Monday, July 29, 2013

Easy Vegetarian Reubens

There are lots of reuben recipes on the internet, some of which I'm guessing are better than mine, but this one is designed to be quick and easy and delicious without a lot of effort.  It's essentially how my mother made non-veg reubens, except with vegetarian deli slices in place of the corned beef.  Here is a recipe with enough ingredients for two sandwiches.

Ingredients
4 slices rye bread
8 slices vegetarian deli sliced ham or other veg meat (I've tried a few things but find SmartDeli brand veg ham works best for this.)
2 tbs butter
4 slices Swiss cheese
1/2 cup sauerkraut
1/4 cup Thousand Island dressing

Directions

1. Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.  On un-buttered side of two of the slices, spread Thousand Island dressing, two slices Swiss cheese, four veg deli slices (I fold them each in half and overlap them a little, rather than stack them flat), 1/4 cup sauerkraut, and top with remaining bread slice with buttered side facing outward. 

2.  Heat your sandwich in a skillet over medium heat until bread is brown and toasted and insides are warm and melty (heating over too high a heat can cook the bread too fast and leave the insides cold).  Flip sandwich and cook until other side is brown and toasted too.  Serve warm.

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