Sunday, August 2, 2009

Tomato, Prosciutto Gruyere Open Faced Sandwiches


I thought I would end my tomato series with something ridiculously delicious. A broiled open faced sandwich topped with melted gruyere. Whats inside? Tomato, prosciutto, garlic and a drizzle of wine. Basically portable fondue. Chef Daniel Homm created this yummy concoction, its been in the top 9 in my house all summer.


  • 4 slices of white bread
  • 2 Tb olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove sliced in half
  • 1 ts white wine
  • 2 slices prosciutto
  • 1 beef steak tomato sliced
  • Kosher salt
  • pepper
  • sweet paprika
  • 1/2 pound Gruyere thinly sliced

Heat oven to 400. Brush bread on both sides with olive oil. Place on baking sheet, toast for a few minutes turning once till lightly golden, but soft inside. Rub toast on 1 side with garlic. Drizzle white wine over garlic rubbed toast. Top with prosciutto, tomato, salt and sliced gruyere. Broil for about 3 minutes till bubbly. Sprinkle with paprika and ground pepper. This takes a toasted cheese sandwich to a whole new level.

20 comments:

  1. I want to eat at your house if you are serving this often. Have a great rest of the summer. -Tien

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  2. WOW! you must have made this with ME in mind, because it has all my fav components in it! Lovely!

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  3. Wow..
    What a great sandwich.
    My husband would eat sanwich for every meal...
    This looks wonderful.

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  4. These sound like I would love about six on my plate! Love my tomatoes...

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  5. What a brilliant combination of flavors! I love Gruyere!

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  6. These look terrific! I love the idea of combination of tomato, gruyere, and prosciutto! Yummy!

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  7. I don't think you can go wrong with this combo. I like that you have a "top 9".

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  8. OK -- you had me at "melted Gruyere". Seriously. What could be better?

    Great use for seasonal tomatoes!

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  9. I just wanted to thank you for commenting and visiting Get Off Your Butt and Bake.
    Your blog is also showing some very tempting dishes. I will be back soon!
    Jonna
    http://getoffyourbuttandbake.blogspot.com

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  10. Thanks for the comment on my blog! The sandwiches look delicious! It'd make for a great light meal.

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  11. Thank you so much for your comment on my last post! It warmed my heart right up. I'm so happy I got to "meet" you, too!

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  12. I have been making small bites from your blog the last few weeks. I left you "something" on my blog as a thank-you. I hate to think you're getting off your tomato kick. Not yet!

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  13. This looks absolutely lovely. The perfect party appetizer. Theyd be gobbled up in no time!

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  14. So easy and so yummy! I love everything in these....I'd say I'm coming over, but even I can whip these up in no time flat! Perfect lunch for me, too.

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  15. Yum, yum, yum- can't wait to try this.

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  16. This is exactly the kind of thing I love for dinner in the summer: fast, easy and nutritious!

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  17. I could eat a whole plate of these. Tomatoes are my all time favorites and combined with cheese and prosciutto well, how could it get any better?
    Sam

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