Open-faced Proscuitto Sandwiches
From heatherbudapest 16 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 2
I'm kind of embarrassed to list this as a 'recipe' because it's so easy. But the truth is that if we really were what we ate, there are weeks when I might very well turn into a big open-faced prosciutto sandwich with a side of roasted tomato soup with arugula or a one-ingredient vegetable salad with olive oil, because as a grad student I sometimes come home so hungry I feel faint, but still have to eat while writing and can't take the time to prepare something from scratch. Read more So here's one of my favorite ready-in-minutes dinners you can make in the toaster oven while reading Foucault. (Note: In these types of recipes, I show my bias for Trader Joe's shopping. If the above eating habits sound like you, and you have a TJ's in your area, go there! You can find lots of these excellent quality convenience-type foods to allow you to eat well, not spend a fortune, and be able to eat stuff right out of your fridge.) See less
Ingredients
- 3 slices proscuitto, paper-thin shopping list
- 3 slices Genoa salame (or other very thinly sliced, delicious lunch meat) shopping list
- 3 slices provolone cheese, very thinly sliced shopping list
- (for the above, I buy the Citterio http://www.citteriousa.com/plates.html consumer packs available at Trader Joes. One of the nice things about these packs is that they stay fresh for more than a month in the back of your fridge if you don't open them, making it possible to buy it ahead and leave it there in anticipation of a day when you can't deal with cooking. For a list of Trader Joe's locations, look here: http://www.traderjoes.com/locations.asp) shopping list
- 3 very thin slices of dark rye bread or other dense, dark bread thick with grains (I use Trader Joe's 100% rye bread) shopping list
- mayonnaise (I use Vegannaise) shopping list
- horseradish paste (optional) shopping list
- optional: more thinly sliced cheese (I sometimes add gruyere) shopping list
- optional: avocado shopping list
- optional: sliced tomato shopping list
- optional: mustard (I use the grainy stuff, when I use it) shopping list
- optional: arugula, spinach, or lettuce, washed and dried shopping list
How to make it
- Place the bread into the toaster oven, and lightly toast one side. (You can also use the broiler, if you don't have a toaster oven.)
- Remove bread from toaster oven, flip over, and place provolone cheese on the bread. Place back in the toaster oven. Turn dial to 'medium' to toast for long enough until the bread is quite crisp and the cheese is melted. Remove from toaster oven and place on a cutting board. (Remember to use caution! Even in a toaster oven things get hot. You'll want to set down Discipline and Punish for a minute. Avoid setting in the mayonnaise.)
- Place 1 slice of each of the Italian meats onto each piece of bread over the cheese. Add some mayonnaise on top, and a dollop of horseradish, if desired. Mix them together on top. It'll be a little messy, so you might want to stop reading for a few minutes. Add other ingredients on top if you choose to use anything else.
- Eat and enjoy.
- I find that 1.5 of these little calorie-dense sandwiches are about right for me when I am completely starving, so this recipe is about right for a couple. You might want to make one more. The advantage of making 3 is that they all manage to fit in a toaster oven at once. :) If you have the time, steam some green beans or make a simple vegetable salad to accompany it. Or if you don't, be sure to take a multivitamin. You can only eat so much ham and cheese. . . Now back to Michel.
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Oh yum yum yum. This makes me think of sitting outside Ultra Lucca scarfing proscuitto by the half-pound. It makes me want to come visit solely so we can snack on this. It's like the perfect food. It's actually kind of ridiculous how perfect it is....more
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