8 slices of sourdough bread
16 slices Hengstenberg Sandwich gherkins
4 tbsp butter
200g pastrami or corned beef, thinly sliced
8 slices cheese (Emmentaler, Appenzeller or French Comtè)
150g mayonnaise
50g ketchup
50g KNAX cucumbers, finely diced
1/2 shallot
Cider vinegar
Worchester sauce
Tabasco or cayenne pepper
Pepper
Salt
Sugar
First prepare the 1000 Island Dressing. Mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, chopped cucumbers, shallots and cider vinegar and season with the Worcester sauce, Tabasco/ cayenne pepper, sugar, pepper and salt.
Whether you like a bit sweeter or slightly sharper - is a question of personal taste.
Ingredients: mayonnaise, ketchup, cucumber, shallots, cider vinegar, Worcester sauce, tabasco/cayenne pepper, sugar, pepper, salt
Brush the bread from on both sides with butter and toast until golden brown on both sides under the grill or in a pan. Set bread aside.
Ingredients: bread, butter
Grill the Pastrami on both sides of the grill plate, add the drained sauerkraut and stir together over a low heat. After cutting the pastrami and sauerkraut mixture into the desired sandwich size, put together and cover with 2 slices of cheese.
Close the lid of the grill or cover with a pot lid or a metal bowl and melt the cheese for about two minutes.
Ingredients: Pastrami, sauerkraut, cheese
In the meantime, spread the bread with the "1000 Island Dressing" and place it on the grill plate.
Ingredients: bread
Place the pastrami cheese package on one slice. Place 2 slices of sandwich gherkins on top of the melted cheese.
Top with the second slice and heat through at a low heat. Fix with toothpicks, slice into halves and serve immediately warm.
Ingredients: pastrami, sauerkraut, cheese, bread, gherkins,