper, cucumber, garlic powder, dill, chives and salt and pepper to taste together in a bowl until well combined.
Spread ¼ of the mixture into one of the slices of keto bread.
Top with another slice of keto bread, and cut into four triangles.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to create 3 additional sandwiches.
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Keto Veggie Spread Tea Sandwiches
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
Ingredients
- 6 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 8 slices keto bread with crusts off
- 1/4 cup Celery finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Carrots finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Red Bell Pepper finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Cucumber finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Fresh Dill chopped
- 1 tbsp Fresh Chives chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Blend together the cream cheese, celery, carrots, red bell pepper, cucumber, garlic powder, dill, chives and salt and pepper to taste together in a bowl until well combined.
- Spread ¼ of the mixture into one of the slices of keto bread.
- Top with another slice of keto bread, and cut into four triangles.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 to create 3 additional sandwiches.
Notes
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Keto Sandwiches
Sandwiches make the perfect lunch – even on the keto diet. If you enjoyed this keto tea sandwiches recipe, here are some more delicious and low-carb sandwich recipes you can make for lunch next.
