Pressing Onward

This is a recipe I made up this weekend to serve for an out-of-town guest. They are easy to prep ahead and refrigerate until time to heat. We certainly enjoyed it and the spicy mayo recipe will be great on a variety of items.

Hot Turkey Sandwiches

Rye bread (I used a very dark variety)

Sliced Turkey

Swiss Cheese

Butter

Spicy Mayo (see recipe below)

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Spicy Mayo – adapted from this Remoulade recipe on AllRecipes.

1/2 cup mayo

1 TBSP horseradish

1 tsp minced garlic

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp black pepper

2 TBSP lime juice

Whisk all ingredients together in small bowl and you’re set to go!

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Step 1:

I am going to assume you know how to assemble a sandwich.    Spread  bread with mayo. Add a layer of swiss cheese and turkey. I made ours fairly thick as these were dinner sandwiches. Top with slice of mayoed bread.

Step 2:

Over medium heat, preheat griddle or frying pan. I used my new cast iron griddle (Happy Anniversary from John!) and these cooked beautifully. Spread top of prepped sandwiches with butter. Place sandwich butter side down onto hot pan. Butter side of sandwich that’s facing you. Let cook for 2 minutes or so until bread is browned. (Don’t let it burn!)

Step 3:

Flip sandwich over to other buttered side. Now I like to have a metal bowl or deep lid ready to place over my pan and sandwich (make sure the edges are on the pan as we’re going to make a steamer). Sprinkle the edges of your griddle or  pan with a teaspoon or so of water and immediately cover with metal bowl. This will trap the steam in and help to melt your cheese and heat sandwich all of the way through. Let cook another 2-3 minutes (feel free to check it so your bread doesn’t burn) until both sides of your bread are nicely browned and the cheese is looking melted on all sides.

Using hot mitts (the bowl will get extremely hot!), remove bowl and remove sandwich from pan. Slice diagonally. These are best served right away to enjoy the warm, melty goodness.

Let me know what you think. 

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As some of you know, I love bird related items and was very pleased to pick up this enamel sign at a local thrift store for $0.75. I think it will look cute hanging from the baby’s door!

Nest Sage Enamel Sign