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Radish Rose Tea Sandwiches

By Jee Choe

Updated Sep 13, 2025

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Bite-sized, open-faced, and decorated with a radish rose, these gorgeous tea sandwiches are perfect for tea time and bridal and baby showers.

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Table of Contents

• Radish Tea Sandwiches
• Note from Jee
• Recipe Summary
• Ingredient Notes
• Step-by-Step Instructions
• Expert Tips
• Related
• Radish Rose Tea Sandwiches Recipe

Radish Tea Sandwiches

These stunning tea sandwiches are made by forming sliced radishes into a rose shape.

These tea sandwiches, also called finger sandwiches, can be eaten in 2-3 bites and are the first course of an afternoon tea. The crusts of the bread are cut off, giving them a dainty look.

Note from Jee

I’m not going to lie, these sandwiches are a bit of a hassle to make since the radish slices are small. Make sure you’re not in a rush since it’ll take some time to make each one. You’ll need a little patience for this one. But the effort is worth it since they’ll look gorgeous.

Radish tea sandwiches are mild flavored so they would pair well with any kind of tea. I recommend a green tea like genmaicha or a black tea like English breakfast tea or Earl Grey.

Recipe Summary

• Made with just four ingredients of radish, butter, bread, and salt.
• These sandwiches are a great vegetarian option for tea time or for small bites at a baby or bridal shower.
• A madoline slicer and a round cookie cutter is used to make the sandwiches uniform in size.

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Ingredient Notes

• White bread: Fluffy white bread works best but you can use any kind of bread you like.
• Red radishes: Try to find red radishes that are on the bigger side. The one that are too small are hard to cut and shape into roses.
• Butter: Use creamy, rich butter.
• Sea salt: My favorite salt makes everything taste better.

For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Slice radishes and blot them dry. Use a mandoline slicer to slice the radishes since it’s difficult to get even, thin slices with a knife.

Radishes are pretty juicy so blot them dry by laying them out on paper towels. Damp radishes will make the bread soggy, which is a big no-no with tea sandwiches.

Step 2: Cut bread into circles using a round cookie cutter. Avoid cutting the crust.

You can use any size cookie cutter but I like to pick one that can cut out two circles from a slice of bread. I used a 2″ round cookie cutter for this recipe.

Step 3: Mix softened butter and salt in a small bowl. To assemble the base of the sandwich, butter a bread circle, top with a radish slice, spread butter on the top of the radish, then bread, then butter again. The top layer of bread is where the radish rose will sit, so I use a generous portion of butter.

Step 4: Make radish roses. Cut radish slices in half and stagger 4 half circles and roll.

Work the radishes 4 half circles at a time. Don’t work with all 12 half circles to form the rose since it’s too hard to work with that many at once. This part is the hardest. The radish slices are tiny, so they’re hard to work with and they’ll keep wanting to unroll.

Step 5: Place the first radish pieces on top of the buttered bread.

Step 6: Keep adding more radish half circles to form a rose.

Expert Tips

• To make 4 tea sandwiches, you’ll need 28 radish slices (7 slices for each rose), and 8 bread circles.
• 7 radish slices in total are used to make 1 tea sandwich. 1 radish slice for the sandwich and 6 slices to make the radish rose.
• Softened butter will make it easier to spread the butter onto the bread circles without tearing the bread.
• The butter adds flavor to the sandwiches and also creates a barrier between the bread and radish so the bread doesn’t get soggy. It also holds the radish rose in place on top of the sandwich.
• Make the sandwiches the night before and cover with wax paper then a damp paper towel and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. This will keep the sandwiches from drying out.

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Radish Rose Tea Sandwiches

By: Jee Choe Gorgeous red radish rose tea sandwiches recipe. Prep Time: 10 minutes minutesTotal Time: 10 minutes minutesYield: 4 tea sandwiches

Ingredients 1x2x3x

• ▢ 4 slices white bread
• ▢ 3 red radishes
• ▢ 1 tablespoon butter, (softened)
• ▢ pinch salt

Instructions

• Slice radishes and blot them dry.Slice radishes on the thinnest setting on the mandoline slicer. You'll need a total of 28 radish slices. Blot to dry using paper towels.
• Cut bread into circles using a round cookie cutter.Avoid cutting the crust. Aim to cut 2 circles out of each slice of bread using a round cookie cutter.
• Combine softened butter and salt.In a small bowl, combine the two ingredients. The sea salt adds a little crunchy goodness.
• Assemble tea sandwiches.To assemble the base of the sandwich, butter a bread circle, top with a radish slice, spread butter on the top of the radish, then bread, then butter again. Generously butter the top of the sandwich where the radish rose will be placed.
• Make radish roses.Take 6 radish slices and cut them in half so that you have 12 half circles. Fan out 4 radish half circles slightly so the pieces stagger a bit side by side. Take one end and start rolling. Place on top of buttered tea sandwich. Get 4 more radish half circles and fan out slightly. Place it around one side of the center of the radish rose. Get the last 4 half circles and place it around the other side.

Notes

• To make 4 tea sandwiches, you’ll need 28 radish slices (7 slices for each rose), and 8 bread circles.
• 7 radish slices in total are used to make 1 tea sandwich. 1 radish slice for the sandwich and 6 slices to make the radish rose.
• Work the radishes 4 half circles at a time. Don’t work with all 12 half circles to form the rose since it’s too hard to work with that many at once. This part is the hardest. The radish slices are tiny, so they’re hard to work with and they’ll keep wanting to unroll.
• You can use any size cookie cutter but I like to pick one that can cut out two circles from a slice of bread. I used a 2″ round cookie cutter for this recipe.
• Softened butter will make it easier to spread the butter onto the bread circles without tearing the bread.
• Radishes are pretty juicy so blot them dry by laying them out on paper towels. Damp radishes will make the bread soggy, which is a big no-no with tea sandwiches.
• The butter adds flavor to the sandwiches and also creates a barrier between the bread and radish so the bread doesn’t get soggy. It also holds the radish rose in place on top of the sandwich.

Nutrition

Calories: 69Carbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 128mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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