Black forest ham sandwiches with melted cheese
You have a quality sub sandwich kit, so lean into it with proper toppings and heat. A few good ingredients built around the ham and roll will make this feel like dinner rather than lunch, finished under the broiler to meld flavors together.
About 320 calories a serving, 17 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate, 27 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 medium tomato
From your shelf
- 1 whole Boar's Head black forest ham sub
Staples
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 clove garlic
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
- Split the sub horizontally and set both halves on a small sheet pan, cut side up. Mince 1 clove garlic and mix with 1 tablespoon soft butter, then spread evenly over the cut surfaces.
- Slice the tomato into four thin rounds and lay two on each half. Season lightly with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Slice 4 ounces sharp cheddar into thin pieces and layer over the tomato, covering both halves evenly. Broil 4 inches from the heat until the cheese bubbles and begins to brown, two to three minutes.
- Pull the pan from the broiler, let cool for one minute, then cut the sub crosswise into two portions. Serve while the cheese is still warm.
Note Swap the tomato for roasted red peppers or caramelized onions if you prefer. Any leftovers keep covered for one day. Serve alongside a simple green salad dressed with vinaigrette, or add potato chips to the plate for more body.
On the label
BLACK FOREST HAM (HAM CURED WITH: WATER, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, SEA SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), CIABATTA WHITE ROLL (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SALT, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, YEAST, FERMENTED WHEAT FLOUR, MONOGLYCERIDES, ENRICHED WHEAT FARINA (WHEAT FARINA, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MALTED BARLEY EXTRACT, CULTURED WHEAT STARCH), PICANTE PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED WHOLE MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT AND ENZYMES), LETTUCE.
Boar's Head, prepared subs & sandwiches, serving 258 g, package 9.1 oz/258 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as ham, sandwich. Half of it left? Use up the ham.