Traffic Lights
- 2 large slices whole wheat bread, crusts removed
- 2 large slices white bread, crusts removed
- 1/4 c. butter, softened
- 2 tsp. Thousand Island dressing
- 2 green lettuce leaves, finely shredded
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and sliced
- 5 slices tomato
- salt and pepper
- green onion flowers to garnish
- Spread all slices of bread with butter, then spread whole wheat slices with Thousand Island dressing.
- Cover 1/3 of the area of whole wheat slices with lettuce, reserving a little.
- Remove egg yolks from whites and arrange yolk slices over center area of bread, reserving a little.
- Place 4 tomato slices over remaining area on bread.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Using a small 3/4-inch plain or fluted rounded cookie cutter, cut out 6 holes from each slice of white bread. Place bread, buttered sides down, over filling and press together firmly.
- Cut each sandwich neatly in half to form "traffic lights."
- Chop the reserved lettuce and tomato and slice egg yolk; use to fill the relevant holes in sandwich.
- Garnish with a few green onion flowers.
- Makes 4.
whole wheat bread, white bread, butter, green lettuce, eggs, tomato, salt, green onion
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=371375 (may not work)