Turkey Sandwich
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724kcal49.3g protein29.8g fat71.3g carbs~$5.16/ serving*Estimates computed from the ingredient list; cost uses average US supermarket prices. Not a substitute for packaging measurements or your receipt.
Contains gluten, dairy, egg · sometimes contains soy — check the label
Restrictions
Containsgluten · dairy · eggIt is in an ingredient you cannot leave out.
Sometimes contains — check the labelsoy (Mayonnaise)Some brands have it, some do not. The recipe cannot tell, so this is the one you check yourself.
Diets
No pork · without oneNo alcohol
Worked out from the ingredient list. It knows nothing about brands, shared equipment or cross contamination, and it is not a certification — if you have an allergy, you still have to read the label.
Ingredients
Servings:
| 4 slice |  bread (sandwich slices) |
| 6 oz |  turkey (roast, thinly sliced) |
| 2 slice |  cheddar cheese (sliced) |
| 2 tbsp |  mayonnaise |
| 2 tsp |  mustard |
| 4 unit |  lettuce (whole leaves, dried) |
| 4 slice |  tomato (sliced 1/4 inch) |
| 2 slice |  onion, red (sliced paper-thin) |
| 1 pinch | salt |
| ¼ tsp |  black pepper (ground) |
Optional
Not counted above. The dish works without them.
| 4 slice |  bacon (cooked crisp) |
| 1 unit |  avocado (sliced) |
| 2 unit |  pickle (spears) |
| 2 tbsp |  cranberry sauce |
Steps
- Slice3 minroom temperaturetomato + red onion, then lay the tomato on a paper towel and season it there with salt + a little black pepper — salting on the towel pulls the water out onto the towel instead of into the bread, which is the single biggest cause of a soggy sandwich
- Toast3 minlight gold, not brownbread slices, only until the surface stiffens; you want a crust that resists moisture, not a cracker that shatters and pushes the filling out when you bite
- Mix1 mincooled breadmayonnaise + mustard spread edge to edge on all four cut faces — corner to corner matters, because bare bread at the perimeter is where juice wicks in, and the fat film is what blocks it
- Top2 minassemblingbottom slice + cheddar + turkey ruffled rather than laid flat (loose folds trap air and eat tender; a compressed slab eats like cardboard) + red onion + salted tomato + lettuce as the top layer, so the leaf sits against the upper slice and shields it
- Rest1 mingentle palm pressure, then cut diagonallypress the closed sandwich once to knit the layers so they shear together instead of sliding apart, then cut corner to corner — the diagonal gives a taller bite and holds the stack under its own compression