Rachael’s Rachels

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups sauerkraut, drained
• 1/2 cup sweet red pepper relish
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 8 slices pumpernickel bread (or marble rye)
• spicy brown mustard
• 1/2 lb thinly sliced swiss cheese
• 1 1/2 lbs turkey pastrami, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pats
• 4 dill pickles (or half-sour pickles)
• flavored gourmet chips (terra blue potato chips or cape cod firecracker barbecue chips)

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 3 ingredients; set aside.
• 2 place 4 bread slices on a work surface; spread with mustard.
• 3 build sandwiches: layer on a couple of swiss cheese slices, a pile of turkey pastrami, a mound of sauerkraut mixture, and more cheese.
• 4 spread tops with mustard and set into place.
• 5 heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add in a couple pats of butter.
• 6 when the butter melts, add sandwiches (may have to do in batches); place a heavy pot lid or pot into the skillet to help press sandwiches as they grill.
• 7 grill sandwiches 3-4 minutes per side; serve with pickles and chips.