Fun horse head shaped sandwich cutouts with creamy cheese, deli meat or cucumber, decorated with olives and carrot mane.
# Components:
→ Sandwich Base
01 - 8 slices soft whole wheat or white sandwich bread
→ Filling
02 - 4 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
03 - 4 slices mild cheddar cheese
04 - 4 slices deli turkey or ham (optional), or substitute with cucumber slices for vegetarian
→ Decoration
05 - 8 small black olives, sliced for eyes and nostrils
06 - 1 small carrot, julienned for mane
07 - 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or butter (optional, for spreading)
# Directions:
01 - Lightly spread mayonnaise or butter on each bread slice, if desired.
02 - Use a horse head-shaped cookie cutter to cut 8 horse head shapes from the bread slices.
03 - On 4 bread cutouts, layer one slice of cheddar cheese and turkey or cucumber. Spread a thin layer of cream cheese inside the top bread cutouts.
04 - Place the cream cheese-spread top bread cutout over the filling to form sandwiches.
05 - Attach small pieces of black olive for eyes and nostrils using a dab of cream cheese as adhesive if needed.
06 - Arrange julienned carrot strips along the neck or top of each horse head to resemble a mane.
07 - Carefully place sandwiches into lunchboxes to maintain their shape.
