I realized last weekend that the club sandwich is one of my tests on a good restaurant. It’s hard to mess up so you aren’t taking a huge risk in ordering it, but depending on the quality of the contents, you can gauge a restaurant. In fact, some of my favorite restaurants are those where I first ordered the club sandwich and then branched out into other parts of the menu.
Or not.
The Club Sandwich at the now defunct Spring Street Deli in Paso Robles, CA, was pretty amazing. Good quality meat and cheese on toasted San Luis Sourdough bread. It was rockin’ awesome. They put half a pound of meat on one sandwich!
I’ve toned it down for this sandwich, but I’ve modeled it after theirs, a very simple affair actually.
Toasting the bread allows it to hold up for packing, even if you load lettuce and tomato on it. You might want to keep the mayo on the side to prevent soggifying the sandwich. We love the combination of soft and crisp textures with a hint of smoke from the bacon and sweet from the tomato.
This sandwich definitely makes a meal.
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- 8 slices sourdough sandwich bread
- 8 slices crisp, cooked bacon
- 8 ounces sliced turkey breast
- 8 ounces sliced ham
- 4 ounces sliced sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise (more or less to taste)
- 1 bunch lettuce
- 1 tomato for slicing
- Toast the bread lightly.
- Layer on one slice of the bread: bacon, turkey, ham, cheese, tomato, and lettuce
- Spread mayonnaise on the top slice and place it mayo-side down on the sandwich.
Nutritional values are approximate and are based on 1/4 of the recipe. Refrigerate leftovers promptly and use within 4 days.
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Got any good suggestions for where you get your deli meat?? I usually get the Columbus turkey at Costco and the deli counter for the rest?? Looking for another idea
I buy the whole turkey breast at Costco and slice it myself. The other stuff I buy at Costco or Trader Joe’s. Sometimes at Sprouts or the grocery deli counter.
Hey Jessica, where’d you find that pretty blue jar? I saw some like that at my local 99 0nly store, along with pink and purple but I’m not sure if they were any good or if I should splurge on Ball or Kerr brands.
I bought a few sets of Ball ones last summer off Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B80TJX0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00B80TJX0&linkCode=as2&tag=oflwtf-20 (aff link)
A woman after my own heart! I could have written this post exactly like yours – that is how I gauge restaurants too – from their club sandwiches! I really love club sandwiches and your recipe looks amazing!