The deli-style pastrami sarnie recipe that just hits perfectly every time ❤️‍🔥🥪

Name: The deli-style pastrami sarnie recipe that just hits perfectly every time ❤️🔥🥪
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 50 g butter, softened; 8 slices light rye bread, or your favourite sliced bread; 50 g Emmental cheese, grated; 2 tbsp. American yellow mustard; 175 g sauerkraut, excess liquid drained; 12 slices pastrami; 50 g rocket; cornichons, to serve

Inspired by the classic New York 'pastrami on rye', this sarnie is packed full of delicious ingredients

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamUpdated: 20 May 2025

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We love a deli-style pastrami sandwich and know how long it can take to make the pastrami from scratch, but our version uses pre-cooked, sliced pastrami for a cheat's version and we can't get enough of this super simple and speedy recipe.

This sarnie is filled with Emmental cheese, American mustard, sauerkraut, pastrami and rocket - and then garnished with some cornichons on the top for a tasty decorative finish.

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

15 mins

Cal/Serv:

315

Ingredients

50 g
butter, softened
8 slices light rye bread, or your favourite sliced bread
50 g
Emmental cheese, grated
2 Tbsp.
American yellow mustard
175 g
sauerkraut, excess liquid drained
12
slices pastrami
50 g
rocket
cornichons, to serve

Directions

1. Step 1
  Spread the butter over one side of each of the bread slices. In a medium bowl, mix the cheese and mustard. Spread over four of the buttered slices.
2. Step 2
  Top each of these slices with a quarter of the sauerkraut, three folded slices of pastrami and quarter of the rocket. Top with the remaining slices of bread (butter-side down). Skewer two cornichons, then the whole sandwich, and serve with extra cornichons alongside, if you like.

GH TIPS:

Pastrami is meat (usually beef) that has been cured in brine and spices before cooking, but you could also use thinly sliced roast beef here if you prefer.

Serve with a side of crisps and an ice cold beer or cider for a satisfying lunchtime option.

Our favourite sandwich recipe right now, especially for picnics and feeding a crowd is our chicken caesar picnic loaf. It's served in a whole loaf of bread, stuffed to the brim with chicken caesar flavoured fillings - delish!