National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day | Pastrami on Rye with Arugula
Having a national food day that commands that you make a sandwich is actually pretty great. I don’t have to rack my brain for what I can make, or hound…uh, I mean, politely ask…my friends and family for ideas. When whoever “they” are decided that January 14th would be National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day, they made this challenge a little bit easier for me.
You aren’t going to believe this, but until I made this sandwich, I had not only not tried rye bread, but I hadn’t had pastrami either. I even seriously asked my friend where one would buy pastrami from. Turns out, I could get it fresh from my local grocery store Deli. Who knew?
The pastrami was more expensive than I’m used to paying for my tried and true oven-roasted turkey, but it was completely worth it. The color alone makes the sandwich look so pretty, no? Paired with a combo sauce of horseradish and balsamic vinegar and I hug myself in elation for a job well done.
- 1/2 pound peppered pastrami
- 2 thin slices of provolone cheese
- Handful of arugula
- 2 slices of rye bread
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 1/2 tbsp horseradish
- 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Melt butter in skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
- Whisk horseradish and balsamic vinegar together and set aside.
- Assemble sandwich: horseradish mixture on both pieces of bread, one slice of provolone cheese on the bottom slice of bread, followed by pastrami, arugula and final provolone slice.
- Place sandwich in skillet and grill on both sides until bread is golden brown and has a nice crust.
Tomorrow: National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
Looks so fabulous! We’re huge on smoked meat sandwiches in my neck-of-the-woods (near Montreal) and totally spoiled.
Sounds like a great place to live! Thanks for visiting, Jane.
I could eat and live off rye bread! It is my fave!! I want to eat this picture now. Haha
I liked rye bread okay. Definitely better with the sauce on it, lol.
This looks yummy… Pinning.
Thank you, Marlys. 🙂
Rye bread is life.
I’ve never been a big pastrami fan, but this actually looks pretty good!
Maybe I can convert you…;)
Good Lord, that looks amazing. Hubby loves Pastrami, so I am going to have to make this. Where did you get that rye bread? It’s looks delish.
From Publix!! (Cause, obviously, Publix is the best.)
Oh this is heavenly! Thank you for sharing 🙂 I just started following you on Bloglovin’! 🙂
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Yay!!
Man oh man! This looks so good! I love sandwiches and that bread is just heaven all by itself
Haha, I’m obsessed with sandwiches too. Almost nothing like them.
Looks delicious!!! Pinning to my Yummy Sandwiches board. 🙂
Wahoo! Thanks for visiting.
This looks delicious! While I am not a fan of rye (I am pumpernickel all the way), I would devour this. I love the added arugula. And that bread looks incredible!
I loooove pumpernickel. Best bread ever.