Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 egg whites or 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard or Dijon mustard
  • 8 slices Oroweat healthfull nutty grain or hearty wheat bread
  • 4 slices (1 oz each) reduced-fat Havarti, Swiss or Jarlsberg cheese
  • 8 ounces sliced lean ham or turkey ham
  • 3 deli style dill pickles, each sliced lengthwise into thin slices
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat butter or Smart Balance Heart Right Light

Ready In 45 Minutes

Servings: 4

Cooking Instructions

Step 1

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • EQUIPMENT:

Step 2

  • In a shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk together buttermilk and egg whites. Set aside.
  • INGREDIENTS:
  • EQUIPMENT:

Step 3

  • Spread mustard on one side of each slice of bread. Top 4 slices with 1 slice of cheese. Arrange ham on top of cheese.
  • INGREDIENTS:

Step 4

  • Add to each 3-4 thin slices of pickle. Top with remaining bread slices, mustard side down.
  • INGREDIENTS:

Step 5

  • Melt 1 tablespoon reduced-fat butter in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Dip 2 sandwiches into buttermilk mixture; carefully flip and dip other side. Dont soak the sandwiches in this mixture. Just lightly dip and remove sandwiches, allowing excess buttermilk mixture to drip back into dish.
  • INGREDIENTS:
  • EQUIPMENT:

Step 6

  • Add sandwiches to pan; cover and cook 3-5 minutes. Uncover, flip sandwiches, press top down with a spatula, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden and cheese is melted.
  • INGREDIENTS:
  • EQUIPMENT:
  • Length: 8 minutes

Step 7

  • Remove sandwiches, place on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
  • EQUIPMENT:

Step 8

  • Repeat steps 4 and 5 with remaining 2 sandwiches.

Step 9

  • Slice each sandwich in half and serve with a fork and knife.
  • EQUIPMENT: