# Awesome, simple sandwiches **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279 "2011-04-13T21:02:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/1 "2011-04-13T21:02:25Z")
I just finshed a very delicious turkey, cream cheese, and lingonberry jam sandwich , on a bakery hoagie that took me all of 1 minute to make. As I sit here licking my fingers, I’m reminded of a trip to Spain I took a few years ago, and the ubiquitous ham sandwiches they had all over the place - a simple baguette, with some type of delicious cured ham and a slice of some kind of mellow, white cheese. They had them all over the place - at airports, at cafes, in the hotel banquet. And they were universally yummy wherever I got them. Any simple sandwiches that hit the spot for you all? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/2 "2011-04-13T21:11:54Z")
Cream cheese! I never think of cream cheese for sandwiches! Thin sliced roast beef (DiLusso Prime is best) on dill rye bread with sour cream and if you can get them, alfalfa sprouts. Maybe not all that simple, but it’s sure not complicated. There was a sandwich place in Seattle, I think up on 5th Avenue, that had special sandwiches all the time. The roast beef was one – I never would have thought of it myself. My other favorite is grilled cheese – cheese and mayo on Texas toast (thick-sliced bread). ---
**Author:** ![Jennmonkye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@Jennmonkye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennmonkye)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/3 "2011-04-13T21:13:45Z")
Do tea sandwiches count? I LOVE pumpernickel bread with a smear of salmon cream cheese, a thinly sliced English cucumber and a sprinkling of fresh dill over the top. And…while I’m at it, wasn’t another thread spouting the glory of a grilled pimento cheese sandwich, too? Those are the best! Now that I’ve talked about both of those, I need to run to the store…be right back! ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/4 "2011-04-13T21:54:23Z")
When I can pick up some nice tomatoes from the farmer’s market, I like a good tomato sandwich. Tomato, a touch of mayo, and maybe some alfalfa sprouts on toasted bread. But I’m a tomato freak. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/5 "2011-04-13T21:58:07Z")
A well-made BLT is a work of art. Getting the bacon just crispy enough, using high-quality tomatoes, crunchy lettuce with just the right amount of mayo…drool. Sourdough bread, one condiment (plus pepper), 3 ingredients. ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/6 "2011-04-13T22:14:30Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Cream cheese! I never think of cream cheese for sandwiches! Oh, cream cheese can make some awesome sandwiches. Cream cheese and banana peppers, with your choice of meat (or none at all), on a nice fluffy kaiser roll. Cream cheese, cucumber and turkey, with whole-seed mustard on Irish soda bread. And if you want to get breakfast-y, cream cheese, dill and eggs on the yeasty breakfast conveyance of your choice (bagel, toast, english muffin). mmmmm. . . ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/7 "2011-04-13T23:05:51Z")
> [@Shark\_Sandwich](#): > > When I can pick up some nice tomatoes from the farmer’s market, I like a good tomato sandwich. Tomato, a touch of mayo, and maybe some alfalfa sprouts on toasted bread. But I’m a tomato freak. When I have good tomatoes in season most of them are devoured sliced on toast with some cracked pepper and a little bit of salt. I made some great venison steak sandwiches last night - Venison in a cumin, chili, soy and fish sauce marinade fried medium rare between buttered toast with some fresh celery on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/8 "2011-04-14T00:19:40Z")
The Jimbo: Bagel with cream cheese and avocado, liberally garnished with crushed cashews. Onion slice and lettuce leaf to taste… Avocado and cashew are as perfect a combination as cheese and tomato! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/9 "2011-04-14T00:59:01Z")
Peanut butter and mayo. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/10 "2011-04-14T01:03:28Z")
ham biscuits. no more, no less. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/11 "2011-04-14T01:05:46Z")
Roast beef, piled high on a toasted, buttered kaiser, with some melted mozzarella cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/12 "2011-04-14T01:23:14Z")
Roast beef drizzled with balsamic vinegar and black pepper, with sharp cheddar and/or sliced homegrown tomato. A toasted multi-grain kaiser is my choice of covering. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/13 "2011-04-14T01:32:46Z")
Chewy crusty baguette, stone ground mustard, Maytag blue cheese, real honest ham sliced off the bone (no per-packaged supermarket stuff). ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/14 "2011-04-14T02:13:44Z")
Almond butter with pumpkin butter. I get both at Trader Joe’s. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/15 "2011-04-14T02:41:18Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > A well-made BLT is a work of art. Getting the bacon just crispy enough, using high-quality tomatoes, crunchy lettuce with just the right amount of mayo…drool. Sourdough bread, one condiment (plus pepper), 3 ingredients. Boy howdy. I had a few BLTs in my life at diners and bakeries and didn’t see what all the fuss was about. Then last summer I made one with a tomato warm from the vine and garden lettuce and premium bacon, and holy shit, it ranked among the best foods I’ve ever eaten. We ate a lot more of them before the tomatoes gave out, and they’re one of the main things I’m looking forward to in this year’s garden. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/16 "2011-04-14T02:46:24Z")
I was going to say grilled cheese, too. I’ve perfected my grilled cheese technique so they come out perfectly toasted and melted (I use cheddar for mine - I find processed cheese too bland). The cheese and toast blend together for such a tasty flavour. ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/17 "2011-04-14T02:48:12Z")
on a toast: sour cream, some finely chopped sweet onion, and a few pearls of beluga caviar. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/18 "2011-04-14T03:05:44Z")
The BLAT, of course: bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato. Toasted crusty bakery bread - I like honey whole wheat - think smear of mayo and center cut bacon. Delicious. ETA: This [egg salad sandwich](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/egg-salad-blts-10000001599625/) with bacon is pretty delightful too. ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/19 "2011-04-14T08:59:37Z")
Turkey, brie and cranberry sauce. The best Christmas leftover sandwich. Failing that, a warm roast chicken sandwich with a bit of the skin, some mayo and a sprinkling of salt. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279/20 "2011-04-15T02:06:56Z")
Rare Roast Beef sliced thin, on good rye with salt, pepper and mayo… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-simple-sandwiches/578279.md?page=2)