Bacon Turkey Garden Sandwich Sandwich

Bacon turkey garden sandwich with lettuce and tomato.

This turkey and bacon garden sandwich with a unique seasoned homemade mayo, tomato and pepper sauce is based on Panera’s “turkey bacon bravo” sandwich.

Course Sandwich

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Servings

Calories 739kcal

Author Kylie Mazon-Chambers

Ingredients

For the sauce:

½ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
¼ cup diced green bell pepper
2 pitted green olives
3 tablespoons diced shallot
½ teaspoon paprika
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon mustard powder
Kosher salt, as needed
Freshly ground black pepper, as needed

For the sandwich assembly:

½ pound thick-cut applewood smoked bacon
1 medium beefsteak tomato, sliced
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt, as needed
8 thick-cut slices country white bread
¾ pound oven-roasted, deli-sliced turkey
4 slices deli-sliced smoked Gouda
4 leaves green leaf lettuce

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Instructions

For the sauce:

In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, add the mayonnaise, tomato paste, vinegar, bell pepper, olives, shallot, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and mustard powder.
Blend until smooth then season to taste with salt and pepper.

For the sandwich assembly:

Heat oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil followed by a piece of parchment paper. Arrange the strips of bacon in an even single layer on the baking sheet.
Cook the bacon until crispy, about 18 to 20 minutes (depending on the thickness of the bacon, I like to check it at around 16 minutes). Remove to a paper towel lined plate to cool.
Arrange tomato slices on a plate and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt. Let the slices sit to marinate, about 5 minutes.
Spread 2 tablespoons (30g) of the sauce on each slice of bread. Top with 2 pieces of lettuce and then top with the marinated tomatoes. Add the slices of cheese followed by turkey and bacon. Close the sandwich and cut each in half. Serve immediately.

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Notes

The homemade seasoned mayo can be made up to 3 days in advance. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge, and give it a quick stir before assembling your sandwich.

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