One thing you will notice when you arrive in England is that every corner shop has an array of sandwiches in its cooler section.
Prices range from £1.50 to £5+ for custom made sandwiches. To name a few combinations: tuna and sweet corn, prawn and mayo, BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato), roast chicken, bacon and egg as well as other more deluxe varieties. But one filling that is always, and I really do mean always, on the shelf is the egg, mayo and cress sandwich. It’s no wonder why this lunch is so popular among the hungry British office workers and the public in general. The sandwich is the cheapest you will find and is packed with protein and a real simple yet delicious belly-filler.
Vegetarian sandwiches from other bloggers:
- Margot tempts us with a grilled mushroom sandwich.
Egg, Mayonnaise & Cress Sandwich
Makes 1 sandwich
Preparation: 5 mins – Cooking: 10 mins
Preparation: 5 mins – Cooking: 10 mins
Ingredients
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- mayonnaise, to taste
- cress
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 slices of bread
Method
- For directions on how to boil an egg, click here.
- Mash the egg with a fork. Start off using 15ml (1 tbsp) of mayonnaise and mix it thoroughly with the egg. If you prefer to use more mayo, then please do so. Sprinkle some cress in the egg mixture, stir and season to taste.
- Spread the filling evenly across a slice of bread (you choose what type: white, brown, wholegrain, you name it) then close the sandwich with the other slice of bread and quarter the sandwich.
Notes
- Preparing your own sandwich is a personal matter. If you’re like me and prefer a thick and robust filling, double up on the egg, mayo and cress, but still use only 2 slices of bread.
Like you, I prefer mine thick—so I’ll double the ingredients for the yum factor!
JEP: Have you ever noticed how shops put on the absolute minimum filling on a sandwich? Skinflints, I tell you, skinflints!
It looks good!
Thanks, Patricia!
Completely agree – this filling is always a winner. I tend to forget about it, and then remember halfway through summer! They always go down a storm, particularly with plenty of cress. (Found some red cress last year – even better, as a little more peppery.)
Beautiful sandwich and sooo tasty, I love cress with egg… I plant it often at home
Thank you for your entry. I will post round-up today.
Have a great weekend, Margot
Looks very tasty, I also like extra filling!
Thanks for this post! I think I would like eating watercress this way instead of straight out in salads.
Mmmmm, Mum says we can make these when we go to the shop later for ingredients
Like you I love double filling….better go, making myself hungry!! lol
Amber
Hi i would love to try this it looks great!
you are just superb
thanks a lot
Yes, I quite like double filling, and shops always scrimp up on the filling! This sandwich, however, looks simply scrumptious!
Jaymie: Unfortunately, shops always have the bottom line in mind but thankfully you can prepare these sandwiches at home and put in as much filling as you like!
I double up ingredients for 1 sandwich, plus i use 1 tbsp mayo, 1 tbsp salad creme. YUM!