Name: Ploughman’s lunch
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 slices lean cold meat of choice; 30 gram tasty cheese, sliced; 1/4 cup branston pickle, or fruit chutney of choice; pickled onions; gherkins salad leaves; damper roll or crusty bread, to serve

Ingredients

2 slices lean cold meat of choice

30 gram tasty cheese, sliced

1/4 cup branston pickle, or fruit chutney of choice

pickled onions

gherkins salad leaves

damper roll or crusty bread, to serve

Method

1.Arrange meat, cheese, chutney, pickled onions, gherkins, salad leaves and bread in a lunch box. Chill until required.

2.Pile toppings onto bread for a delicious sandwich or eat as a salad.

An essential on pub menus across the UK, a ploughman’s lunch is at its most basic, cheese, pickle of some kind and bread. It’s thought to have originated as a ploughboy’s lunch, but variations on the theme are wide, with cold meats and vegetables now common features. Any combination of cheese and pickles will work in a ploughman’s. Also try including sliced apple, a boiled egg or baked beetroot.
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