OPEN-FACE PROSCIUTTO OR HAM SANDWICHES

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We like open-faced sandwiches a lot because then the taste of the meat is not overpowered by a plethora of bread. And it's fewer carbs! As a child, my mom would buy Westpfalian Schinken at a local German butcher shop. That type of ham is the German version of prosciutto. By the way, if you slice up the left over tomato, cucumber...

Provided by Carolyn Haas

Categories     Sandwiches

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 10

PER SERVING
1 slice hearty rye bread (or other sturdy bread)
1 1/2 - 2 oz thinly slices prosciutto or black forest ham
1/2 tsp butter, or to taste
1/2 tsp coarse dijon mustard, or to taste
2 slice tomato
2 slice cucumber
kosher salt
1 tsp green onion slices
white balsamic vinegar (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Spread butter on bread.
  • 2. Layer proscuitto/ham on the buttered bread and dab mustard here and there. Add thin slices of tomato and cucumber, salt to taste and sprinkle green onions over all.
  • 3. Optional: splash a small amount of white balsamic vinegar on the tomatoes and cucumbers.

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