Dill Cream Cheese, Roast Beef and Cucumber Sandwiches

½ cucumber, peeled and grated

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

salt and ground black pepper to taste

10 slices dense white bread

½ cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced

1 pound deli roast beef, thinly sliced

Wrap grated cucumber in a clean kitchen towel; squeeze to release liquid from cucumber. Transfer grated cucumber to a bowl.

Mix cream cheese, dill, salt, and black pepper into grated cucumber.

Spread cream cheese mixture over bread slices.

Divide roast beef and cucumber slices on 5 slices bread and place another slice of bread spread-side down on top to make 5 sandwiches.