These beautiful open-faced sandwiches are popular in Scandinavia. Traditionally made on dark rye bread, you can top them with a variety of vegetables or smoked and pickled fish. This version is perfect for a quick snack or afternoon tea, with crisp, refreshing cucumber, radishes and Pink Lady® on cream cheese, finished with floral pink peppercorns.
Full preparation
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Toss the Pink Lady® apple slices with the lemon juice.
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Peel long, thin strips lengthways from the cucumber using a potato peeler until you reach the seeds in the centre. Discard the seeds and put the cucumber strips in a bowl of cold water.
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Finely slice the radishes and add to the bowl with the cucumber.
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Drain the cucumber and radishes well, and pat dry with kitchen roll.
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Spread the rye bread with the cream cheese.
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Now comes the artistic part: arrange overlapping layers of cucumber, radishes and Pink Lady® apple all over the bread. Crush the pink peppercorns with your fingertips, and scatter over the sandwiches.
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Serve immediately: you can cut the crusts off for a neater shape or leave them on for a more rustic look.
