Recipes · American · Burgers and Sandwiches

Reuben Sandwich

One serving has 616 kcal and 35 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (116%), cobalamin (87%), zinc (60%), phosphorus (47%), riboflavin (41%) and manganese (36%). Ready in 18 minutes.

Reuben Sandwich
Photo: Ernesto Andrade, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 8 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (228 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: High protein
  • Contains: beef, dairy, egg, gluten, mustard

Ingredients

  • 70 g Bread, rye
  • 80 g Corned beef, canned
  • 30 g Sauerkraut
  • 25 g Swiss cheese
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted
  • 10 g Mayonnaise
  • 5 g Ketchup

Method

  1. Spread butter on the outside of both slices of bread.
  2. Layer the corned beef, sauerkraut and swiss cheese between the bread.
  3. Mix the mayonnaise and ketchup together for a quick dressing and spread it inside the sandwich.
  4. Grill the sandwich in a skillet over medium heat for 3-4 minutes per side, pressing gently, until the bread is golden and the cheese has melted.
  5. Cut in half and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy616 kcal29%
Carbohydrates36.9 g
Water116 mL
Fiber4.9 g17%
Protein34.9 g73%
Tryptophan0.37 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.6 g
Leucine2.8 g
Lysine2.5 g
Methionine0.8 g
Cystine0.48 g
Phenylalanine1.5 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine1.8 g
Histidine1.1 g
Fat36 g
Monounsaturated11.3 g
Polyunsaturated6.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.2 g
Saturated15.2 g
Trans-Fats0.27 g
Cholesterol113 mg
Calcium296 mg30%
Copper0.23 mg26%
Iron4.2 mg23%
Magnesium52.3 mg17%
Manganese0.65 mg36%
Phosphorus331 mg47%
Potassium312 mg7%
Selenium64 µg116%
Sodium1,494 mg
Zinc4.8 mg60%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.33 mg30%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.45 mg41%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.7 mg34%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.95 mg19%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.22 mg17%
Folate (vitamin B9)95.1 µg24%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.1 µg87%
Choline93.7 mg22%
Vitamin A130 µg19%
Vitamin C4.9 mg7%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)8.7 IU1%
Vitamin E1.1 mg8%
Vitamin K23.4 µg26%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

3.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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