The Secret to Amazing Sandwiches
This post was sponsored by Sargento as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.
While we love sandwiches any time around here, summertime always seems to be sandwich season. Maybe it’s because we are on-the-go more and sandwiches are always so easy to make and grab when we are in a hurry. I try to mix it up beyond just peanut butter and jelly so my family doesn’t get sick of sandwiches half way through the summer.
There are a few tricks to making an amazing sandwich but they all come back to one thing – using quality ingredients.
1. Use quality lunchmeat. You don’t have to spend a fortune on meat, just read the labels and make sure that it is 100% meat and free of fillers and other lesser quality ingredients. My favorite is oven roasted turkey, chicken or ham!
2. Use a great cheese like Sargento. If you are like me, your sandwiches need at least one slice of cheese and that cheese needs to be 100% Real, Natural Cheese and great tasting. In addition to mixing up what type of lunch meat you use on your sandwiches, you can easily change up what type of cheese you add since Sargento offers a great selection of sliced cheeses. You can choose from Sharp Cheddar, Swiss, Ultra Thin® Provolone, Smokehouse Cheddar™, Havarti, Colby, or Pepper Jack.
3. Try some new condiments. Rather than just mustard or plain mayo, try something new on your favorite sandwich. I love pesto or my own homemade herbed mayo. Here’s my favorite recipe:
Homemade Herbed Mayonnaise
Ingredients
- 2 eggs washed in soapy water before cracking
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- dash of Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- fresh sage rosemary and thyme (or other favorite herbs)
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients except oil until thoroughly mixed. (I find that an immersion blender is perfect for this recipe.)
- Slowly pour oil into mixture while continuing to blend.
- Blend until completely combined.
- Chill for 3+ hours.
Our great sandwich this week included turkey, Sargento Ultra Thin® Provolone, lettuce, tomato and the mayo recipe from above. Those are generally considered poultry herbs and the mayo goes perfectly with both turkey and chicken sandwiches!
So you see, making a great sandwich just comes down to using great ingredients. You can even save a bit on the Sargento cheese at Meijer (where they have a huge selection).
You can take advantage of the mperks offer for $1 off 2 Sargento® Slices product; available 6/18-7/15. You will need to be an mperks member and search “Sargento” to clip the coupon to your account.
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A good slice of cheese and nothing else. Thats my perfect sandwich. I can eat it anytime, anywhere. And Sargento cheese are so versatile and creamy that it melts in the mouth.
I swear by homemade mayo. It has such a better taste than store bought. I like to make it in my processor.
I love homemade mayonnaise! I love to share this with my family! I am pinning for our next family reunion, even though my son lives in the UK, one daughter in NYC and another in Big Sky. Mayo is the key to a good sammy!!
Hands up I love a good sandwich, I sometimes think I could live on them. I shall have to give your sandwich a try as it has all the ingredients I love!
Cheese is the best ingredient on a sandwich. A bit of mayo, cheese and lettuce makes for a great sandwich
Quality ingredients are a must for any meal. I remember having cheap sandwiches as a kid and hating every bite. Blech!
I feel like we don’t eat sandwiches enough.. Peanut Butter and Jelly doesn’t count. There are so many different ways to make a sandwich too.
this post is great, my 12yr old son really love sandwiches! thank you! 🙂
YESSSSSS!!!! Quality ingredients are a MAJOR must for a great sandwich for sure. We LOVE Sargento cheese as well, and literally I swear its a game changer in the sandwich big time.
This is such a great post! We love Sargento Cheese in our household!
I love a good sandwich. Has to have it all. I do use Sargento it is good.
I couldn’t agree more with you. Love the different flavors from Sargento Cheese. I like that these are real and natural cheese.
One of those sounds amazing right about now.
I always go for sandwiches everytime I don’t feel like eating a lot but the satisfaction is still there. We have no Sargento in our country but this sounds good and a nice brand to try. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for your tip. Am not good at preparing sandwiches but not bad to learn new tips! But am good on eating 🙂
We love Sargento cheeses! They’re a regular staple in our household. For eating with crackers (or alone as a snack for the kids), in addition to being a sandwich ingredient.
I am a huge fan of Sargento cheese, we also love to use their shredded cheeses for tacos and pizzas at home.
We love Sargento cheeses too and I agree quality meats are the way to go for amazing sandwiches. Good bread is important too!
I love your homemade mayo recipe! We buy a lot of Sargento cheese too because my kids love it.