Reuben sandwich

Name: Reuben sandwich
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 slices rye bread; 200g sliced salt beef; 100g sauerkraut, drained well; 100g Emmental cheese, sliced; 30g butter, softened; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tbsp finely chopped gherkin; 1 tsp horseradish sauce

Toasted rye bread packed with salt beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and tangy Russian dressing.

Nut free

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.20 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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4slices rye bread
200 gsliced salt beef
100 gsauerkrautdrained well
100 gEmmental cheesesliced
30 gbuttersoftened
3 tbspmayonnaise
1 tbsptomato ketchup
1 tbspfinely chopped gherkin
1 tsphorseradish sauce

Method

1
Stir the mayonnaise, ketchup, gherkin and horseradish together to make the dressing.
2
Butter one side of each slice of bread.
3
Turn two slices butter side down in a cold frying pan. Spread with dressing, then layer on half the beef, sauerkraut and cheese.
4
Spread dressing on the unbuttered side of the other slices and place on top, butter side up.
5
Cook over a medium heat for 4 minutes each side, pressing down, until the bread is crisp and the cheese has melted.
8 min
6
Slice in half and eat while hot.

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