Sandwich Lover? Let's build!
I could live on them - hot, cold, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Favorite hot is steak sandwich. Grilled NY strip cut in thin slices, sauteed onions, mushrooms & green peppers, light ketchup on a fresh roll - crispy on the outside, soft on the inside - slightly toasted on the grill. If I had any cheese on it, I'd want provolone or gruyere, but usually prefer it without.
I also love Italian sausage sandwiches with ketchup, onions & peppers on the same kind of roll.
Wait.....my favorite is a grilled reuben! I like it with cole slaw, but sauerkraut is ok in a pinch. Much prefer it grilled.
Cold....I'm craving an egg salad BLT on rye barely toasted.
Do you love sandwiches, too? What would you make today?
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26 Comments:
Grilled peanut butter & tupelo honey on w/w will be included in my last meal on earth. Also crazy about most any kind of grilled cheese on a sturdy while bread.
A couple of my favorite cold sandwiches are: peanut butter & black raspberry jelly on sunflower kernal bread. A childhood favorite (that I can't seem to replicate) pimento cheese on white bread, cut corner-to-corner.
JEP at 7:41AM on 02/18/08
I just finished eating a fried egg sandwich on wheat toast with cheese and mayo. :) I had a craving for a BLT last night. Also, on Saturday I had a grilled cheese sandwich with mustard. The cheese was all melting .
As you can see there are many great sandwiches on my list.
mommyme at 8:31AM on 02/18/08
My all time favorite is lettuce, tomato, cucumber, bean sprouts, avocado and thinly sliced sharp cheddar on a whole wheat hero with mayo. This is followed by peanut butter and banana on whole wheat. Oh, and grilled sharp cheddar cheese on sour dough bread with green peppercorn mustard. And the Spanglish sandwich, which I adore, but which often seems like too much effort for a sandwich, being of the school that thinks they should be thrown together in less than 5 minutes, which I know is ridiculous.
chisai at 9:48AM on 02/18/08
In my opinion, any sandwich that gets dropped in a pan for grilling or smushed between the plates of a panini press is a great sandwich. My first experience with a pressed sandwich was many years ago in a tiny hole-in-the-wall café in Hialeah, FL -- but it may be the best pressed sandwich ever, the cubano. Ham, roast pork, swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard inside of crispy, hot cuban bread; I could seriously eat one of these at any time of the day.
Dominic
the zen kitchen
dvchurch at 9:56AM on 02/18/08
Steak sandwiches - with mayo, with crispy fried onions, with jicama, with chimichurri...
Fried egg sandwiches - with lots of peppery greens (like arugula or watercress), with canadian bacon, with prosciutto, with parmesan cheese...
Avocado sanwiches - with pepperjack, crispy lettuce, sprouts, lime juice on crusty wheat bread...
Hummus sandwiches with roasted veggies, feta, tahini, fresh greens...
bitchincamero at 10:00AM on 02/18/08
Oh, I forgot! Egg salad made with half regular mayo, half Kewpie Mayonnaise and a dash of soy sauce, with NOTHING else, on a soft white bread. It may sound a little weird with the soy sauce, but it's really good.
chisai at 10:13AM on 02/18/08
Ooh, I love sandwiches. For a cold sandwich, I like ham and cheese on a really grainy bread, stuffed with as many veggies as I can fit. Take off the veggies and grill it up for a hot sandwich that I love. I also like ham and cheese on cinnamon swirl bread (for savory and sweet). And, I LOVE peanut butter and egg sandwiches. DE-Licious.
luswim06 at 10:31AM on 02/18/08
Zen, as usual you are so right! I love any sandwich that's been pressed, and have a special love for the Cubano. Also, there's a sandwich place here in NYC (I think it's called S'witch?) that makes a PB and banana panini on Amy's semolina-raisin bread -- it will change your life!
I also love a good tuna melt -- but I have to make it, because most places make their tuna with too much mayo (yuck!). I mix the tuna with a teeny bit of mayo, some mustard, lots and lots of shredded carrots, and a bit of finely chopped celery and relish (hey, it's my tuna melt). Then it goes on a hearty whole-grain bread and gets topped with a slice of tomato and a slice of sharp Cheddar and broiled just until the cheese melts. Yum!
CookiePie at 10:40AM on 02/18/08
I like egg salad with a moderate amount of mayo, a bit of curry powder, and sunflower seeds, served open face on grain bread with lettuce. Yum.
Warm - nothing beats a good Philly cheese steak or steak sandwich. I like my steak sandwich open faced with crispy onions on top and lots of mushrooms - a NY strip works well for this.
Oh man, now I'm hungry!
Maureen at 11:25AM on 02/18/08
Grilled cheese: muenster on multigrain bread with a tiny bit of dijon. Stretchy is good. I love sandwiches, though, you can pretty much shove anything between two pieces of bread and I'm happy. Chicken salad is another favorite, with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles. Ooh, a favorite that I discovered in a bagel shop in upstate New York a dozen years ago - apple, cheddar, and tuna, with mustard. I found a sesame bagel worked really, really well with that one.
wellred at 11:46AM on 02/18/08
I love sandwiches, probably because bread is my absolute favorite starch (over pasta, potatoes, etc). Right now I'm starting to like spicy foods more, so I've been making sandwiches of multigrain sourdough with pepperjack and tomato, with a little spicy tomatillo salsa spread on one slice and a thick smear of mushed up avocado on the other (salted and peppered liberally). I also make a mean grilled cheese, with white cheddar and thinly sliced tomato. Another homemade favorite is baguette spread thickly with goat cheese and layered with oven roasted plum tomatoes and basil (this works well with roasted red peppers replacing the tomatoes). And who doesn't love a great TBM, with mozzarella di bufalo, great tomatoes, lots of basil, and lots of fruity olive oil, all on a fresh ciabatta or ficelle?
In terms of buying sandwiches, my roommate and I love the Bourgeois Pig Cafe on Fullerton Street in Chicago! They have about 50 incredible sandwiches, in addition to awesome salads, quiche, soup, breakfast foods (lots of egg dishes), homemade pastries, and great coffee. My favorites are the "Peppernini," a panini of foccacia with huge roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, goat cheese, roasted garlic, and grilled portabello mushrooms, and the "Veggie Panini," foccacia, provolone, basil pesto, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, olives, red onion, cilatro, and spinach. Washed down with an iced latte, a diet coke, or freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, these sandwiches are truly awesome!
ChristineB at 12:08PM on 02/18/08
Oh, and I totally forgot another favorite: a big slice off any kind of crusty, chewy loaf, topped with caramelized onions, a big pile of cremini mushrooms (after cooking in a skillet with some butter until well-browned), and topped with cheese (preferably cave-aged gruyere), then stuck under the broiler until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown. Definitely one to eat with a knife and fork!
ChristineB at 12:13PM on 02/18/08
I love my sandwiches open faced (unless it's a pressed sandwich), and pretty much anything goes. It has to be a slice or rye or whole grain bread (preferably toasted) with any of the following: a fried egg with bacon and ketchup, avocado and salt, grilled cheese, egg salad (sprinkled with real bacon bits), chicken salad (with olives and fresh tomatoes), olive salad (usually followed by some kind of a deli meat or cheese, but also good on its own), mustard, ham and pickles, provolone with roasted peppers, etc., etc., etc. Oh, and does a buttered toast with salt and marmalade count?:-)
brooke29 at 12:35PM on 02/18/08
I used to get a mean Muffeletta sandwich with imported salami and cheese. It was so big even after being weighted you could hardly get your mouth around it. And I've got to place a vote on Pastrami and swiss with cole slaw on rye.
PlanetChaos at 6:33PM on 02/18/08
Being the daughter of a Cuban... I grew up eating Cuban Sandwiches and Medianoches, which is basically the same sandwich components on a smaller sweet yellow bread bun. To me they are the best!!! My family lives in Hialeah (which is just a section in NW Miami) too and most everywhere they're good... but they're awesome at LatinAmerican Cafe.
Now, that I am a vegetarian, I've had to adapt my Cuban Sandwich cravings to a pressed criollo bread sandwich with swiss, lettuce, tomato, pickles and mustard... Mmmmm! I also have a soft side for these 2 - hummus sandwich with grain mustard and a fried eggplant sandwich...
Madelyn
KarmaFreeCooking
MadelynRodriguez at 2:15PM on 02/19/08
As a daughter of a German...I recommend a really nice dense whole grain bread, hot german mustard, three layers of dried salami (gypsy or Hungerian are my fave), three layers of black forest ham and some good quality Emental cheese. You can heat them up and they keep long because they're are no veggies!
hungrychristel at 2:22PM on 02/19/08
Favorite sandwich 1: Toast of your choice, scallion cream cheese, kippered salmon, tomato, cucumber, black olives, sprouts, a little shredded cheddar.
Favorite sandwich 2: Rye, hot pastrami, fresh sliced turkey, cole slaw, russian dressing, tomato, half-sour pickle on the side.
Thanksgiving sandwich: 1 slice of bread, cranberry sauce, a warm slab of leftover turkey, a warm layer of stuffing, reserved turkey juices.
Stufsocker at 3:35PM on 02/19/08
As a Louisianian, I'd say a good shrimp po'boys (dressed) and muffalettas first and foremost.
I ate lots of sandwiches as a kid. Lots of times, they were vehicles for homemade jams, jellies, etc from mom, grandma, or other relatives.
Grilled cheddar or American cheese dipped in cane syrup
Creamy peanut butter with cane syrup
Creamy pb with homemade preserves or jellies (fig, muscadine, watermelon rind, etc)
Cheese and pickles
Cucumber, butter, salt, pepper on white
Cold boudin on a po’boy roll with yellow mustard
Smoked sausage po'boy
'blackened' cheeseburger po’boy
homemade head cheese w/ yellow mustard on toast
I also enjoy these a lot now that I am older:
Grilled havarti with fig preserves
Grilled havarti with muscadine jelly
radishes on french with butter and salt (open-faced)
tuna melt (hold the mayo)
hummus and cottage cheese with lettuce, tomato, and cukes
GumbeauxGal at 4:39PM on 02/19/08
When I worked at a deli in high school, my favorite perk was getting to make two half sandwiches for my lunch breaks - each half being one of my favorite sandwiches (which I'd gladly eat whole).
Half #1: chicken or turkey breast on an onion roll with avocado, cream cheese, tomato, lettuce, a little onion, even fewer sprouts, and mustard.
Half #2: smoked turkey on sourdough with jack cheese, tomato, onion and mustard. All grilled until melty.
I'm also a big fan of the meatloaf sandwich...in fact, if it weren't for that freaky beef recall, I'd make one tonight!
LizNYC at 5:02PM on 02/19/08
ooooh sandwiches. My current favorite is on whole wheat italian from this obscure baker in Cairo, NY (please send more, Mom), toasted with sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, extra sharp (preferably white) cheddar cheese and Helman's Light Mayo. So good.
I also love love love the real mufaletta from Central Grocery in NO,LA.
And another homemade favorite, roasted deli turkey, bread and butter pickle slices, roasted red peppers, spicy muctard, spinach and provolone, grilled.
I'll pretty much make a sandwich out of anything I can find though. I
sqtip at 5:10PM on 02/19/08
Mmmm. Sandwiches. I'm drooling over some of these.
I recently made a Veggie Italian Sandwich that features a tangy tapenade. You can check it out here. Click!
In general, I love sandwiches with tons of fresh ingredients.
Kelly
Kelly Spitzer at 6:05PM on 02/19/08
The ultimate comfort food that reminds me of my parent's kitchen is a fried egg sandwich on untoasted bread with mayo and ketchup. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but when the yolk bursts and starts running down the side ... yum. Also, a Mexican sandwich called a torta- either with milanesa or carnitas.
PumpkinBear at 3:41AM on 02/20/08
Recently, my boyfriend introduced me to my new favorite sandwich: salami, turkey, and sharp cheddar cheese on square wheat "bagel bread", toasted in a toaster oven. Heaven!
Skythe at 10:08AM on 02/20/08
I love sandwiches! On my birthday every year I celebrate with my favorite sandwiches:
Breakfast is a fried egg with bacon and american cheese on a good hard roll
Lunch is fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, with a little oil and vinegar on good ciabatta bread
Dinner is a perfectly grilled cheese burger (which I count as a sandwich)
The Teacher Learns to Cook
darronvigs24 at 11:14AM on 02/20/08
Easy to make, no utensils required, versatile...what's not to love? The Vietnamese banh mi is my fave sandwich. But I can't say no to a grilled cheese, BLT, almond butter & jelly, any veggie combo - grilled or fresh.
bipolarbear at 4:06PM on 02/20/08
My favorite sandwich ever:
Crusty ciabatta bread with brie and chopped spinach drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, broiled until the cheese has melted. So good!
coinoperatedheart at 8:41PM on 02/20/08