Jambon Beurre Sandwich
on Aug 09, 2023, Updated Oct 29, 2024
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This butter, ham and brie baguette sandwich, also known as a Jambon Beurre Sandwich, is one of our favorite, easy, no-cook sandwiches to make. Butter, dijon layered on the baguette with creamy brie and ham, all closed together with arugula.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This recipe is a no-cook, no fuss sandwich that can be easily prepped together for any sort of picnic, or an easy lunch or dinner at home.
- The main ingredients are baguette, butter, and ham! And that’s all there is to it. We like to add extra’s like butter and arugula, but that is totally optional.
- It has a lot of texture: You get the creaminess from the brie and butter, and then the crunch from the baguette.
- This recipe has no cooking required! It’s perfect for not only a fast sandwich, but a great option in the summertime when it’s hot and you don’t want to turn on the stove.
Recipe Ingredients
Baguette: Use the best french baguette you can get your hands on! Sourdough bread slices, or Italian bread works too.
Thin slices of French style ham: such “Jambon de Paris” or “Jambon Blanc” Some salty prosciutto as well would work instead of or in addition to the ham.
Unsalted butter: European-style butter will work best, but anything you have on hand will work. We are using softened butter, unless you like cold chunks of european butter, which I sometimes I do love, too! (salted french butter will work too for this!)
Dijon Mustard: We are layering the butter on one side and dijon on the other side. It brightens up the sandwich, gives it flavor and tang!
Brie cheese: We are using brie cheese in our sandwich, but you can use other cheese such as Comté cheese or gruyere cheese.
Peppery arugula: Absolutely love adding some greens to this sandwich but that is definitely optional!
Tips and Substitutions
- We like to serve this sandwich with cornichons, but any pickled veggie will be a wonderful pairing!
- If you want to keep this sweet, you can also spread on fig jam or apricot preserves instead of the mustard.
- While we are using unsalted butter, feel free to mix and match the flavor profiles with a herby compound butter, or garlic butter.
- While this is a ham sandwich, you can opt to remove the ham and use turkey if you’d like!
How To Make Jambon Beurre
Step 1: In a small mixing bowl, toss your arugula with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Step 2: Take your baguette and on one side spread your butter evenly with your brie cheese on top and on the other side spread your dijon mustard.
Step 3: Top with your arugula, and top with your ham slices.
Step 4: Close your baguette and slice, into two large sandwiches or four smaller sandwiches.
Serving Recommendations
If you’re looking for ideas on what to pair with this sandwich, we love pairing this recipe with the below.
- Bites: Cornichons are a really special accompaniment to serve alongside this sandwich. They add a salty and crunchy bite!
- Salads: Try this Shaved Celery and Fennel Salad! But you can also serve the same arugula salad in this recipe alongside.
- Sides: Serve this sandwich with french fries, like our Herb Parmesan Fries with Lemon Garlic Aioli. You can also use this garlic aioli in place of butter or dijon mustard.
Jambon Beurre Sandwich FAQs
Traditionally, this ham sandwich is from France made with fresh baguette is spread with butter and filled with slices of ham.
Jambon is a french word that translates to “ham” in English. Jambon is a lightly smoked cooked ham that is one of the most popular in France.
While both jambon and prosciutto are cured pork products, they each have different flavors and textures. Prosciutto is a little sweeter and saltier, with a little more moisture as well, while jambon is drier in texture and is more subtle in flavor, and is sometimes more creamy.
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Jambon Beurre Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 cup arugula, tossed with kosher salt and black pepper
- 1 large french baguette, sliced horizontally, makes 3 to 4 sandwiches, or 2 large sandwiches
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- dijon mustard, for spreading
- 8 ounce brie, cold, sliced in about 12 pieces
- 8 ounce ham
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, toss your arugula with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Take your baguette and on one side spread your butter evenly, and on the other side spread your dijon mustard.
- On the bottom of your baguette, add sliced brie, and top with the ham slices. Then finish with arugula. Close your baguette and slice, into two large sandwiches or four smaller sandwiches.
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Notes
- We like to serve this sandwich with cornichons, but any pickled veggie will be a wonderful pairing!
- If you want to keep this sweet, you can also spread on fig jam or apricot preserves instead of the mustard.
- While we are using unsalted butter, feel free to mix and match the flavor profiles with a herby compound butter, or garlic butter.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
One of the easiest sandwiches to make, but it packs so much crunch and flavor. Simplicity at it’s best, and I hope you love it!