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Crispy Prosciutto Egg Sandwich

Published on September 14, 2020

Try this crispy prosciutto egg sandwich with roasted garlic aioli the next time you’re craving that warm, café-style prosciutto sandwich for lunch!

Please note this post was originally published in 2017. I’ve redone the text but the recipe remains the same.

I’m a bit of a sandwich snob. Don’t get me wrong, if I’m starving (ok, mildly hungry), I wouldn’t turn down a mediocre sandwich. In fact, I’d probably scarf it down in 5 minutes and declare that it is the BEST sandwich I’ve ever had; however, this is primarily due to the fact that I love all food.

The truth of the matter is, when I’m craving a sandwich or I have the opportunity to construct my idea of the perfect sandwich, it involves a lot more than slapping two pieces of bread together.

My sandwich snobbery started with the most memorable sandwich I’ve ever had. It was actually in University, in my humble apartment with my roommate and her boyfriend. I had just come back from work and he offered to make me a Monte Cristo – (great guy, they ended up getting married) – and seriously, this sandwich was SO. GOOD. There’s not a lot to a Monte Cristo, so maybe I was just used to my standard University grilled cheese, but gaah that warm, buttery bread, filled with warm, gooey cheese and delicate, salted meat – well, this sandwich has never been far from my mind.

Since my University days, I’ve had a lot of opportunity to create my ideal sandwich. There are a few key elements:

buttery, warm, slightly toasted bread (not too crunchy – you don’t want to scrape the roof of your mouth)
gooey, melty cheese
salty, crispy meat
a perfectly cooked over-easy egg – love that yoke!

Today’s crispy prosciutto egg sandwich checks all of these boxes. PLUS it comes with a tasty roasted garlic aioli, avocado, and some other fresh veggies. Lucky!!

How do you make the roasted garlic aioli?

The aioli comes together in a snap – what takes a little while is roasting the garlic – but it’s totally worth it!! I usually roast garlic (here’s how) once every few weeks so I always have a supply on the ready.

This aioli is so, soo good. If you’re a garlic fan you will definitely love it. I like keeping extra for more sandwiches later on in the week!

Once you’ve got the aioli whipped up, you can make the rest of the sandwich!

How do you make a prosciutto egg sandwich?

In a medium pan on the stove, pan-fry about 4 slices of prosciutto with a drizzle of olive oil, until nice and crispy. Remove the prosciutto to a plate and fry the bread – I like to grease things up a bit by applying a bit of aioli to the bread before frying it on both sides. The end result is a warm, slightly toasted, buttery bread for your sandwich.

While you’re constructing your sandwich and layering on the toppings, fry the egg. Since the pan is already warm from the prosciutto and bread, the egg will fry in a couple of minutes. It’s the finishing touch! I like to put it on top of the cheese since the heat of the egg will make the cheese a bit melty as well.

TA DA! You’ve got yourself the weekend sandwich of your dreams. My favorite way to eat it? Dunking it in leftover aioli. 😉 It’s also great with some soups from the blog!

Some other soup and sandwiches from the blog: