Peanut Butter & Pickle Sandwich

“You don’t just pick up your fork and dig into a brown salad.  You have to play around with it for a little while.”

Have you ever seen Neil Simon’s classic play Barefoot In The Park?  That’s exactly where this sandwich takes me.  I’ve been playing around with the idea of making this sandwich ever since I’d seen it on Joy The Baker’s blog.  That idea played over in my mind again and again.  But, I just couldn’t bring myself to put those strange ingredients together.

Then, the mood to take action finally hit me.

Peanut Butter & Pickle Sandwich
makes 2

La Calavera Bakery Cranberry Walnut Levain
Peanut butter (Skippy Honey Super Chunk peanut butter, above)
pickle chips or slices
honey, optional

Slice cranberry walnut bread thinly.  Toast lightly.  Spread with chunky peanut butter.  Then, top with a couple pickle chips.

It was unique enough to crave two days in a row.  This time I added a generous drizzle of honey.

Oddly, this made it even better.  The blend of flavors are so shockingly weird… But, it really is a good sandwich.  Hmm, maybe good isn’t the right word.  It’s a very interesting sandwich.  My taste buds were confused, yet intrigued.

Famous Dave’s Sweet & Spicy Pickle Chips

This was a pleasantly mild choice.  Touched with sweetness and a little bit of spice, it works great in this odd little sandwich.

Peanut Butter & Co. Mighty Maple

Favorite Peanut Butter… EVER!

I didn’t want to waste my precious Mighty Maple peanut butter.  So, I experimented with a jar of Skippy Honey Nut Super Chunk (Another favorite, but, it’s a lot easier to find).