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Sandwich bored

Posted at , 10 February 2009 by Janine Ratcliffe - Food editor, olive magazine

I've been trying to bring my lunch into work recently, mainly to offset the cost of buying lunch, which always seems to be around £6 whatever I go for (that's a personal cost of £1380 a year, budget fans).

The other reason is, faced with a wall full of sandwiches, I become a little bit rabbit-in-the-headlights. There's just too much choice out there, and too many flavour combinations. Every time I get excited by a filling I've liked in its previous incarnation (falafel, hoisin duck, chicken fajita), I buy one, eat it and then realise it never belonged between two pieces of bread anyway.

Open quotationFaced with a wall full of sandwiches, I become a little bit rabbit-in-the-headlightsClose quotation

I've come to realise that, although I'm an adventurous/experimental cooker and eater, my sandwich habit is pretty retro. Cheese and pickle, tuna salad, egg and cress mayo - these lot, made well, have never failed me. I'd even rather have a cheese and ham toastie than a mozzarella and sundried tomato panini. I'll have a bit of mustard on it though - I can be quite daring with condiments.

I know that some of you are knocking up some pretty random concoctions at home. Just have a look at this collection.

So what do you think makes the best buttie? Are you loving a triple decker club with extra peanut butter and chilli sauce, or are you more of a single cheese slice in white bread kind of person? It's time to share.

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  • 12 February 2009, 9:37PM

    Babs

    Open QuoteLike chickaarn I like fish finger sandwiches with tomato k and also a fried egg sandwich with tomato k. Other favourites are tuna with sweetcorn and mayo or home cooked ham with a good tomato chutney preferably in crusty bread. What could be better

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  • Binder photo Ann
    12 February 2009, 10:42PM

    Ann

    Open Quoteleftover meatloaf or cornbeef cakes on good quality bread with mayonnaise and hp sauce and lettuce make good sandwiches.

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  • Binder photo Ann
    12 February 2009, 10:46PM

    Ann

    Open Quotetuna with chopped onion and celery mixed with mayo and a touch of mustard is also good

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  • Binder photo Ann
    12 February 2009, 10:56PM

    Ann

    Open Quotetomato paste spread on bread and sliced cheese then grilled, with a little italian seasoning it is a bit like a pizza pocket

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  • 13 February 2009, 8:34AM

    Hel - Brit in Beijing

    Open QuoteI remember walking to the village whilst I was at school, buying large baps and having them stuffed with cheddar and then adding salt & vinegar crisps. Another school dinner favorite was toast with mayo, marmite, cheese, cucumber and tomatoes. To be in true sandwich heaven though, for me, takes great bread, butter, mayo, pepper, ham, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes (as long as they arent fridge bitten) and I'm just starting to add beetroot - introduced by my aussie husband!

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  • 13 February 2009, 4:19PM

    Danni T

    Open QuoteIf it's got cheese in, its good enough for me. Cheddar Ploughmans tops the lot, a few salt and vinegar squares squashed in for good measure gives it an interesting edge.

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  • Binder photo SP
    13 February 2009, 5:08PM

    SP

    Open QuoteMustard, camembert and smoked salmon on granary... still can't decide if it worked or not!!

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  • 14 February 2009, 5:00PM

    jodse80

    Open QuoteGrated cheese and spring onion in fresh french bread.....mmmmmmmm or must confess my student favourite was salad cream and ketchup sandwiches with a layer of ready salted walkers in the middle for luxury!!

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  • 15 February 2009, 1:27PM

    Issy

    Open QuoteGrated very mature cheddar and lots of finely chopped celery (or onions) but celery is my first choice, bound with Helmans light Mayo on granary bread, my idea of heaven.

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  • 15 February 2009, 1:28PM

    Issy

    Open QuoteGrated very mature cheddar and lots of finely chopped celery (or onions) but celery is my first choice, bound with Helmans light Mayo on granary bread, my idea of heaven.

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  • 16 February 2009, 9:48AM

    bigbloomerz

    Open QuoteThick White "Hedgehog" bread from supermarket, Butter, Cheese and tomato. Yum!

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  • 16 February 2009, 10:54PM

    Sadie

    Open QuoteLike Chickaarn I love fish finger sarnies but it has to be with thick white bread,lots of fish fingers, thinly sliced cheddar cheese and tartare sauce - homemade fillet of fish!!! Another fave is thick sliced white with chicken breast, cold new potato slices and lashings of mayo with a sprinkle of chives.....gorgeous!!!!

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  • 17 February 2009, 9:40AM

    Leamac83

    Open QuoteI have to say i think you can put ANYTHING on a sandwich and it works, im a lover of cucumber, tomato, ham, red onion and red pepper with mayo or simple cheese and ham. But i will eat anything on bread, peanut butter and a packet of skips is amazing....trust me! Fish and chips on a roll, fish fingers and tommy k is one of the best hangover cures..white finger rolls with flora and a mashed banana...a slab of cheddar and pickled onion crisps is fab.. the list really does go on and on and on. anything you have had for dinner will go on bread or a roll the next day....chicken curry, warm, on white bread. Im off to get a sandwich....

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  • 17 February 2009, 12:23PM

    Nicola

    Open QuoteI've recently discovered toasted wraps using a fat reducing grill thingy. I just put on a bit of cheese, ham, spring onions and chilli jam, then fold it up and pop it in the grill machine and press down...after a few minutes its really lovely...slightly crisp, but soft in the middle. Yum! Unfortunately I can't really make them at work though!

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  • 17 February 2009, 12:33PM

    lurvlyloz

    Open QuoteCheese & pickle all the way

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  • 17 February 2009, 1:49PM

    ktg106

    Open QuoteEvery Friday I go to my local Ecclestons Bakers and get a Turkey Madras & black pepper on brown bread - so amazing! If a teeny bit messy! I also can't resist fried egg with homemade BBQ sauce - I even got my brother "the egg and BBQ sauce hater" into it, so that must say something! Also, when I was younger the Twix chocolate brand brought out "Twix Top" (in other words a flat Twix), that, on white bread was my dinner, every weekend for about 2 years!

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  • 17 February 2009, 4:43PM

    jvcg

    Open QuoteVery juicy egg mayonnaise plus very strong salt and vinegar crisps layered on top is unbeatable. Marmite plus lovely strong mature cheddar and lettuce is also a brilliant combo - as is crunchy peanut butter with cheddar - not exactly calorie light I'll admit. Lovely fresh bread essential.

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  • 20 February 2009, 9:05AM

    CloClo

    Open QuoteAt the moment I've got a thing for toasted sandwiches. Try creamy garlic mushrooms in wholemeal bread. Or spread one slice of white break with chocolate spread, another with peanut butter, and sandwich thin slices of snickers between the two before toasting. And for breakfast, it's got to be bacon (not crispy), egg white (no yolk), fried mushrooms, and baked beans in a crusty french stick . . . mmmmm the fryng pans just heating up.

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  • 22 February 2009, 11:42AM

    liam

    Open QuoteRecently by accident tried a chicken Kiev bun, due to the local market café running out of burgers. Although it has to be a creamy filling, and be careful of how hot it is. My wife has shown me her way of doing toasted sandwiches, beans and garlic sauce. Have to say I was very cautious as to me it didn�t sound very great, but tasted good apart from the mess it caused. All time fave is very strong cheddar and pickle.

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  • 24 February 2009, 12:00AM

    msmooo

    Open QuoteWhat about sliced white bread ( crusts cut off, of course) spread with nutella wrapped around a banana, definitely a hit with my kids!

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