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Pan Bagnat

Pan Bagnat: In this version I used smoked salmon to give it a little NW influence and since spring salmon is abundant right now.
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Sandwich
Cuisine American, French
Keyword boursin, sandwiches, Smoked Salmon
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 332kcal

Ingredients

For the vinaigrette:

  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons good quality extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove fresh garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon capers chopped
  • 8 each pitted kalamata olives chopped
  • 1 tablespoon shallot minced

For the sandwiches:

  • 3 each hard-cooked eggs peeled and sliced
  • 8 each marzano tomatoes, sliced or 3 roma tomatoes
  • 4 each peppadew peppers sliced
  • 1 handful baby arugula rinsed and patted dry
  • 1/2 pound smoked salmon
  • 1/2 round boursin cheese
  • 1 loaf french baguette

Instructions

For the vinaigrette:

  • In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, lemon juice and olive oil. Add the shallots, garlic, capers and olives. Stir to combine.

For the sandwiches:

  • Prep remaining ingredients. Cut baguette into 4 equal serving sizes, slit each in half lengthwise and remove some of the bread inside to make room for fillings.
    Spread top half of each bread with boursin cheese and then add chunks of smoked salmon.
    Spread bottom half of each with some of the vinaigrette with shallots, capers and olives. top with egg slices, then tomatoes, then pepper slices and arugula. 
    Drizzle both top and bottom halves with more of the vinaigrette. carefully place top onto bottom without spilling out the ingredients to make sandwich.
    wrap each sandwich tightly with parchment paper and hold together with string. Let sandwiches rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours to allow flavors to marry. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 934mg | Potassium: 219mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 201IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 3mg