Chèvre, Scapes And Cucumber Tea Sandwiches (bread-free)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 bunch fresh garlic scapes or 1 small bunch fresh chives, finely chopped
• 8 ounces fresh goat cheese (chevre)
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 medium english cucumbers, washed, unpeeled
• loose leaf red leaf lettuce or arugula
• lemon slice

Recipe

• 1 mix the lemon zest and herbs into the goat cheese.
• 2 add a sprinkle of ground black pepper, to taste.
• 3 allow mixture to rest 30 minutes, covered, so that cheese can absorb the flavors.
• 4 slice the cucumbers into 1/8" disks.
• 5 spread a bite-size portion of the cheese mixture between two slices of cucumber, making a mini-sandwich.
• 6 serving suggestion: to serve, i placed the "sandwiches" on a platter with a bed of loose leaf red lettuce and a little bit of arugula. garnish platter with lemon slices if desired.
• 7 servings are estimated.