The Christmas Sandwich Loaf is a tasty, no-bake, and delicious recipe! Showy and fairly quick to make, it’s a really cute alternative, prepared with sandwich bread. Alternatively, there are also bread baskets with shrimp cocktail and sandwich trees that are delicious. The Christmas Sandwich Loaf is perfect for the Christmas lunch menu or the New Year’s Eve easy menu. You can fill it in various ways and customize it according to your tastes.
If you’re looking for other sandwich recipes, check out these recipes:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Affordable
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 8-10
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
- Energy 104.16 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 5.85 (g) of which sugars 3.15 (g)
- Proteins 7.70 (g)
- Fat 5.91 (g) of which saturated 0.96 (g)of which unsaturated 2.50 (g)
- Fibers 1.34 (g)
- Sodium 323.10 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 40 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (for a lighter version use yogurt-based mayonnaise)
- 2 oz sun-dried tomatoes
- 1.5 oz cream cheese
- 3 drops Tabasco
- as needed milk
- 3 oz smoked salmon
- 0.5 oz cream cheese
- 2.5 oz cooked ham
- 0.5 oz mayonnaise
- 1 slice sandwich bread
- 0.7 oz pistachio crumbs
- as needed pomegranate seeds
- as needed cream cheese
Tools
- 1 Dish
- 1 Chopper
How to Make the Christmas Sandwich Loaf
Start by preparing the hard-boiled egg sauce this way: boil the eggs in plenty of water. As soon as it starts boiling, cook them for 9 minutes, let them cool in cold water, then peel them and transfer them to a bowl along with the mayonnaise.
Mash well and mix together, if you prefer a creamier sauce, blend everything in a mixer.
At this point, take a serving dish and place the first slice of sandwich bread and spread the hard-boiled egg sauce on top, then add another slice on top.
Preparation of the sauce with sun-dried tomatoes: put the drained tomatoes in a mixer, chop them with a few drops of Tabasco, then add some Philadelphia and mix.
At this point, also add the filling with the sun-dried tomatoes.
Make another layer with the smoked salmon and cream cheese.
Finally, finish with cooked ham and cream cheese.
At this point, decorate with the pistachio crumbs.
the bread shapes and pomegranate seeds.
As the last step, let it rest and absorb flavors in the refrigerator for a couple of hours; you can serve it whole or cut into strips about 0.4 inches thick.
Storage of the Christmas sandwich loaf
The Christmas Sandwich Loaf can also be prepared the day before, and can be stored well covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
