Cucumber Sandwich

I’m always on the look out for new ideas on what to eat for lunch.  Normally I just bulk cook a huge 5-day casserole and reheat it. However, this week I decided to step back and bit and pay homage to the classic, lunch sandwich! This turned out to be much quicker than whipping up a huge casserole and has infinite flexibility. I used Cucumbers as the faux bread!
Here’s all the ingredients!  Surprisingly, I haven’t bought deli meat since I started keto several years ago.  It was a bit of a pain to check the carb values since they are in a display at the store but the butcher was super nice and I was able to get meats that all had 1g per serving. Additionally, I wanted a spreadable cheese so I got some boursin!The first step is to cut the Cucumbers in half and then remove the seeds and some of the meat.  I used a melon baller to quickly clear out the seeds but you could also use a spoon.  Also, if the skin is a bit much for you, you can peel some of it off. I tried both ways and liked them both so I don’t think I would bother peeling the skin off next time.For the main event, I filled one half with the boursin cheese and the other half with meat.  I did one slice of ham, london broil and turkey on each sandwich.Then I folded them together and cut them in half.  I was shocked how well it looked and tasted!Here’s the finished product all ready for lunch!! One note, I made an entire weeks worth of sandwiches on Sunday but I don’t think I’d do that in the future.  I’d probably make them a day or two ahead of time max.  They did get a little soggy.

Cucumber Sandwich

 

Author: Caveman Keto

Nutrition Information

• Serves: 1

• Serving size: 1 Sandwich
• Calories: 196

• Fat: 12g
• Carbohydrates: 7g
• Fiber: 1g
• Protein: 17g

Prep time:  5 mins

Total time:  5 mins

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Ingredients

• 1 Cucumber
• 1.5 Oz Boursin Cheese
• Sliced Meat

Instructions

1. Slice the cucumber in half and use a melon baller or spoon to remove the seeds and some of the meat
2. Fill one side with a spreadable cheese such as Boursin
3. Fold deli meat longways and fill the other half

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