Memorial Day “Picnic”

 

For Memorial Day I decided to have a “picnic” with finger sandwiches. There’s no cooking involved, and they can all be prepared in advance.  

The “most complicated” was the Atún Escabechado, as it has the most ingredients. The most time-consuming was probably the Curried Egg Salad; the hard boiled eggs were purchased cooked, but they still needed to be chopped. The rest were pretty straightforward.

I cut off all the crusts after the sandwiches were assembled. Finger sandwiches must not have crust! It doesn’t look like much, but there are ten sandwich varieties. Even eating two each of quarter-size finger sandwiches means eating the equivalent of 5 full-size, albeit dainty and not stacked, sandwiches.

I would have loved to do it on the rooftop deck, but they don’t allow glassware, so I’m assuming they won’t allow porcelain plates, either, and I am not fond of disposable cups and plates and tableware. Yes, I have a picnic hamper complete with proper tableware!

1. Taramasalata (Greek fish roe, from a jar) 
2. Cucumber (buttered bread)
3. Lorne Sausage (HP sauce)
4. Smoked Salmon (clotted cream, dill)
5. Mortadella (Japanese mayo)
6. Roast Beef (prepared horseradish sauce)
7. Shrimp Salad (salad cream, black pepper,  dill)
8. Atún Escabechado (canned tuna in oil, olive oil, vinegar, shallot, chopped capers, ground pepper, chopped parsley)
9. Curried Egg Salad (chopped hard boiled eggs, Japanese mayo, curry powder, turmeric, chopped parsley)
10. Chicken Salad (canned shredded chicken in water, drained, salad cream, black pepper, chopped parsley)

Notes:

1. I don’t like cream cheese or sour cream; I couldn’t find crème fraiche, but clotted cream is a good alternative!
2. I think mortadella is superior to bologna. One day I’ll get the necessary ingredients to make a proper mortadella sandwich.
3. Japanese mayo is much better than regular mayo.
4. Salad cream is sorta like Miracle Whip but better.