These beautiful open faced sandwiches were inspired by my belief that we eat with our eyes first. They are a celebration of the wonderful bounty of Summer produce right now.
These pretty open faced sandwiches are so easy to put together there is no reason we shouldn’t enjoy them often! Start with some lovely bread. I’ve used a thin, dark pumpernickel rye bread, as well as a hearty, multigrain bread. Cut into rectangles, spread on some butter, mayonnaise and/or mustard and top with a couple of slices of cheese.
From there, be creative. Grab whatever is fresh and catches your eye in the fridge. I used a mandolin to slice the cucumber and radish, but a sharp knife and a steady hand works just as well.
My sandwich adventure created three different sandwiches –
- Roast Beef Open Faced Sandwich – with Jarlsberg, cucumber, red onion and a horseradish mayo.
- Hard-boiled Egg Open Faced Sandwich – with Jarlsberg, cucumber, red onion, sprouts and a mustard mayo.
- Apple Open Faced Sandwich – Jarlsberg, bacon, sprouts and a drizzle of honey.
Find the recipe for all these sandwiches below!
Recipe Tips
- I’ve used Jarlsberg cheese here, but any sliced cheese you have or enjoy is just fine.
- Use a nice bread or a couple of different types of bread. I used a rye bread for some and a seedy multigrain bread for the others.
- Don’t forget to season your sandwiches with salt and freshly ground pepper, when finished.
- Let your preferences and tastes dictate your sandwiches. Start with a spreading of mayonnaise or mustard, or just butter.
- Have all your ingredients sliced, cooked, mixed etc. before you start assembling your sandwiches. Sprouts and greens wilt fairly quickly, so you’ll want to assemble efficiently and enjoy soon after making, for the freshest taste.
Get the Recipe: Open Faced Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 6 slices Assorted Bread, buttered, (I used Pumpernickel Rye and Multigrain)
Roast Beef Open Faced Sandwiches:
- Dijon mustard and/or mayonnaise,, spread on bread
- Jarlsberg cheese slices, 2 slices per sandwich or sliced cheese of your choice
- Cucumber, very thinly sliced
- Spring mix or assorted greens or sprouts
- Red Onion rings
- Deli Roast beef
- Horseradish Mayo, (2 Tbsp. mayo mixed with 1 tsp. horseradish)
- Chives, whole and chopped
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Hard Boiled Egg Open Faced Sandwiches:
- Mustard Mayo, spread on bread, (2 Tbsp. mayo mixed with 1 tsp. Dijon mustard)
- Jarlsberg cheese slices, 2 slices per sandwich or sliced cheese of your choice
- Spring mix or assorted greens or sprouts
- Cucumber, very thinly sliced
- Radish, very thinly sliced
- Hard-boiled eggs, cut into quarters
- Pea shoots
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Apple Open Faced Sandwiches:
- Dijon mustard or mayonnaise , spread on bread
- Jarlsberg cheese slices, 2 slices per sandwich or the sliced cheese of your choice
- Spring mix or assorted greens
- Apple, cut into thin slices
- Bacon slices, cooked and cut in half
- Sunflower sprouts or pea shoots etc.
- Honey, to drizzle
Instructions
- **I haven't included the exact amounts in the ingredient list. It will vary, but count on 2 slices of cheese for each sandwich, 3 slices of roast beef, per sandwich and roughly 1 boiled egg per sandwich.
- Cut bread in to rectangles by trimming off the side and top crusts. Spread sandwiches with butter.
- Assemble sandwiches by stacking ingredients in the order that they are listed above. Be creative and create your own designs with the ingredients, or use the photos to guide you.
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Hi! I’m Jennifer, a home cook schooled by trial and error and almost 40 years of getting dinner on the table! I love to share my favourite recipes, both old and new, together with lots of tips and tricks to hopefully help make your home cooking enjoyable, stress free, rewarding and of course, delicious!
I love open-faced sandwiches! These all look incredible!
Thanks so much, Laura :)
You are an artist Jennifer! These sandwiches look fantastic – each and every one. I bet they were so fun to put together and even more fun to enjoy. I could eat like this everyday! I’m really enjoying your week of sandwiches – especially this time of year. Thanks!
Thanks so much, Tricia :)
These are so pretty!! This looks just like the Smorrebrod we had on our trip to Scandanavia. I think Jarlsburg is produced in Norway too :) Really nice post!
Thanks Sarah and yes, definitely Scandinavian inspired!
one of each please!!! these look so delicious! especially love the egg, pea shoots and cheese combo. divine!
Thanks Cathy :) The egg one was delicious!
These open faced sandwiches are like a piece of art, Jennifer!! They are almost too pretty too eat… almost, because who am I kidding?! These are also too delicious NOT to eat! These would be so fabulous for a party or get together! Cheers, girlfriend!
Thanks Cheyanne and yes, they would be great for a party!
I forgot to mention to you that I told my neighbor about your Blistered Tomato Caprese Sandwich….(told her to check out your blog)….and she loved it!
She has a tomato garden going with a variety of tomatoes.
So making that sandwich recipe was nice for her.
Thanks! :-)
Thanks for passing it on. I love that sandwich and it’s a great way to highlight great tomatoes :)
Whoa Jennifer!!
You definitely have a hit with these beauties! :-D
First, a sandwich is always a very easy and filling meal.
But, these little beauties are made to be admired, then eaten or should I say “stuff” them down….LOL!
Your pictures are wonderful, you are a superstar photographer.
A very nice combination of sandwiches all the way around.
Especially with any choice of your favorite mayo’s and mustard’s.
My first pick will definitely be the apple with Jarlsberg, bacon, sprouts and a drizzle of honey.
Anything with bacon is a winner……just saying. :-)
In answer to your question I made my ice cream with green kiwi.
I just couldn’t locate any golden ones. :-(
It is such an easy and tasty ice cream that I made some more.
I said I would and I sure did! :-)
Have a nice evening!
Pinned!
Thanks Dalila :) And I agree, bacon makes everything better! I had trouble finding the yellow kiwis, but mentioned them to the product guy at my supermarket and the next week, there they were. Keep an eye out. If you see some, snap them up. They are delicious!!
Such gorgeous sandwiches Jennifer, I’ll take one of each too. They all look like works of art, reminding me of the famous open face Swedish sandwiches called smørrebrød. I love that each is based on Jarlsberg cheese, it’s so delicious.
Thanks Chris and yes, very much inspired by those beautiful smørrebrød sandwiches!
OMG Jennifer! I don’t know which one to try first! They all look wonderful!
Thanks so much, Mary Ann. I just had one of each. Problem solved ;)