Black & Bleu Pastrami Sandwich

Prep time - 8 minutes     Cook time - 2 minutes                                 Add to MyFitnessPal
 

I've never been a huge fan of pastrami. On it's own it reminds me too much of an over-cured hotdog, even when I make my own from my goats. But put it on this particular sandwich - WATCH OUT. For the recipe below, I used the columbus brand pastrami from costco as I doubt most others here do their own charcuterie. Also, please note that this sandwich is quite large (from a post-op perspective), I rarely can even quite finish a half, but it's just as good the next day.
 

I can only ever eat half at a time, but it's excellent!

Ingredients:

Pastrami - 3 Slices

BariBread - 2 slices

Dill Pickle - 1

Reduced fat cheddar, shredded - 20 g

Chunky bleu cheese dressing - 1 Tbsp

Stone ground mustard - 2 tsp

Arugula (optional) - 1 small handful

Yellow onion, diced - 1/4 cup

 

Preparation:

Carmelize your onions over medium low heat - this is essential! Just be careful not to burn them

Decide which slice of your bread will be side A and which will be side B, we'll be building these open-faced and the order is important.

 

Slice A:

Slather on the mustard - use more if you like, it's calorie free (nearly)

Slice your pickle into even slices and arrange to cover as much of the bread as possible

Fold the pastrami slices in half and arrange on the pickles evenly

 

Slice B:

Spread the bleu cheese dressing on this side evenly

Spread the onions over the dressing evenly

Spread the cheese over the onions, be sure to cover all of the onions as this will help hold the sandwich together.

 

Low-broil both slices open-faced until the cheese is melted and lightly browned. Watch it closely as it burns easily.

 

Remove from the broiler, place the arugula, if desired, between the halves of the sandwich, put everything together, slice into quarters and enjoy! Just be sure to chew thoroughly.

 

Enjoy! I made this one with sorrel instead of arugula, that was a good choice.

 

 

Nutrition - remember, I only ever eat, at most, half of one of these at a time

Calories: 338

Fat: 21 g
Carbs: 7 g

Protein: 30 g

Sodium (ACK!): 1,027 mg