Best gourmet Prosciutto sandwich with mozzarella and parma

💙 Why you'll love it

• It's SO quick and easy - this delicious sandwich will only take you 5 minutes to prepare. All you have to do is slice your bread, put everything inside and enjoy. Easy, right?
• The whole family will love it - a big sandwich full of flavors, with a delicious basil pesto, fresh tomatoes, creamy mozzarella and Italian Prosciutto di Parma... Who wouldn't love that?
• The perfect meal for every occasion: party, picnic, eating on the road, movie night, etc...You name it!
• So simple to customize - I've provided so many variations to this great sandwich that it'll be a child's game to adapt it to suit your tastes.

🍅 Ingredients

These are the main ingredients to do the best Prosciutto sandwich, and you can find the quantities in the recipe card below.

• Crusty bread - I love to use ciabatta, because this Italian bread (one of my personal favorite bread ever!) is ideal to make the perfect sandwich. You can find the recipe of my Italian grandmother just here if you want to make it at home. Otherwise, you can buy it in bakeries or in supermarkets. You can also use focaccia bread, which will be delicious and easier to make!
• Slices of Prosciutto di Parma (you can use different types of Prosciutto if you prefer) - this Italian parma ham has a subtle flavor and a tender texture. 
• Fresh mozzarella cheese - if you can, use mozzarella di Buffala: made with buffalo milk, it's way more creamier than regular mozzarella. You can easily replace it with burrata for an even creamier texture!
• Tomato - you can enjoy fresh tomatoes from June to September included. Please, don't put your tomatoes in the fridge to store them, they'll lose all their flavors... The rest of the year, don't hesitate to replace fresh tomatoes by sun-dried tomato.
• Olive oil - use extra virgin olive oil if you can.
• Basil Pesto - homemade Pesto or store-bought, you choose, but it'll definitely add more flavor!
• Fresh arugula or any other salad that you like, such as baby spinach.
• Velvet Balsamic vinegar - in Europe, we have this delicious velvet balsamic vinegar, available from the Maille brand. If you don't find it in the US, you can definitely use great quality balsamic vinegar. 

🍯 Variations

Feel free to change this recipe to go with your tastes. I suggest several options:

• Vegetarian - remove the Prosciutto (or replace it).
• Vegan - remove the Prosciutto (or use vegan ham/bacon), use vegan Pesto and make sure your bread is vegan.
• Proteins - you can replace Prosciutto with cooked chicken cut in cubes or shredded chicken.
• More veggies - don't hesitate to add more veggies according to the season. In summer, you can add grilled zucchini, eggplant, red pepper or even green bean. In winter, cooked beetroot, grilled mushrooms, oven baked butternut, caramelized onions, etc...
• Mix of sweet and savory - if you like it, you can add some fresh figs and honey, or even fig spread, which will go very well with the other ingredients.
• Spice it up with a pinch of strong Cayenne pepper or some chili flakes.
• Cheese - I put mozzarella cheese in it, but you can definitely put burrata, brie cheese, soft goat cheese or even cream cheese.

✨How to make the best Prosciutto sandwich?

Recipe details and quantities are in the recipe card below.

• Slice your ciabatta loaf crosswise in half using a bread serrated knife.

• To the base of the sandwich, add some basil pesto.
• Add the arugula.
• Then add Prosciutto slices.

• Then add tomato slices.
• And add burrata, a drizzle of olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. And finish with fresh basil leaves.
• Put the other half of ciabatta loaf on top to form a sandwich.
• Cut the sandwich lengthwise to divide and enjoy!

👩🏻‍🍳 Chef's tips

• No refrigerated tomatoes - I've said it above, but please don't store your tomatoes in the fridge: they'll lose all their taste and flavor!
• Customize it - I've suggested above many variations to this Prosciutto sandwich, so don't hesitate to have a look and adapt it to your taste. Cooking is all about adaptation and fun!
• Warm it up - if you want a warm sandwich with melting mozzarella, put it in the oven for a few minutes at 160°C / 320°F.

❄️ Storage

Make ahead - if you want to make this sandwich for a trip, a picnic or a party, you can prep all your ingredients that you'll store in the fridge if needed (don't put tomatoes in the fridge, pleaaaaase!) and assemble just before serving.

Store - I recommend that you eat that sandwich within a few hours after it's been prepared. If you store it longer, the bread will get lung and the tomatoes will be less fresh.

😋 Other quick and easy lunches

• Linguine Positano
• Zucchini salad
• Creamy gnocchi with cherry tomato sauce & burrata