This epic breakfast sandwich will leave you craving a second one. You can use any sliced ham that you can find at your local deli, and you can use your cheese of preference if you don’t have Gouda.
Personally, I love the sweetness provided by the finely-sliced apples, although these can be omitted if you want a more savory breakfast sandwich. In terms of greens, I enjoy the bitterness of arugula greens, although you can omit if you don’t have these in your fridge.
The following recipe makes one large breakfast sandwich.
English Muffin with Black Forest Ham, Sliced Apples, Smoked Gouda and Arugula
This epic breakfast sandwich will leave you craving a second one. You can use any sliced ham that you can find at your local deli, and you can use your cheese of preference if you don’t have Gouda. Personally, I love the sweetness provided by the finely-sliced apples, although these can be omitted if you want a more savory breakfast sandwich. In terms of greens, I enjoy the bitterness of arugula greens, although you can omit if you don’t have these in your fridge.The following recipe makes one large breakfast sandwich.
Ingredients
- 1 English muffin (split in half)
- 2 tsp salted butter (softened)
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 3 oz finely-sliced ham
- 2 thin slices of smoked gouda cheese
- ¼ Honeycrisp apple (cut to order into very fine slices)
- 2 tsp whole-grain mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- A few grinds of fresh black pepper
- ¼ cup fresh Arugula (washed and dried)
Instructions
- Butter your English muffins on both sides with a light coating of softened butter.
- Griddle the English muffin top and bottoms in a pan on medium heat, to ensure a golden-brown toasting.
- While the English muffin is toasting, add the vegetable oil to a small sauté pan, and increase the heat to medium-high.
- Add the finely-sliced ham in a loose, circular-shaped pile.
- Fry the pile of sliced ham on one side, and then flip and your slices of cheese while you fry on the other side.
- Cut your section of peeled apple into very fine slices.
- Butter your toasted English muffin, and add the pan-fried sliced ham with the gouda cheese.
- Add the finely-sliced apple on top of the fried ham.
- Mix together the mustard with some honey and some fresh black pepper.
- Add this honey mustard mixture to the top section of your griddled English muffin.
- Arrange the fresh Arugula or bitter salad greens of choice on top of the sliced apples.
- Close the sandwich with the top of the English muffin, and serve.
Notes
As with any breakfast sandwich, this is best eaten fresh, right after sandwich assembly!