SKINNIER MEAT SANDWICHES

HEALTHY MEAT SANDWICHES 

Please See Skinnier Sandwiches on a budget

Striped Turkey Meatloaf Sandwiches

CHICKEN/TURKEY

Shredding or cubing the meat makes it go further; mix with...

• tinned corn and olives
• avocado
• avocado and bacon (grilled on a rack and cooled on kitchen paper)
• raw, thinly sliced mushroom, tinned corn and avocado
• artichoke heart, sun blush tomato and olives (M&S)

Bind with yoghurt-mayo dressing (Skinny sandwiches). Season with plenty of pepper & a little salt.  Add herbs if you have them: finely chopped parsley or finely chopped tarragon.  

See also Hoisin Chicken Baguette
                          

BEEF

This meat is not a low-cost filling unless your family rear cattle.  

Beef & Sweet Pickle
    This filling was created when the only meat in the fridge was slightly dry roast beef.  The businessmen were ecstatic!

1. Finely dice roast beef.
2. Finely chop sweet pickle
3. Mix with enough balsamic yoghurt-mayo to bind but not saturate
4. Butter one of two slices of brown bread; cover with soft English lettuce
5. Pile on the beef-pickle mix
6. Cover with second slice

Roast Beef & Carmelised Onion Baguette

1. Carmelise finely sliced onions -  cook in a little olive oil over moderate-to-low heat until pale brown and melting, at least 30 mins 
2. Split baguette without cutting into two; spread generously with horseradish yoghurt-mayo
3. Layer on sliced tomatoes sprayed lightly with olive oil & lightly salted
4. Add a generous layer of thinly sliced pink roast beef
5. Top with carmelised onions 

BACON/HAM

Ham & Celeriac Salad

BACON SANDWICH A LA CEASAR 
...is not healthy but was one of the most popular meat fillings on the Gourmet Sandwich Platter for senior execs at a major City institution.

1. For every sandwich, grill two rashers good quality thick-cut back bacon until cooked through Or bake in an oven, on a rack in a tray, at 350F/180c 20 mins. Allow bacon to cool.
2. Take two slices of soft white bread, pref from an artisan baker; butter both sides lightly
3. Cover one slice with rinsed and dried crispy lettuce (Iceberg is good)
4. Add a generous portion of Caesar dressing, in the well of the lettuce to prevent it slopping over onto the bread and making it soggy 
5. Cover the lettuce and dressing with the rashers
6. Cover with a second layer of dried lettuce
7. Top with second slice of bread

These recipes have been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises.  They may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.