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Cheddar Sandwiches with Quick Pickles and Honey-Mustard Spread

Tangy homemade pickles and onions bring intense flavor and satisfying heft to these sandwiches. However, you can omit step 1 and use jarred pickles; just do keep in mind that these may increase your sodium intake.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 4

Ingredients

1 large Vidalia onion, thinly sliced
1 medium English cucumber, thinly sliced
1 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup honey (preferably raw or cream honey)
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
1 1/4 teaspoons brown mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
2 teaspoons grainy mustard
4 small whole-wheat rolls, halved
4 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese, thinly sliced

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put onion and cucumber into a heatproof nonreactive medium bowl; set aside. Bring vinegar, 2 tablespoons honey, bay leaves, ginger, mustard seeds, salt, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Pour over onion and cucumber. Cover loosely, and let cool completely, stirring occasionally to submerge vegetables. The pickled vegetables can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

    Step 2

    Stir together remaining 2 tablespoons honey and the mustard; spread on bottom of rolls. Divide cheese among rolls; top each with 1/3 cup drained pickled vegetables and top half of roll. The sandwiches can be stored, wrapped in parchment, in a cool place up to 4 hours.

  2. Fit to eat recipe

    Step 3

    (Per serving)

    Step 4

    Calories: 343

    Step 5

    Saturated Fat: 7g

    Step 6

    Unsaturated Fat: 1g

    Step 7

    Cholesterol: 30mg

    Step 8

    Carbohydrate: 46g

    Step 9

    Sodium: 664mg

    Step 10

    Protein: 11g

    Step 11

    Fiber: 5g

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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