Name: Smoked Salmon Sando Recipe
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4.
Ingredients: 1 large stalk rhubarb (6 ounces); 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 8 thin slices Japanese milk bread, French pain de mie or other soft white bread; 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted and thinly sliced; 16 thin slices smoked salmon (1 pound); 1 large ripe tomato, cored and thinly sliced

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By Genevieve Ko

May 8, 2019

Smoked salmon is often served with cucumber slices and a squeeze of lemon juice. Here, pickled rhubarb takes the place of both, offering a bright tartness with a light crunch. This breakfast sandwich would taste just as good at lunch or tea time.

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1 large stalk rhubarb (6 ounces)

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon kosher salt

8 thin slices Japanese milk bread, French pain de mie or other soft white bread

1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted and thinly sliced

16 thin slices smoked salmon (1 pound)

1 large ripe tomato, cored and thinly sliced

Trim the ends off the rhubarb, then cut into scant eighth-inch-thick slices at an angle. Place in a medium bowl, sprinkle with the sugar and salt, and toss with your hands until evenly coated. Let sit, tossing occasionally, until the sugar and salt dissolve and the rhubarb slices soften a little, about 10 minutes.

Put 4 slices of bread on your work surface. Arrange the avocado slices on each piece of bread in a single layer. Top with the smoked salmon, folding the slices to fit if needed. Arrange the pickled rhubarb on top in a single layer, leaving the pickling liquid behind in the bowl. Top with the tomato slices, then with the remaining 4 slices of bread.

Using a serrated knife, cut the sandwiches in halves or quarters using a sawing motion. Serve immediately.

Genevieve Ko

Genevieve Ko is the former cooking editor for the Los Angeles Times. She is a cookbook author and has been a food writer, editor and recipe developer for national food media outlets. Ko graduated from Yale after a childhood in Monterey Park.