• Cut the bread slices into pretty shapes with a cookie cutter. Spread them with mayonnaise or mustard.
• Assemble the fillings of choice and other ingredients on the bottom slices, starting with the lettuce leaves. Allow the ruffled edge to extend outside the bread.
• Top the sandwiches with the nasturtium leaf and flower and position the top slice of bread so the flowers are visible.
12 slices hearty grain bread
Mayonnaise or mustard to taste
Choice of fillings: Thin-sliced roast turkey, grilled chicken, chicken salad or assorted sliced cheeses
6 leaves red-leaf lettuce
12 fresh basil leaves
Nasturtium leaves and flowers to taste
6 tomato slices
6 onion slices
Mayonnaise or mustard to taste
Choice of fillings: Thin-sliced roast turkey, grilled chicken, chicken salad or assorted sliced cheeses
6 leaves red-leaf lettuce
12 fresh basil leaves
Nasturtium leaves and flowers to taste
6 tomato slices
6 onion slices
This article appears in October 2024.