Smoked Salmon Hero Sandwich
Warm French bread loaded with cream cheese, thin-sliced smoked salmon, cucumber, red onion, black olives, and peppery watercress. A deli-style hero sandwich ready in 20 minutes.
YIELD
4 servingsPREP
15 minCOOK
5 minREADY
20 minThis is the kind of sandwich you’d pay good money for at a New York deli, except you can make it at home in 20 minutes flat.
A warm loaf of French bread gets split, hollowed slightly, and slathered with softened cream cheese on both halves.
Then comes the good stuff: thin slices of smoked salmon, cool cucumber rounds, sharp red onion rings, briny black olives, and a tangle of fresh, peppery watercress. A few cracks of black pepper over the top and you’re done.
Slice it on the diagonal, share with three friends, and try not to eat their portions too.
Kitchen Tips
- Warm the bread in the oven just enough to crisp the crust without drying it out. Two to three minutes is plenty.
- Hollow out a little bread from each half to make room for the fillings. It keeps the sandwich from being too bready and lets the cream cheese spread evenly.
- Let the cream cheese soften fully at room temperature before spreading. Cold cream cheese tears the bread instead of gliding across it.
Ingredients
Directions
Warm the French bread in the oven.
Slice it lengthwise and remove a small amount of bread from each side.
Spread each half with softened cream cheese.
Layer the salmon, cucumber, onion rings, olives and watercress.
Grind some black pepper over the filling. Close and slice diagonally into individual servings.
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