Pumpernickel sandwiches with Black Forest ham

I’m going back to my roots. By which I mean I’m posting a ridiculously simple recipe, but perhaps you’ve forgotten about something as outstanding as pumpernickel. I particularly enjoy this thinly sliced rye bread that stays fresh for ages. I like bread in general, especially dark bread. Rye bread with a hint of honey (such as Vilnius bread), or a slightly moist crumb (like my favourite, „Zapiecek”), is magic in the mouth.

That’s why I’m sharing my recipe—or really, my combination—with you, rather than for the reason you’re probably thinking (he’s lost it!). A pumpernickel sandwich with lovely toppings: Black Forest ham, lettuce, cream cheese and pepper, is ideal for getting the day off to a good start. I also think these would make an interesting option for a small party. Give them a try!

Things are going to be primitive again, perhaps even more so than with the unforgettable scrambled eggs 🙂 This recipe really is exceptionally simple.

Oh, and I’ve discovered a very nice sandwich topping in the shop. Apetina cream cheese (no, nobody paid me to say that)—an interesting change of flavour for my taste buds, which are used to the various Almette varieties (which I certainly don’t intend to give up, and nobody pays me for that either, before you get any ideas).

Finally, sticking with pumpernickel, another equally good party idea is to make a rocket and pumpernickel salad (why not!).

At a glance:

Preparation time: 4 minutes

Serves: 1 person

Calories: they don’t count at breakfast (I recently heard a theory that you should only start counting calories after 18 h, eh? I like it)

Ingredients for a sandwich you can also make for a party:

• 1 slice of pumpernickel
• 2 teaspoons of „tomato and basil” cream cheese (I used Apetina)
• butter
• 1 lettuce leaf (the crinkly kind)
• 1 slice of Black Forest ham
• a piece of red pepper

How to make a healthy sandwich:

You don’t know how to make a sandwich?

All right then, the primitive kitchen is going back to its roots 😉 I spread a thin layer of butter on the pumpernickel. I cut the slice in half. I removed the tough base of the lettuce leaf and tore the leaf into two pieces. I put them on the pumpernickel. On top of the lettuce I placed a slice of Black Forest ham (also cut into two pieces, one for each half of the pumpernickel) and added a teaspoon of „tomato and basil” cream cheese to each.

I garnished it with a piece of fresh red pepper. Voilà! Our pumpernickel sandwich with ham, lettuce and cream cheese is ready. Enjoy!