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I call these fake reubens for two reasons. First and foremost, I didn't use rye bread. You cannotshould not call it a reuben if it isn't corned beef,sauerkraut, thousands island dressing and swiss cheese. Any deviation and it is no longer a reuben. But I digress. The other reason I call these fake is that they were cold. The power had gone out but I was able to throw this together anyway.
They were okay. Cold and somewhat soggy (from the sauerkraut) Arnolds rolls are not that good. Then, the Target corned beef was kind of sub-par. Now I know not to get it there. I also had this for lunch, but the power had come back on and I was able to panini press them (though I did it in aluminum foil which was interesting.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 3087, 2013-01-17_160314
Rutabaga Chips and Open-Face Almost-Reubens -- back to top
First, the rutabaga chips. I peeled and then quartered a big rutabaga I sliced it into 3mm or 1.8" slices (the second from the smallest setting on my mandoline, also blue labeled). I then laid them on a tray (one with a silpat, one with non-stick aluminum foil). I pammed both sides and sprinkled them with salt and pepper. I cooked them for about 10 minutes at 375, flipped them and did 15 at 425. I then flipped them again and did about 10-15, again at 425 and took them out. The temperatures were inspired by this link but I thought they needed a higher temp. The oneson the aluminum foil got a bit crispier but came out less nice since they slid around a lot. I am not sure if I would go thinner next time or not. Either way, they worked out pretty well. Not very crispy, but then again, neither arepotatoes. Still, I think between rutabagasand/or turnips, I can stop using potato in many things.
I also made mini, open-faced almost-ruebens. The "almost" is because they didn't have rye so they are not, by definition, a reuben. I used Trader Joes whole grain english muffins (3 points each). I was originally going to just make two open-faced ones, but they were small and didn't need much meat. So I was able to make four! (actually, 8 but half are for lunch). For four of them, they had all of 1/4 lbs of corned beef and 2.5 oz lite jarlsberg cheese. So, a lot of food for not too many points. I would definitely do this again. And I liked doing "sandwiches" open-faced. It makes it seem like more food plus, you lessen the points form the carbs. Oh, and I used lite thousand island dressing
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6150, 2013-05-29_205644