What's for lunch

[Aerows]

I made sandwiches. Not original, but when you use good ingredients, something mundane can become something special.

Homemade Bread
Homemade Mayonnaise
Deli Hickory Smoked Honey Turkey
Creole Tomato slices
Cabot's Vermont Sharp Cheddar, grated
Fresh ground tri-color pepper
Iceberg lettuce leaves.

Toast the bread with the grated cheese (to taste) and the tomato slice on top of it (I slice it to 1/4 inch).
It makes a nice gooey but firm texture with both items firmly welded together.
Toast the Turkey on the bread and let everything brown. Flip the turkey onto the tomato cheese collection, then take the blank side of the bread and smear it as generously as you like with homemade Mayo. Grind the pepper into the mayo, then arrange a hearty lettuce leaf on it. Put them together, and then poke toothpicks parallel to each other at the corners, then slice down the middle of the toothpicks.

Simple, simple to do, but makes a great sandwich.

ETA: If you douse the Creole Tomatoes in a bit of balsamic vinegar, it makes them all the more tasty!

[pinto]

1. That sounds really good. I'm having leftover chicken curry soup, cold. Pita chips.

[Aerows]

3. I know it's basic

But it comes out pretty darn good if you do it with the right stuff And speaking of stuffed, I'm stuffed along with the folks that ate them. All of them seemed to think I did something pretty special. Little did they know, it was a turkey sandwich...

[pinto]

5. LOL. Like any good show it's all about the prep, then the delivery.

A ham sandwich walks into a bar.

The bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve food here."

[Aerows]

6. LOL!

I've never heard that one before

[freshwest]

17. Homemade? Please share. I only make a chicken curry with yogurt, onions, green peas and brown rice.

[pinto]

20. Homemade. Sort of a pick up meal of leftovers, fresh veggies and Japanese curry.

I had left over broiled chicken and lentil/rice dish. Cubed the chicken. Set aside.

Chopped onion, garlic and sunflower kernels. Browned quick in sesame oil till just tender but browned.

Added all to a pot with vegetable broth. Added a cube of a Japanese curry product, "Tasty Curry Sauce Mix" imported by S&B. The medium hot. Used one but added another to get more curry and heat in the soup. A bit of soy sauce.

Brought to a simmer, walked away for a while then tossed in chopped kale and sliced cucumber. Took off the heat and set aside.

Came out really good.

[freshwest]

32. Yowsa! That is a really healthy meal. You're gonna live forever!

Oh, and I snagged that recipe to cook later. Although the curry I use are Indian from the Indian grocery, with a bit of Garam Masala and a lot of Cumin. I like the earthy taste.

[cbayer]

2. Sounds great.

I don't usually do lunch - just a snack. And if I do lunch, then I don't do dinner.

But a great sandwich can work for either, and yours sounds great.

[Aerows]

4. Nobody complained, and all of the plates were clean as a whistle

So I think they were pretty tasty I think they were just mostly surprised that I could cook something as mundane as a sandwich, now that I think about it.

[Freddie]

7. Sounds great!

Just did the same thing, made BLTs with the first "real" tomatoes of the season on good sourdough bread. Good stuff makes all the difference.

[Aerows]

8. Oh man

Sourdough bread and freshly grown tomatoes? With bacon? Mmm, mmm good. Sometimes my taste runs to the pedestrian, but that doesn't mean it has to actually be pedestrian. That sounds fantastic!

[Freddie]

9. One of my summertime favorites

My local Giant sells a wonderful sourdough loaf from their bakery. $5/loaf and worth every penny.

[Aerows]

15. All I'm saying is

Mmmm, sounds like a delicious foundation for hot crispy bacon, fresh lettuce, homemade mayo and a rich slice of tomato.

[fizzgig]

11. sounds perfect

that is my favorite sandwich

[bif]

10. Leftover fried perch & fries

[Aerows]

14. Fish and chips

is never a bad lunch.

[fizzgig]

12. it's hard to beat a good sandwich

i'll probably just have a half pbj, the cupboards are pretty bare and i have to eat before i go grocery shopping.

[Aerows]

13. Truly, I can do things to a peanut butter sandwich

But I'll start with insisting it is natural peanut butter, and the bread is homemade. I tend to work from there, or just eat it plain like that because I love natural peanut butter and homemade bread. And the J is never setting foot on my peanut butter sandwich.

[pinto]

16. I like a good PB & B sometimes.

Peanut butter and bacon.

[Aerows]

21. LOL!

I hope you are kidding.

I like my PB unadulterated as long as it's the natural peanut kind.

[pinto]

23. No. You ought to try it. PB, bacon and red onion. On toast.

[Aerows]

24. You have me just about sold

:holds finger and thumb together close: at red onion. Onion goes with everything. No bacon, though.

[pinto]

25. Chunky peanut butter and red onion is killer as is.

Folks go whaa? until they taste it.

[Aerows]

26. Okay. I commit to tasting it

It sounds weird, but then again, I've done enough cooking of weird things to know better than judge it based upon how it sounds.

[freshwest]

35. I read of something worse. Peanut butter and baloney. But my sis was into PB and bananas. Not bad.

When we were kids, I thought she was nuts and wouldn't eat it. Then she turned bagger and confirmed that she was nuts. Sigh...

[freshwest]

18. Love the balsamic vinegar! Bought some at COSTCO and trying it out on lots of things.

[Aerows]

19. It wakes up the flavor of a tomato

like nothing else

[freshwest]

28. I discovered that at my favorite grocery store. One day they made a dish that I posted here:

I skip the mozzarella and add black olives.

Emmer Farro Caprese Salad



Step 1

1 cup emmer farro
3 cups water
1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt

Place farro, water and salt in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce to low, cover and simmer for 50 minutes. Drain excess water.

Step 2

2 cups cooked farro
2 tablespoons EVOO
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup chopped fresh shallot or onion
2 medium fresh tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
4 ounces fresh mozzarella, diced
1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Place the warm, cooked farro in a large serving bowl and add oil and vinegar and mix well. Add shallot, tomato, basil, mozzarella, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Flavors are best when served warm or at room temperature, but it can also be chilled and served cold.

(Recipe from Bluebird Grain Farms)

I've also begun adding balsamic vinegar in sauces in meat dishes I'm given. And using it when I don't have fresh squeezed lemon juice on my favorite simple salad:

Fresh Greens, Avocado and Sunflower Seed Salad:

Baby spinach or spring greens, sunflower seeds, sliced tomatoes and avocados.

I save leftover meals when taken out like this one:

Spinach and Chicken Salad

Baby spinach, sliced red bell peppers and red onions, sunflower seeds, sliced grilled chicken breast with cajun seasoning and lemon cream dressing tossed into the salad.

It's very tasty. Thanks for the new recipe.

[Aerows]

31. Good Lord

That sounds delicious even though I've had lunch and couldn't eat another bite!

[freshwest]

34. Got it at the store raw foodies frequent (can't afford it now) and they have chefs serving daily.

They hand out generous free samples and direct the customers where to buy things in bulk or produce.

They gave me over a third of a cup, and a dozen fresh blueberries as dessert. That's all you need to fill full, although the recipe makes a lot more.

I was full and completely satisfied as always by their little treats, another of those 'panza llena corazon contento' moments.

[Aerows]

27. Who, almost didn't

notice you since you changed your avatar. It's very nice

[freshwest]

29. Thanks, it's my upload and I changed my sig line. Attitude change!

[Aerows]

22. Let's all hop into "What's for dinner" because I wouldn't want them to think

I'm usurping that tradition just because I blabbed about making sandwiches.

[freshwest]

30. Okay, we'll all run over to that thread next. Although I don't plan that far ahead, usually, LOL!

[Aerows]

33. I was teasing

since I post in that particular titled thread often.