Artificial Food Coloring Free Sunflower Butter Cucumber Sandwiches
These little bites are bright, fresh, and genuinely satisfying — crisp cucumber rounds topped with a creamy, savory sunflower seed butter spread and finished with fragrant chives and parsley. Every single ingredient here is whole and unprocessed, which means no synthetic dyes hiding in a sauce, a spread, or a seasoning packet. That matters more than people realize, since artificial colors can sneak into everything from flavored nut butters to pre-mixed spice blends. By building the spread from scratch with just sunflower seed butter, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, you get bold flavor with complete ingredient transparency. The result is a snack or appetizer that looks gorgeous on a platter without relying on anything artificial to get there. Fresh herbs do all the color work naturally, and the contrast of cool cucumber against the nutty, tangy topping is genuinely hard to stop eating.
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4 servings
- 1 large english cucumber
- ½ cup sunflower seed butter, unsweetened and unsalted
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp fresh chives, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Slice the cucumber crosswise into rounds about 1/4-inch thick, yielding approximately 24 rounds. Arrange them in a single layer on a cutting board or serving plate.
- 2
In a small bowl, stir together the sunflower seed butter, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until smooth and evenly combined.
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