Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches

These little beauties take a bit of assembling, but are so worth the effort. Make extras.

• 10 slices of sandwich bread, crusts removed
• Salted butter, softened (for spreading)
• 3 cups poached chicken breast, diced
• 2 stalks celery, finely diced
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill
• 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 thin English cucumber, sliced into thin circles

Butter all 10 slices of bread, and arrange them into pairs (5 tops and 5 bottoms). Next, in a large bowl, combine all the ingredients—except for the cumbers—and mix well. Divide the chicken salad evenly atop 5 of the bread slices. Add a layer of cucumbers, and top with the second piece of bread (buttered side down). Cut each sandwich into 3 tea sandwiches, and garnish each with cucumbers.  t8n