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What sandwiches go well with onion soup?

by Karine Lemoine

What sandwiches go well with onion soup? A few ideas to take to prepare the best sandwiches!

Are you curious to know what types of sandwiches you can make to pair perfectly with your onion soup? So, rejoice! We are going to give you some mouth-watering sandwich combinations to test that go perfectly with onion soup if you are a fan of onion soup!

Speaking of weddings, by the way, onion soup, in some regions of France, is a traditional dish served in celebratory meals. It is served at the end of the evening or rather in the early morning to end the party. Served hot, it is always welcome to warm us up and comfort us from a restless and festive night.

It is not always easy to prepare your meals and to have new ideas to change the routine a bit. Onion soup is a recipe that is prepared quite easily but you don't always know what to accommodate it with.

With our sandwich ideas, we are going to bring joy to your plate. If you are out of ideas, this article will interest you to make awesome sandwiches with your soup.

We've listed some of the most delicious sandwich combinations for you. So, without wasting time, let's take a look at some of the tastiest sandwich ideas that will win you over.


The Traditional Onion Soup Recipe

First of all, before revisiting your menu with onion soup, we make sure that the onion soup explodes in taste. There is no question of having a sandwich that takes precedence over your soup. Onion soup is the traditional soup of French cuisine!

The secrets of a good onion soup are when the onions are well browned in butter without caramelizing and burning them too much, which could cause a bitter taste. Once made, the texture of the soup should be smooth and consistent.

  • For 8 people
  • Preparation time: 35 min

Ingredients:

  • 6 to 7 yellow onions
  • 3 potatoes (optional)
  • 90 g butter
  • 30 g of flour
  • 2 liters of water
  • 150 g grated Gruyère

Achievement:

  • Peel the onions and cut them into thin strips. The same goes for potatoes, cut them into slices of about 1 cm.
  • In a Dutch oven, heat the butter over low heat without browning.
  • Add the onions and mix everything together until the onions are translucent.
  • Sprinkle with flour while continuing to stir. Add potatoes.
  • Moisten the mixture with water, which should be hot, add salt and cook for 10 minutes.
  • All that's left to do is serve you your bowl of soup!

 

Depending on your preferences, either you enjoy the soup with lamb's lettuce made from the pieces of vegetables, or you mix the soup to obtain a more fluid soup.

You can Consume the soup while mixing the Gruyère In the soup so that it melts either you opt for a au gratin onion soup that you spend a few minutes under the oven grill.

If you want to make this recipe even healthier, Replace half or all of the butter with two or three tablespoons of olive oil.


What are the ingredients to prepare your sandwich?

There are lots of ways to make a sandwich and we've listed you A few ideas for ingredients to compose your homemade sandwiches.

photo: preparation

The choice of the filling for the preparation of your sandwich will be essential but not only!

It's about finding the perfect balance with 3 essential elements that will make up your sandwich:

  • The bread
  • The topping
  • The sauce

What bread should you choose to make your sandwich?

You can use A baguette or any other Type of bread Which is not too thick in crust.

The choice of bread is important because it determines the quality of the sandwich. If it's homemade it's even better!

Apart from the traditional baguette, you can opt for breads with Flours that are more interesting in terms of nutritional value and with more pronounced tastes suchlike flaxseed bread, spelt bread, wholewheat bread.

You can also use Seed breads (sesame, sunflower, squash...) or with Oilseeds suchlike Walnut bread or choose a bread with character like Olive breadand then chooseA sourdough bread Who is Strong in taste and more digestible.

The shapes can be interesting for you to have fun preparing more original sandwiches: There are The sandwich bread in the shape of a rectangle. You can use the Bagel bread in the shape of a crown, Round bread such as Bagnat bread or The “bun” bread the famous bread used for hamburger sandwiches with sesame seeds.

The other types of bread that are less regularly used to make sandwiches but that will make all the difference are: Rye bread packaged in a rectangle, the brioche bread or Pita bread for a Greek version.

All varieties of bread are available to you to explore new versions of sandwiches that taste delicious and appetizing at first glance.

The particularity of sandwich bread Which can be eaten cold or hot like The croque-sir It is its flattened and rectangular shape.

This rectangular sandwich bread Allows you to cut the sandwich diagonally to obtain beautiful triangles and make nice dressings on the plate.

For an ultra-gourmet sandwich, sandwich bread also allows you to Compose sandwiches with several layers.

The color of bread can also add an original touch to your plate. Pink bread (made from beetroot), Green bread (made from spinach) or Black bread (based on edible vegetable charcoal); it will certainly arouse curiosity and amaze the taste buds.


What topping should you choose for your sandwich with onion soup?

Here is an exhaustive list of ingredients that you can cook:

Meat-based ingredients Like beef, sausage, turkey, pork, pork, chicken and The charcuterie: pâtés, ham blanc, smoked ham, ham, sausage, bacon or salami.

Fish-based ingredients such as salmon, tuna, sardines or anchovies

The vegetables: salad, tomato, cucumber, eggplant, eggplant, zucchini, zucchini, carrot, white cabbage, red cabbage, avocado.

Eggs hard-cooked or in an omelet if you want a soft sandwich.

The pickles such as pickles or capers lend themselves well to mixing to add a tangy side.

Aromatic herbs such as basil, parsley, chives, or cilantro

The cheeses that provide fondant, creaminess or character such as mozzarella, feta, morbier, camembert or gruyère.


What sauce should you use to prepare a sandwich?

Purists of the ham and butter club sandwich will opt for quality butter with a good firm taste. Others will spread various sauces on the bread like blue mayonnaise, The ketchup, pesto, tomato sauce, olive oil or Home-made piccalilli sauce, very acidic, based on vinegar and various spices composed of small, crunchy cut vegetables.


Cooking method: Hot or cold sandwich?

To accompany your onion soup, you can choose between a cold or hot sandwich. The bread slices can simply be toasted on the grill or pan-fried..

The sandwich can also be compressed in a grill to get a denser and melting consistency like the Italian sandwich, The panini or The croque-sir sandwich. They will go great with onion soup.


Sandwiches recognized in different countries

Some countries are known for their sandwich specialties and again the list is exhaustive.

But what makes them special? Well their taste, their texture, their shape, their size or their presentation.

In France, The ham and butter sandwich is the best known snack. Probably with the few ingredients it contains and the possibility of eating on the go, it has become popular. It is a real treat for everyone!


In Italy, The panini sandwich, a hot, compressed sandwich filled with good ingredients typical of Italy such as mozzarella and smoked ham. Made with candied tomatoes, olive oil and a few basil leaves, it's a real killer!


In Malta, The FTIRA is a delicious sandwich of bread cooked over a wood fire stuffed with tuna in tomato sauce.


In Portugal, it can be eaten on the spout at all hours of the day, it's the famousBifana sandwich meat-based. Its round bread is special, made with potato flakes to make the bread softer.

It is topped with a very fine pork escalope marinated in advance and the bread is sprinkled with meat juice. It's a simple sandwich but so good and tasty!


In Spain, you will find The Bocadillo sandwich, Spanish chorizo, charcuterie such as Serrano ham served on a baguette in which a slice of tomato is rubbed to moisten the bread.


In the United States, we serve the Sloppy Joe sandwich, a sandwich made from ground beef and tomato sauce more or less spiced up. For the record, this sandwich comes from Iowa where a cook called Joe is said to have added leftover meat to tomato sauce for the first time.

Over time, the sandwich became the local favorite sandwich until it became more popular in the country.


In Sweden, The Swedish sandwich Enjoy a loaf called”fleece bread” composed of barley, rye and wheat flours on which they store smoked salmon and fresh cheese with aromatic herbs or a yogurt base between two slices of bread.


In Belgium, the essential sandwich and the most popular one is the Martino sandwich is a bun in which you spread prepared American cheese, a kind of beef tartare to die for, pickles and sweet and sour sauces in other words to tell you that in terms of flavors, we are served!


In Germany, we enjoy with delight the Leberkäse sandwiches composed of a slice of ham and minced meat with fairly sweet mustard. Hard to resist!


The secrets to making a good homemade sandwich with onion soup

  1. Spread the inside of the bread first on both sides so as to soak the bread well and make it less dry and tastier. At the appetizer, you will taste the sausage bread first and then the ingredients will coat the bite.
  2. Maintaining the ingredients is important because there is nothing more unpleasant than having the upholstery that comes out of the box.
  3. If you want a melt-in-your-mouth cheese sandwich, Remember to integrate the cheese first on the sides of the sandwich so that the heat can melt the cheese easily.
  4. For vegetable topping, Remember to season your vegetables with the sauce beforehand. Nothing is more unpleasant than running into bland pieces of vegetables without sauce.

Also to be read:

Ketchup or tomato sauce: what's the difference?


Conclusion

Onion soup was once served as a starter, Today it is more part of the main course. You can easily compose a meal around traditional onion soup and generally A crunchy sandwich goes well with this hot drink. We've shared with you the types of sandwiches that go well with a nice bowl of soup.

Now you have available A list of options for making wonderful sandwiches with your onion soup. You can get inspired easily and let your imagination run wild. Discover new sandwiches that are easy to make and that suit your tastes. Let your imagination take the reigns in your kitchen and be crazy about ideas! Why not opt for such exquisitely sweet gingerbread with a slice of foie gras to bring a more gourmet and festive meal?

The sandwich is a quick and nutritious preparation, you will delight the whole family and surprise them with your new recipes!

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