Cold Cuts for Lunch: Dress Up Your Sandwich
Today we are honoring the humble sandwich! March 3 is National Cold Cuts Day. The sandwich you take to work or send with your child to school speaks volumes. They range from the kind you can buy in a vending machine to those that grace the cover of food magazines. What’s in your sandwich?
Sandwiches are Number 1 for Lunch
Sandwiches are the number one food choice for lunch. Sandwiches are also consumed in one out of nine dinners eaten at home. The most popular sandwich in America is ham, followed by the BLT.
So how do you make a great sandwich?
Use fresh bread, fresh ingredients and a little love.
The best trick for sandwiches is to make something on the weekend for dinner and plan for leftovers – ham is good, so is turkey or chicken. Slice it up, sprinkle on a little seasoning like Peppery Herb rub or Over-the-Edge Herbed Spinach Blend and put it on your favorite bread! My kids love a good crunchy French baguette. They used to love white bread, but we’ve all learned that whole wheat is a better alternative. Or try focaccia. But if you are like me and can’t eat most bread, turn your sandwich inside out – make it a lettuce wrap. (If it weren’t National Cold Cut Day, I’d say use left over grilled vegetables, too!) We always use Racy Wasabi Raspberry Mustard along with crisp lettuce and juicy tomatoes to add color and flavor. It’s also a great wayto add vegetables and to cut calories – mayo has 99 calories per tablespoon, mustard only 10.
The love part? Maybe you cut off the crusts, or give them that indulgent surprise (like the banana and peanut butter you hate to make)…or add a note on top of their sandwich bag to let them know you care.
How to Keep Cold Cuts
We’ve all had those cold cuts in the plastic bag that get slimy…you don’t want to eat them. Cold cuts should only be kept for 3-5 days in an airtight container in the meat drawer where it’s cold! Certainly, that’s not what my mother taught me. The deli cut meat tastes better and has better texture, but it can be a little pricey.
The Ultimate Sandwich Question: Triangles or Rectangles
The most divisive question when it comes to making your sandwich is how do you cut it? In triangles (on the diagonal corner to corner) or rectangles (from top to bottom).
Vote and tell me how you cut!
Add a comment about your favorite sandwich and we’ll have a drawing to give away 10 jars of Racy Wasabi Raspberry Mustard.
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