Ingredients
3/4
cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2
tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1
large sweet onion such as Vidalia or Walla Walla
4
slices good-quality whole-wheat sandwich bread
1/4
lb thinly sliced cooked ham (preferably Black Forest)
Directions
1.
Finely chop parsley in a food processor, then add butter and salt and blend to a paste.
2.
Cut 4 (1/8-inch-thick) slices crosswise from center of onion, reserving remainder for another use.
3.
Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons parsley butter on 1 side of each slice of bread. Arrange 1 onion slice on each of 2 bread slices and spread each with 1 1/2 teaspoons parsley butter, then top each with one fourth of ham. Repeat layering with remaining onion, parsley butter, and ham, then cover with remaining bread slices, buttered sides down.
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