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"  I recently rediscovered the art of the simple kind of sandwiches I&amp;#039;ve enjoyed on the streets of Paris. Fresh bread + (not too much) high quality pork product + good Dijon mustard/mayo + (optional) good cheese = Sandwich bliss A couple of Saturdays ago I did the kind of shopping you&amp;#039;re not &amp;quot;supposed&amp;quot; to do; I wandered the aisles of one of my favorite markets with no grocery list in hand, aimlessly picking up this and that, whatever caught my eye. Here&amp;#039;s what ended up in my basket: A pomelo (like a grapefruit only not as bitter or tart) A cantaloupe A round of rosemary olive oil bread A loaf of country rye Saucisson sec (dried sausage) from Les Trois Petits Cochons \u00BC lb. French ham 1/2 lb. Gruyere cheese A container of Delouis Fils mayonnaise It wasn&amp;#039;t my intention to buy all the elements of a yummy sandwich, but clearly my subconscious was leading me in that direction. Once I got home with my goodies, my sister, boyfriend, and I gathered around my kitchen counter which had become a makeshift DIY sandwich bar with a bountiful spread of what I had bought, plus some Dijon mustard and tiny cornichon pickles I already had in my fridge. I couldn&amp;#039;t get enough of the pillow-y bread, fragrant with rosemary, combined with just a few slices of the salty sweet saucisson and a light smear of straight-up-your-nose Dijon to round it all out. And for dessert? The light and sweet pomelo and cantaloupe, of course. I hadn&amp;#039;t eaten the Les Trois Petits Cochons sausage in awhile and I had forgotten how peppery and delicious it is. A recent conversation with the marketing rep revealed that they actually revised their recipe last winter and it&amp;#039;s now nitrate-free, which is always a bonus. The sausage is available by mail, in many stores (like Whole Foods and Wegmans), and online, along with some of Les Trois Petits Cochons&amp;#039; other delectable products like duck confit, country pat\u00E9, and lamb sausage. So if you see some saucisson sec being sold in your local market, give it a try and use it either in a sandwich as I did or as part of a meat and cheese platter for your next party. Or slip some in your basket for a springtime picnic. I guarantee it&amp;#039;ll be a hit. While this sausage is so delicious that I recommend you enjoy it in its purest form, you can also use it in place of salami in recipes like this antipasto salad and this green bean salad. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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