i don't remember who first introduced me to the peanut butter and pickle sandwich, but it has recently come to my attention that not everyone is aware of this tasty treat. in fact - believe it or not - some even react with disgust when the combination of peanut butter and pickles is mentioned. but the nay-sayers say no nay after trying it. although i found no recipe on recipezaar, an otherwise wonderful recipe site, i did find one on freerecipe.org that goes like this:
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup chopped pickle
1/4 cup hot water
Cream peanut butter and water together and add chopped pickle.
now i've never used 1/4 cup of hot water, so my recipe is even more ridiculously simple:
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup chopped pickle
Put on bread and enjoy.
PS I'll definitely give this a try (although I'll probably want to follow up the savory sandwich with something sweet -- like cherry jam on vintage cheddar cheese).
jam on cheese? that sounds about as unappealing as a peanut butter and pickle sandwich once did. i'll try it.
I assume that in the US a "pickle" is either a picked gherkin or a pickled cucumber so I bought a jar of sliced pickled cucumbers and used those.
[Aside: writing about the peanut butter and pickle sandwich made my mouth water so, midway through composing this comment, I had to make and eat another sandwich.]
A quick check of my Japanese cookbooks plus a little Googling revealed that the term "pickles" can refer to a wide range of pickled single vegetables, as well as pickled mixed vegetables e.g. this recipe from fashionable Australian chef, Kylie Kwong:
http://www.abc.net.au/kyliekwong/recipes/s952107.htm
Perhaps, for those of us who don't live in the US, a more precise definition of the "pickle" might be in order.
I assume that in the US a "pickle" is either a picked gherkin or a pickled cucumber so I bought a jar of sliced pickled cucumbers and used those.
[Aside: writing about the peanut butter and pickle sandwich made my mouth water so, midway through composing this comment, I had to make and eat another sandwich.]
A quick check of my Japanese cookbooks plus a little Googling revealed that the term "pickles" can refer to a wide range of pickled single vegetables, as well as pickled mixed vegetables e.g. this recipe from fashionable Australian chef, Kylie Kwong:
http://www.abc.net.au/kyliekwong/recipes/s952107.htm
Perhaps, for those of us who don't live in the US, a more precise definition of the "pickle" might be in order.
Happy eating. :-)
1) Toast the bread, white, wheat or a soft light rye. Remember to spread the peanut butter while the toast is still hot because you don't want it to be too thick. If you want to be a big fatty fatty fat fat, fine go ahead, but please, by all means do it by making more sandwiches rather than making big sloppy gross messy sandwiches. The sandwich does not have to be eaten while still warm, it's just for the crispiness.
2) Crunchy peanut butter CAN be used but I avoid it myself as it elimates some the constrast between the textures of the peanut butter and the texture of the
3) CUT THE STEM BIT OFF OF THE PICKLES AND RUB CLEAN WITH A PAPER TOWEL! Regular sized pickles have more dirt stuck to them than any vegetable I've ever seen.
4) Slice the pickles, don't chop. Half of the joy of the PB&P is the snap of biting through the pickle.
5) Fill an envelope with cash and your credit cards and mail it to me.
6) Ignore that last step, I've been awake for 36 hours straight eating my way through a stack of 96 Peanut Butter & Pickle sandwiches. Hope this helps you all in your wonderful adventures in the magical realm of kind of weird food.
I'm surprised to red that people use dill pickles in PB&P sandwiches. I've never done that so I'll have to give it a try. I've always eaten PB&P sandwiches on wheat bread, using sliced sweet pickles. Yum!
I enjoy hearing about people who enjoy this sandwich as much as I do.
Yummm....