Active Time

　　10 min

　　Total Time

　　10 min

　　

Ingredients

Makes 2 sandwiches

　　3/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

　　2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

　　1/2 teaspoon salt

　　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)

　　

Step 1

Finely chop parsley in a food processor, then add butter and salt and blend to a paste.

　　

Step 2

Cut 4 (1/8-inch-thick) slices crosswise from center of onion, reserving remainder for another use.

　　

Step 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.