gourmet egg salad sandwich

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices bacon
• 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 slices sourdough bread
• 2 tablespoons pesto
• 4 slices jarlsberg cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain bacon slices on paper towels; crumble.
• preheat oven broiler and set rack about 6 inches from heat source.
• mix eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper in a bowl; fold in crumbled bacon.
• toast sourdough bread under broiler until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. spread pesto evenly on each slice of bread; top with 1/4 egg salad mixture and spread to cover completely. top each sandwich with 1 slice jarlsberg cheese.
• return sandwiches to broiler and cook until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes. served sandwiches warm and open-faced.