Shaved-Radish Sandwiches with Herb Butter

Delicate tea sandwiches featuring homemade herb-anchovy butter and thinly sliced radishes on fresh baguette. The butter is enriched with fresh herbs, lemon, and a savory touch of anchovies, while crisp radishes and their leaves add a peppery crunch.

8 servings
25 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup salted butter
  • 5 fillets anchovy fillets
  • 1 clove garlic clove
  • 3 tablespoons fresh chives
  • 3 tablespoons fresh tarragon
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • to taste sea salt
  • to taste black pepper
  • 32 slices baguette
  • 12 whole radishes
  • 16 leaves radish leaves

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Mix 1/2 cup (1 stick) room-temperature salted butter, 5 mashed drained anchovy fillets, 1 grated small garlic clove, 3 tablespoons each finely chopped fresh chives and fresh tarragon, 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest in a small bowl. Season with coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Spread herb butter on one side of each of 32 slices of baguette diagonally cut 1/8" thick. Toss 12 very thinly sliced radishes with salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Top half of bread slices with 16 green radish leaves and radish slices. Top with remaining bread slices, butter side down.

    15 min

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