Carrot Cheddar Sandwiches

This super easy carrot cheddar sandwich recipe is something different that you'll be sure to love. The sweet carrot against the sharp Cheddar cheese is a fantastic combo.

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Growing up there were special occasions when my mom would treat us to afternoon tea. She always made her glorious scones and shortbread and sometimes we would get these special sandwiches too.

I remember this one vividly, because, who wanted a carrot sandwich? I admit it did not sound appetizing at first. But the sweetness of the carrot with the sharp cheese, it's just spectacular.

Ingredients

For these scrumptious sandwiches you will need:

• Carrots. I like to use organic carrots so I don't feel like I need to peel them. You'll need roughly two medium- so you can use one large and one small if that's what you have on hand. You should have roughly 1 heaping cup of shredded carrot. If your carrots are very wet then pat them to dry a little bit with a paper tow
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese. Do not buy the pre-shredded cheese for this. What makes this delicious is the incredibly sharp cheddar against the sweet carrot. I like the Coastal English Cheddar you can find at Costco. Or Kerry Gold Sharp is great too!
• Good Quality Mayonnaise. As this recipe calls for such few ingredients, using the best ones makes a difference. I love the Primal Kitchens Avocado Mayo or the Choosen Foods Avocado Mayo.
• White Pepper. You could also use black pepper.
• Sandwich Bread. Use your favorite, for this light filling I like to use brown bread. I used Dave's Killer Bread.

We have mixed in chopped green onion to the mix and loved that as well.

You could also make this more of a layered sandwich and add sliced tomato, romaine lettuce, and sliced red onion.

For ingredient quantities please reference the recipe card below. On the recipe card there is a button for US or M (Metric) measurements.

Instructions

Clean your carrot, I don't bother peeling unless it is really stringy and dirty. Use the medium opening on a box grater and grate the carrots. Then grate the sharp cheese. 

Add both to a bowl and add the mayo and white pepper. And mix until fully combined, this shouldn't be super mayo-y, the mayonnaise is just a binder to hold it together, 

Spread four slices of bread with salted butter and pack half of the mixture on two buttered slices then top with the other slices of bread.

Use a serrated knife to trim the crusts off and cut them into thirds to create three rectangles. You can double or triple this recipe to serve how ever many people you need. Generally as a rule of thumb you should account for 4 tea sandwiches per person.

I hope you love these carrot cheddar sandwiches.

These are best enjoyed right away but you can make them an hour or two ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator covered with a damp cheesecloth or paper towel on top to help them from drying out. 

More tea sandwiches

• Cucumber and Cream Cheese Sandwiches
• Curried Chicken Salad Sandwiches
• Egg Salad Sandwiches
• Smoked Salmon Sandwiches

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