Recipe | OP Chorizo Sandwich

Not that I ever ate this sandwich in Spain, but I would put some solid money down that it would win the heart of many a hungry Spaniard- even more so if we could smoke cigarettes inside the restaurant...while eating.

This recipe makes 4 sandwiches.

4 Ciabatta rolls, halved

4 Fresh Chorizo sausages

1/2 cup aioli

8 thin slices manchego cheese

8 piquilli peppers, julienned

2 cups arugula

Olive oil

Lemon juice

Maldon salt, to finish

1. Warm the rolls.

2. Heat a griddle or skillet over high heat, and then sear the chorizo cut side down until hot throughout, about 4 minutes. 

3. Slather the top and bottom of each roll with 1 tablespoon of aioli and lay two slices of cheese on each bottom half. Place two sausage halves on top of the cheese and layer with a portion of piquillo peppers and arugula. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice and sprinkle with Maldon salt. Cover with the top half of the roll.