This peanut butter, honey, and arugula sandwich is a grown up version of your childhood favorite. A satisfyingly easy, pantry staple supper that’s unexpected…and unexpectedly amazing.
Peanut Butter, Honey, and Arugula Sandwich
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Recipe Testers' Reviews
Toasted multigrain sourdough + creamy, salted, organic peanut butter + honey + baby arugula = one fine sandwich.
Funny, this sandwich came along just a few weeks after some friends packed up a peanut butter and romaine lettuce sandwich on untoasted bread for me before I had to travel by air. That was also delicious, but the bite of baby arugula really rounds out the flavor profile in a way that fairly bland but crunchy romaine did not.
Having added baby arugula, I now would like to sub fully mature arugula as it adds more bite, and sub out almond butter for the peanut butter to complement the Italian nature of the arugula. I think it’ll be the perfect sandwich.
This is an interesting sandwich, just not for your PB&J purist. It’s reminiscent of a sandwich my mom made when I was a kid. Back then, it wasn’t unusual for lettuce to be added to a peanut butter and honey sandwich. The arugula adds a subtle peppery bite to the sweetness of the honey and offsets the richness of the peanut butter.
This would be a nice nostalgic sammie for those children of the ‘60s and ‘70s. The reaction of several of my tasters was to take a pass on this, but I enjoyed the taste and texture of the sandwich. I think this would work just as well with differing types of lettuce like mache, endive, or frisée, as well as your standard lettuces.
I love peanut butter sandwiches and I love arugula, but I never thought to put the two together. This just sounded so weird that I had to try it. It was strange, but really satisfying!
The arugula adds a nice freshness and helps prevent the peanut butter from sticking to your mouth. It also made me feel like I was eating a salad along with my sandwich - how healthy of me!
I used crunchy peanut butter and sourdough bread (toasted) .... I think I'll add a sprinkle of salt next time... but it was good and weird and really enjoyable!
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I too have been obsessed with this sandwich as it’s written as well as modified. It’s reminiscent of a sandwich I loved that my mom would make for me as a kid: PB, baloney (yes OM brand), mayo and lettuce (ice berg) on white bread. So to your recipe I added a hard boiled egg with mayo on one side of the bread and spicy dill pickles with the honey and PB on the other slice. My teenager said, “this should not taste good, but it does.” Success!!
When you’ve got the teenager seal of approval, you know you’re onto something! Thanks, Beth.
I have not made this particular recipe but must comment all of the same. Growing up, the Mother of one of my closest friends made us a peanut butter sandwich using whole wheat bread and shredded iceberg lettuce. I LOVED it! The texture and the moisture that the lettuce brought was a surprise and an elevation to our lunch. Thank you for the posting of a simple recipe that is a wonderful memory but inspiring to include other lettuces.
You are more than welcome, Penny!
I seriously have been addicted to this sandwich. Can’t stop telling everyone I know about it! Thanks for sharing, Davie.
You bet, CS.
Nice, healthy and yummy sandwich..
Couldn’t agree more, Alex. A good healthy lunch. Enjoy!
I wonder how beneficial it would be to add a couple of slices of bacon to this……
I’m thinking it would be hugely beneficial, Tonya. Hugely.