Letting you know that this post is brought to you by Aunt Nellie’s. I LOVE their jarred beet products!
Oh man, have I got the sandwich for you. This vegetarian beet Reuben sandwich is so knock-your-socks-off delicious; I can’t wait for you to try it!
Two pieces of rye bread hold together perfectly pickled beets, punchy sauerkraut, melted swiss and homemade thousand island inspired spread. It’s possibly the furthest thing from a classic Reuben, but it’s so yummy and perfect that it might just top the original. At least, in my mind. I’ve never actually had a traditional Reuben sandwich but who cares? The combination of flavors is so amazing; it doesn’t really matter what you call it.
To keep things easy, I’m using my favorite pickled sliced beets from Aunt Nellie’s. Picked and packed at peak ripeness, these beets taste like homemade without any peeling, cooking and pickling required. Simply open the jar, top your sandwich, griddle until melted and enjoy.
Are you a beet fan? They are one of BL’s favorite vegetables so we eat them often. I love arugula, whipped feta and pickled beet sandwiches, adding jarred beets to homemade hummus and adding a few drops of beet liquid to lemonade for a delicious take on pink lemonade. It’s safe to say that we love beets in all forms; especially when they are as delicious (and easy to use) as Aunt Nellie’s.
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If you love beets, then you must try this sandwich. And, for more beet love, be sure to check out Aunt Nellie’s Facebook and Instagram pages this week! I’ll be taking over today to share some of my favorite ways that I enjoy beets.
For more great beet recipes and information on the seven varieties of beets they offer, visit the Aunt Nellie’s website.
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Vegetarian Beet Reuben! You’ve gotta try this creative sandwich. Homemade thousand island dressing, swiss cheese, pickled beets, sauerkraut on rye bread. Ready in just 10 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 3 tablespoons chopped dill pickle
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (like Tabasco)
- 8 slices rye bread
- 8 slices swiss cheese, thinly sliced
- 1 cup drained sauerkraut
- 1 jar Aunt Nellie’s sliced pickled beets, drained and patted dry
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
- Mix the mayo, pickle, ketchup and hot sauce together in a small bowl.
- Assemble the sandwiches: spread a slice of bread with the mayo mixture, then add a slice of cheese, 5-7 slices of beet, ~1/4 cup of sauerkraut, another slice of cheese. Top with another slice of bread spread with the mayo mixture. Repeat with the rest of the sandwiches (bread, mayo, cheese, beets, sauerkraut, cheese, mayo, bread)
- Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add a sandwich and let cook until crispy, golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 2 minutes. Flip the sandwich and cook another 2 minutes. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches, adding a little more butter if needed.
- Cut in half and serve warm!
Amy says
April 23, 2018 at 3:59 amI love fresh roasted beets! My kids do too 🙂
Alex says
April 24, 2018 at 8:24 amMe too! Can’t wait to serve them to Van 🙂
Rita says
April 23, 2018 at 6:53 amI love them roasted in a salad with goat cheese and toasted pecans!
Jen says
April 23, 2018 at 7:22 amRoasted beets whether in a salad or pasta or as a topping are my favorite way to eat beets!
Alex says
April 23, 2018 at 10:24 amLove roasted beets in pasta!
Valerie says
April 23, 2018 at 8:09 amGood Morning….my favourite way is to include them on a tray of roasted veges…ummmm…best! Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
Alex says
April 23, 2018 at 10:24 amGreat idea!
Selena says
April 23, 2018 at 8:40 amI admittedly have not been a fan of beets for very long. I avoided them as a child. But I have since embraced them when they’re roasted. I LOVE a good reuben sandwich. I might have to try this and see if I like the combination enough to finally have a way to enjoy pickled beets.
Alex says
April 23, 2018 at 10:23 amI LOVE roasted beets as well. Aunt Nellie’s taste homemade; they are so good and a fraction of the work!
Kate D. says
April 23, 2018 at 8:50 amI love to roast fresh beets!
Alex says
April 23, 2018 at 10:23 amMe too!
Rosey says
April 23, 2018 at 8:56 amI like them in smoothies-specifically green smoothie girls hot pink smoothie
Angela says
April 23, 2018 at 9:59 amI have never had a real reuben either! I bet this one is really great. I love to have beets in a fresh salad with arugula and goat cheese!
Alex says
April 23, 2018 at 10:23 amOh! Me too! You should try this one if you like beets, it’s one of my favorite sandwiches!
ColleenMarie says
April 23, 2018 at 11:24 amI have never eaten beets,
mami2jcn says
April 23, 2018 at 11:34 amI have eaten beets in a salad.
Alex says
April 23, 2018 at 11:44 amThey are delicious in salads!
Michael Twyman says
April 23, 2018 at 12:36 pmI love fresh juices with beets being the major component in them!
amy guillaume linderman says
April 23, 2018 at 12:36 pmmy favorite way to eat beets is in a smoothie
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Terry says
April 23, 2018 at 2:38 pmI love to eat beets in my tossed salad.
Colleen Boudreau says
April 23, 2018 at 2:41 pmI like roasted beets!
Molly says
April 23, 2018 at 3:07 pmI LOVE beets. I actually never tried them until about five years ago, and now I can’t believe I lived most of my life without them. I usually just eat them roasted with a drizzle of olive oil and some salt, but I also love pickled, sliced beets in a green salad.
Brenda says
April 23, 2018 at 5:59 pmI love roasted beets in a salad with toasted pecans!!!! Yummy!
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Bronwen says
April 23, 2018 at 6:01 pmWith greens and goat cheese
Stephanie M says
April 23, 2018 at 6:01 pmI love pickled beets, they’re really good in salads. I’ve also had them in smoothies but you usually can’t taste them.
Rust says
April 23, 2018 at 6:52 pmRoasted, which I’ve recently tried and loved, but I also love them pickled.
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Parie says
April 23, 2018 at 7:07 pmI actually only buy Aunt Nellie’s pickled beets, and I love them in salad, but have never tried them in a sandwich! I also love roasted or steamed beets.
Jani says
April 23, 2018 at 8:47 pmPickled beets were the only kind I’d had until a few years ago. The ones at Philippe’s deli in downtown Los Angeles are my favorite – I could go there for lunch and happily eat nothing else! Would love to try Aunt Nellie’s brand … I haven’t seen these before. When I’m cooking at home, most often I pickle my own beets using Alton Brown’s recipe, or serve them freshly roasted in a salad tossed with green apples, goat cheese, toasted pecans and greens … soooo good! Thanks for the chance to win.
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Jillian Too says
April 24, 2018 at 4:21 amI love beets shaved with orange.
Alex says
April 24, 2018 at 8:22 amYes! Love the combo of beets with orange.
HS says
April 24, 2018 at 8:14 amI love steamed beets with arugula in salad.
Linda says
April 24, 2018 at 10:28 amI love eating beets raw and shredded with apple cider vinegar and olive oil for an easy salad.
Alex says
April 24, 2018 at 10:34 amOH! That sounds delicious!
Elizabeth W says
April 24, 2018 at 11:23 amI love them roasted!
Melissa says
April 24, 2018 at 1:18 pmI love beets on a spinach salad with walnuts and blue cheese!
Jeanne says
April 24, 2018 at 1:22 pmI love beets! A favorite way to eat them is in risotto-and it turns the dish hot pink, too!
Betsy Barnes says
April 24, 2018 at 1:27 pmMy favorite way to eat beets is in a salad.
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Elizabeth says
April 24, 2018 at 6:20 pmI love pickled beets, and love them just straight out of the jar.
Angela Hendricks says
April 24, 2018 at 6:26 pmI like roasting them with potatoes, carrots, and onions. They’re so good!
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Tracey Byram says
April 24, 2018 at 6:39 pmI like pickled beets,pickled beets and onions, sweet and sour harvard beets.
Shirley Smith says
April 24, 2018 at 8:30 pmMy Favorite way to eat beets is with thinly sliced onions in it’s own beet juice and a dash of apple cider vinegar.
Laurel Smithson says
April 24, 2018 at 9:44 pmI love them in a salad especially with Bleu Cheese dressing! When I was a little girl my grandmother would pickle them every year. I never learned how. I am so glad you do that for me now!
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Annette says
April 25, 2018 at 1:01 amI like them roasted with oil.
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Itene says
April 25, 2018 at 7:23 amI cannot wait to try this beet sandwich. It looks delicious.
Lauren H says
April 25, 2018 at 10:50 amI like them plain
Elena says
April 25, 2018 at 12:45 pmI like to make beet soup Borscht
Lauren says
April 25, 2018 at 1:13 pmI like to eat them in salads.
Laura m says
April 26, 2018 at 5:12 amI love to eat them plain or in a sandwich!
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
April 26, 2018 at 5:22 amI like to eat them on a garden salad!
Brenda Haines says
April 26, 2018 at 8:17 amI like a good beet salad, but I really love small beets deep fried.
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Susan Christy says
April 26, 2018 at 5:55 pmI like Harvard Beets as a side dish.
Lisa Brown says
April 27, 2018 at 10:02 amI eat them right out for the jar, or in salad or as a side to what I am eating.
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Debbie says
April 27, 2018 at 12:08 pmI love roasted beets! In a salad or just by themselves. Beets have become one of my favorite veggies.
Tim says
April 27, 2018 at 1:11 pmThe only way we eat them that I am aware of is in salads, assuming they weren’t incorporated into something and I didn’t notice. My sister in law is a vegan and she eats them a lot, even making “potato” chips out of them.
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Abigail Castillo says
April 27, 2018 at 2:12 pmI haven’t liked beets for a while, but when I learned how good they are on your health (boosts stamina, lowers blood pressure, fights inflammation, detoxes, has anti-cancer properties & is rich in nutrients and fiber), I started blending RAW pieces of beets into my protein shakes and now love them! (Although it did take a little while.)
The only other way I’ve eaten them is roasted in a salad so I am so excited to try this recipe out!
Ellie Wright says
April 27, 2018 at 4:35 pmI like to use beets in my salad.
Samantha says
April 28, 2018 at 12:49 pmI love making a salad with beets, orange wedges and arugula with citrus dressing. So refreshing in the summer heat.
Natalie says
April 28, 2018 at 1:08 pmMy favorite way to enjoy beets is to make oven baked beet chips. I also love to grate beets and add them to veggie burgers.
Ashley says
April 28, 2018 at 2:23 pmHidden in a smoothie! Haha
Kelly D says
April 28, 2018 at 2:26 pmI like to eat beets in soup.
Tina W says
April 29, 2018 at 1:42 amI love roasted beets and feta cheese in a grain salad.
Lindsay A. says
April 29, 2018 at 11:49 amI’ve been vegetarian for 20 years, and this recipe is right up my alley! Would love to try it! 😀 So far I haven’t really had a chance to eat beets in a variety of ways – usually I eat them roasted in mixed salads with goat cheese or feta!
Rebecca says
April 30, 2018 at 9:06 amI am not sure if you were aware that Aunt Nellie’s beets are made with High Fructose Corn Syrup. It’s the ingredient right after beets and water. Yuck. It’s very easy to make your own pickled beets, and much healthier without that ingredient. This recipe looks very tasty and I will definitely be trying! Just wanted to give you a heads up.
Alex says
April 30, 2018 at 6:18 pmHi Rebecca, yes! I did know that. Of course, my homemade beets won’t contain HFCS but they do take more time to prepare than the jarred version.
Sam says
August 14, 2018 at 11:38 amEver since joining the vegetarian crowd I’ve been craving my favorite sandwich, the reuben… This actually cured my cravings for it tonight, very satisfied with my meal! Thanks to you!
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Alex says
August 14, 2018 at 11:55 amLove hearing that, thanks Sam!