RFS Turkey Bacon Club Sandwich

RFS Turkey Bacon Club Sandwich

Got extra turkey from the family gathering and looking for a change of taste? Let’s go Dagwood on that turkey with a delightful recipe to bump up those leftovers into Bumstead territory.

Ingredients:

Turkey Salad:

• 2 cups chopped turkey

• 1 celery stalk, diced

• 1 tsp. lemon juice

• 1 tsp. lemon zest

• 1 ½ tsp. RFS Chipotle Cayenne spice blend

• ½ tsp. salt

• ½ tsp. poultry seasoning

• ½ cup mayo

Sugar Spiced Bacon:

• 6 slices of bacon

• ¼ cup brown sugar

• 2 tsp. RFS Sweetie Pie spice blend

• ¼ tsp RFS Chipotle Cayenne spice blend

Sandwich Building Materials:

• 3 slices of toasted bread

• 3 tomato slices

• 3 lettuce leaves

• Mayo for toast (optional)

• 2 to 4 long toothpicks

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Baking sheet and parchment paper

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine the turkey salad ingredients. Refrigerate at least 3 hours (overnight is best) for flavors to meld together

• Position rack at top level in oven. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper

• In a small bowl combine the dry sugar spice ingredients and mix together

• In another bowl, coat bacon strips individually on both sides with sugar spice and lay strips onto parchment paper. Sprinkle remaining sugar spice onto parchment layered with bacon strips

• Cook bacon until brown and done to your liking, between 15 to 20 minutes. Remove bacon from tray and drain on paper towels

• Toast three pieces of bread and have the remainder of your Sandwich Building Materials available.

Apply above items in the following manner:

• 1st slice of toast with mayo. Top with ½ cup turkey salad, 3 bacon strips and 1 ½ lettuce leaves

• 2nd slice of toast topped with 1 lettuce leaf, 3 tomato slices, 3 bacon strips and 1 cup turkey salad

• Layer the last piece of toast with mayo and crown the top of this gorgeous RFS Turkey Club. Anchor down with toothpicks and cut into two or four sections with serrated knife

Serves 1 to 2, however double up the bacon and building materials for the second sandwich