ham & greens sandwich

sandwiches: they're what's for lunch!

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BACK TO LUNCH!

Last week we delved into one of the best combos I know: beans n’ greens. We talked about cooking those two items together with plenty of garlic, salt and olive oil and serving them in a bowl alongside toast covered in — you guessed it — garlic, salt and olive oil.

Today I wanted to return to those garlicky greens and tell you about one of my all-time favorite ways to inhale enjoy them: in a sandwich!

I don’t think cooked greens are enjoyed enough in sandwiches. Sure, we see them in a Philly-style roast pork sandwiches layered with broccoli rabe or the famous collard green melt from Turkey & The Wolf in New Orleans. But in general, we see fresh greens — shredded lettuce, arugula, romaine, etc. — way more than cooked greens.

Cooked greens give us so much MOISTURE and even richness when they’re at their best, which is of course full of oil and garlic. Cooked greens do not wilt. They add great contrast to salty meat, creamy cheese and the like.

So today I present a bit of a variation from last week’s beans n’ greens recipe in the form of this lovely ham & greens sandwich:

Who needs a plate when you have a paper towel??

Below the photo ⬇️, for paid subscribers, the fully written-out recipe with amounts and instructions, plus notes for:

• my vegetarian friends

• my vegan friends

• my gluten-free friends

• my friends looking to make these for a crowd

• my friends who prefer a hot lunch

• my friends who want tips on packing these to go

• my friends looking for ideas of what to serve with these sandwiches

All of the above ⬆️ is below ⬇️ for paid subscribers, including as a handy PDF which you can download and save and/or print if you’d like.

I tried to take this cross-section photo for you without my fingertip in it but I could not get the sandwich halves to stay without falling. Physics!

Ham + Greens Sandwich [makes 4 sandwiches] with so many notes for variations