Italian Ham Sandwich

[siberian_skys]

The recipe came from the Giada Entertainment show.

Ingredients:

Baguette
Ham
Fresh Mozzarella
Pesto

Directions:

Split open the baguette and spread the pesto along the inside of the bread. Lay the slices of ham along the bread, break up the ball of fresh mozzarella into bite size pieces and spread them out along the ham. Close the sandwich and cut it in half and then cut the halves in half.

Personal notes: It was a tasty sandwich. In stead of getting a whole ball of fresh mozzarella and pinching it off in bite size pieces, I was able to get fresh mozzarella pearls which are the perfect size. I used jarred pesto as did she--it tasted really good, but if you have your won recipe I would think that would work as well. For myself, I think I would have preferred chicken. I've always preferred chicken to ham. I think next time I will use a store bought rotisserie chicken and possibly use goat cheese instead of mozzarella. Probably defeats the whole idea of an Italian sandwich, but I have a thing for goat cheese. I think the mozzarella would work with the chicken replacement would work just fine. I did find it needed salt. I am so glad that I made the sandwich. I usually just toss mustard on sandwiches. The pesto is great topping for the sandwich. It definitely elevated the sandwich.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

This looks like it would translate beautifully to chicken -- I really like pesto with chicken. Try adding a 1/4 tsp lemon zest as well.

[siberian_skys]

I hadn't thought of lemon zest. That sounds really good. Thanks for the suggestion.