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Ham and Pickle Open Sandwich on Rye with Quark

Name: Ham and Pickle Open Sandwich on Rye with Quark
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 2 slices, about 80 g Rye bread; 50 g Quark; 80 g Lean ham, sliced; 40 g Gherkins; 40 g Radishes; A few fronds Fresh dill; To taste Black pepper; A pinch Salt

Rye bread spread thickly with quark, topped with ham, sliced gherkin, radish and dill. Cold, quick and 27 g of protein for 305 kcal.

Calories: 305kcal
Protein: 27g
Fat: 4g
Carbs: 39g

Per serving, makes 1. 10 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Milk

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Ham and Pickle Open Sandwich on Rye with Quark, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Ham and Pickle Open Sandwich on Rye with Quark

Ingredients 1 to 6 for ham and pickle open sandwich on rye with quark arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 2 slices, about 80 g Rye bread. 50 g Quark (Spread like cream cheese, at a small fraction of the fat.). 80 g Lean ham, sliced (Cooked deli weight, as sold.). 40 g Gherkins. 40 g Radishes. A few fronds Fresh dill

Ingredients 7 to 8 for ham and pickle open sandwich on rye with quark arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 8. To taste Black pepper. A pinch Salt

Ham and Pickle Open Sandwich on Rye with Quark, preparation step 1: Spread the quark over both slices of rye, right to the edge. Season it with pepper and a little salt; quark is bland on its own. — Step 1. Spread the quark over both slices of rye, right to the edge. Season it with pepper and a little salt; quark is bland on its own.

Ham and Pickle Open Sandwich on Rye with Quark, preparation step 2: Fold the ham on top. Slice the gherkins lengthways and the radishes into thin rounds and scatter them over. — Step 2. Fold the ham on top. Slice the gherkins lengthways and the radishes into thin rounds and scatter them over.

The finished ham and pickle open sandwich on rye with quark. — Step 3. Finish with the dill and eat with a knife and fork.

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Ingredients

Rye bread2 slices, about 80 g
Quark50 g
Spread like cream cheese, at a small fraction of the fat.
Lean ham, sliced80 g
Cooked deli weight, as sold.
Gherkins40 g
Radishes40 g
Fresh dillA few fronds
Black pepperTo taste
SaltA pinch

Method

Spread the quark over both slices of rye, right to the edge. Season it with pepper and a little salt; quark is bland on its own.
Fold the ham on top. Slice the gherkins lengthways and the radishes into thin rounds and scatter them over.
Finish with the dill and eat with a knife and fork.

Worth knowing

Quark is 12 g of protein per 100 g with almost no fat. Spread it thickly.
The gherkins are doing the work of a dressing. Sweet pickled cucumbers are a different jar with a lot more sugar in the liquid.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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