A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of bread with one or more fillings between them. The Oxford English Dictionary first lists the word “sandwich” in 1762. [Source: Wikipedia]
November 3rd is the anniversary of John Montagu’s birthday. It’s believed that this 18th-century English noble, better known as the fourth Earl of Sandwich, wanted to eat with one hand during a 24-hour gambling bender. So, he instructed his servants to serve him his lunch meat between two pieces of bread. To celebrate the occasion, November 3rd is officially “National Sandwich Day.” [Source: Information Week]
I love a good sandwich for lunch and I love trying new sandwich combos all the time. Sandwiches are the lunch stand-by in our house and I encourage my kids to try new combos all the time. My daughter is more adventurous to try new toppings, new dressings, and new fillings. My son would be happy to have the exact same sandwich for an entire school year. As a result, I push him to try new things though using one of my current mommy phrases = “You won’t grow if you don’t get a variety of food!”
So, when I found out it was National Sandwich Day on Twitter, the first person I thought of is my Twitter friend Alison Lewis. Alison is author of the new colorful and imaginative book: “400 Best Sandwich Recipes“. I have tweeted with Alison often on twitter and had the pleasure of meeting her in person at the Evo Conference this summer. I asked her if she would contribute one of her fabulous sandwich recipes to my blog today in honor of National Sandwich Day. So here it is! Enjoy my friends!
GUEST POSTING BY ALISON LEWIS
CALIFORNIAN SANDWICH
This is one of my favorite sandwiches. I love the simplicity of goat cheese and mayonnaise as the spread on this colorful vegetarian sandwich.
INGREDIENTS
(Serves 4)
1⁄2 cup Homemade or store-bought Mayonnaise
1⁄3 cup Crumbled Goat Cheese
1 & 1⁄4 cups Thinly Sliced Yellow Squash Zucchini (about 2 small)
1 & 1⁄4 cups Thinly Sliced Zucchini (about 1 large)
3 Roma Plum Tomatoes, thinly sliced
1⁄4 tsp Salt
1⁄4 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 tbsp Olive Oil
8 Slices Multi-grain Bread (1⁄2-inch thick slices)
2 Avocados, thinly sliced
1 cup Alfalfa Sprouts
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C)
- In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and goat cheese.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Place squash, zucchini and tomatoes on a large baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle with olive oil.
- Place in preheated oven, tossing occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.
- Spread mayonnaise mixture equally over one side of bread slices.
- Top 4 slices equally with roasted vegetables, avocados, sprouts and remaining bread slices, pressing together gently.
- Serve immediately.
Tips: If you can’t find alfalfa sprouts, I love using broccoli sprouts, which are also widely available in grocery stories. Choose zucchini that are firm with unbruised skin.
SOURCES:
http://www.ingredientsinc.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich
http://www.informationweek.com/news/6507138
http://www.open-sandwich.co.uk/index.htm
GUEST BLOGGER:
When I was approached by my Publisher, Robert Rose, they told me they wanted to do a cookbook that was new, different and “wasn’t out there yet”. After months of research, emails, lists and phone calls, the idea came when I was on a conference call from my son, Zachary (9) who blurted out, What about sandwiches?” After a quick research, they said, “That is it”. After 17 years of Recipe Development experience for national food magazines, food companies and PR firms, I landed my first published book “400 Best Sandwich Recipes”. It was one more extension of my multi media Food Consulting company, Ingredients, Inc., established in 2001.
Previously, I was an Editor and Recipe Developer on the Food Staff at Southern Living Magazine and Oxymor House Books after completing degrees in Marketing, Advertising and Nutrition. I attended culinary classes at The Culinary Institute in New York and Greystone, California and The Institute of Culinary Education in New York. I left Southern Living (my dream job) only when my nannie quit, and I decided to be try my hand as an entrepreneur. I’m a very busy mom of three children, an avid runner, tennis player and huge fan of yoga. My blog http://ingredientsinc.net has given me the opportunity to combine all of my passions: food, fitness, nutrition and even fashion.
Check out Alison’s website and newest book 400 Best Sandwich Recipes. Learn more about Alison and all the fabulous things she does. Connect with Alison on FaceBook, and send Alison Lewis a tweet and tell her how you like this sandwich!
Excerpted from 400 Best Sandwich Recipes by Alison Lewis © 2011 Robert Rose Inc. www.robertrose.ca. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
Thank you so much for this feature! I appreciate it so much!
Alison: Thank you for creating such an awesome, interesting, creative, and inspiring sandwich book! It was so great to meet you in person this summer! I Love Sandwiches!
I have the best 400 sandwich book and it has sooo many great recipes.
My favorite is the Chocolate Turtle Panini. It is great and easy to make.
Thanks for sharing! Happy Cooking
Nancy: Chocolate Turtle Panini!?! Sounds amazing! I would love one right now! Oh what you can do with sandwiches!!
Thanks Richelle for including my blog in your Friday round up this week!