Cobb Sandwich

 

 

If you like all of the flavors of a Cobb Salad than you are really going to love this hearty, and delicious sandwich take on the very popular salad.  It is hearty and incredibly tasty and very simple to make.

It has all of the taste and ingredients of the popular Cobb Salad, except that they are all layered in one very delicious sandwich.

 

We are having a stinker of a hot day today and to be honest I didn't feel much like cooking. Once I had done all of my running about, shopping etc. I was hungry, but didn't really want to heat up the kitchen cooking anything too complicated.

I went rooting through the refrigerator and these are the things I found, and what I did with them.

 I had some crisp rashers of bacon which I had frozen previously.  When I open a package of bacon, I tend to cook up the lot and then freeze what I don't need immediately for future use.

 

I can tell you it is absolutely worth the extra little bit of time it takes to cook the whole package. If you wrap it tightly and freeze it, you will be so happy that you did.  

How many times are you making something that requires a few slices of cooked bacon, or crumbled cooked bacon.  Cook the whole pound and freeze it and you will never be without cooked bacon again, and you won't have to be paying the high cost of already cooked bacon or bacon crumbles in the shops.

 

Cooked bacon on tap?  Its a very good thing.  I also had some boiled eggs, ripe tomatoes, lettuce, sliced turkey breast meat and of course lettuce and cheese. 

I had bought a large round loaf of rustic bread when I first moved into my house at the beginning of may and I froze it, ready for me to remove a slice or two whenever I needed it. It was a large sour dough boule.

 

I can tell you that none of it has gone to waste. None of it.  Its the perfect kind of bread for this sandwich. Hearty enough to stand up to all of those fillings.

Lets talk Blue Cheese Dressing.  I used Rene's. It is filled with lovely bits of blue cheese. If blue cheese isn't your thing, use a creamy salad dressing that is your thing.  I think Ranch would work well, as would a good caesar dressing.

 

I always have lettuce in the refrigerator, usually Romaine.  I am not sure if baby gems are available here or not. I haven't seen them yet.  I wash the lot, spin it dry and then pack it into a container ready to grab and use as and when.

I confess, I have been known to munch on romaine lettuce, and why not?  Its crisp and delicious, and filled with fiber and goodness.  There are far worse things to munch on.

 

I usually keep a couple of hard boiled eggs in my refrigerator as well, especially in the summer months.  They always come in handy and get used.  I have an electric egg boiler.

It makes boiling eggs very easy and they come out perfect every time. You can boil as many or as few as you need, want or will use.  Did you know that the older your egg, the easier it will peel?  Its true.

The fresher the egg, the harder it is to peel.

 

Deli turkey. I love deli turkey.  But I am not fond of it smoked. I prefer it plain.  I could just eat it all on its own.  

When I was first separated from my ex husband many years ago, I was living in a rented room in a house.  The person who owned the house didn't want me cooking in her house so I had a microwave in my bedroom so I could heat up frozen dinners.  

I also used to get myself a six inch turkey sub on oat bread  for my supper a couple of times a week.  With all the fixings. That kept me going.

 

Lately they've been selling huge boxes of vine ripened tomatoes at our local shops for only $3.99.  My sister bought one last week and gave me half a dozen of them to use.  Ripe tomatoes, another very good thing. 

We are nuts about tomatoes in our family.  I have been known to dine of a refrigerator cold tin of chopped tomatoes and a slice of buttered bread, quite happily.

I have chives growing in my garden and I thought that mincing a few and scattering them over top would really add a special zest to the sandwich and I was right. It did.

Then there is the slice of cheddar cheese. Use a good one.  Its worth it.  If you would rather use processed cheese, then use American cheese or a good brand. I like the Kraft Extra Cheddar ones.  They have an exceptional flavour.

 

Put it all together and you have one very exceptional sandwich.  Hearty and delicious.  That's one mighty mouthful!  I can promise you that you won't feel hungry when you are finished it.

This was perfect, as is and on its own. You could add some sliced ripe avocado, which would be lovely, rich and creamy. I didn't have any or I would have done.

This was the perfect light supper on a hot, hot day, when my appetite was not overly huge. It fit the bill beautifully.

Cobb Sandwich

Yield: 1

Author: Marie Rayner

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

Although quantities are given for one sandwich, this can be multiplied to serve as many people as you like. This is hearty and delicious!

Ingredients

• 2 slices of a rustic round loaf, toasted and buttered
• 2 TBS good quality blue cheese dressing
• 2 leaves of romaine lettuce, torn
• 1 hard boiled egg, thinly sliced
• 4-5  slices of ripe tomato
• 2 slices crisp bacon
• 3 slices of deli turkey
• 1 slice of cheddar cheese,  halved on the diagonal
• minced fresh chives

Instructions

1. Place one slice of your toast on the plate, buttered side up.  Spread the blue cheese dressing over top.
2. Layer as follows: lettuce, sliced boiled egg, sliced tomato, bacon, sliced turkey, cheddar cheese and then a sprinkling of chives.  
3. Place the top slice on the sandwich, buttered side down. Cut in half on the diagonal and serve immediately.

Notes:

You can add thinly sliced ripe avocado to this sandwich if you wish, or a layer of guacamole.

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