Tuesday: Patryk's Tzatziki inspired Chicken and Bacon Ciabatta

Ingredients: 

4 x fresh ciabatta rolls

roasted chicken

8 x medallions of bacon

homemade garlic mayo (strips of cucumber, fresh chives, garlic, mayonnaise, sour cream and black pepper)

fresh rocket

Time: 

15 minutes to the local bakery

10 minutes to prepare mayonnaise and bacon

10 minutes to make lunch for four

Review: 

A colleague visited the staff kitchen after Patryk had prepared the rolls and commented: 'you guys make the kitchen smell like a real kitchen, instead of the usual miserable work lunch aromas coming from the microwave'. 

Monday: Viva España by Marc Fisher

Ingredients: 

4 x fresh panini rolls

peri peri chicken 

manchego cheese

4 x fresh sunblushed tomatoes

fresh rocket

peri peri mayonnaise 

sticky smoked paprika chorizo (paprika, honey and chorizo fried)

Time: 

5 minutes to fry chorizo at home the night before

15 minute trip to local bakery

10 minutes to make lunch for four

Review: 

One colleague came over to the desk, looked at the sandwich and was shocked at the amount of time and effort that had gone into a Monday lunch break. Inspiring others to think bigger than their weekly leftovers.

Thursday: Mel's Chicken Avocado Sandwich

Ingredients: 

1 x small loaf of freshly baked granary bread

chicken breast slices 

1 x avocado

bag of fresh salad leaves

mayonnaise

fresh basil

pinch of sea salt and black pepper

Time: 

15 minutes to the local grocery store to pick up ingredients

10 minutes to prepare lunch for four

Review: 

One colleague described the sandwich as: 'exotic'. Proving that club sandwich is challenging the perception of the standard desk lunch. 

Wednesday: Polish Proscuitto Surprise 

Ingredients: 

4 x red onion bagels

1 x pack of proscuitto

4 x sunblushed cherry tomatoes

salad leaves

mayonnaise

Time: 

10 minutes to prepare lunch for four

Review:

This bagel turned up unexpectedly as Patryk excelled after going M.I.A on Tuesday. Absolute delight. 

Monday: Kendrick's Coronation Chicken Ciabatta

Ingredients: 

2 x large freshly baked floured ciabatta loafs

roast chicken slices

3 x tbsp of mayonnaise mixed with mild curry powder, cumin and black pepper to taste

mango chutney

flaked almonds

fresh watercress

Time: 

2 minutes to prepare mayonnaise

10 minutes to make lunch for four

Review: 

One colleague entered the kitchen whilst preparing the ciabattas and commented: 'these look very nice'. club sandwich is gaining quite the reputation. 

Thursday: 'Ou est Jean-Paul?'

NB: Due to the unexpected absence of John-Paul, one of the founding members of club sandwich, the rest of the club had to use their initiative, leftovers and creativity to swiftly produce a sandwich from the remnants of the fridge. 

Ingredients: 

3 x white crusty rolls

3 x slices of proscuitto

1 x bag of mozzarella

bunch of fresh basil

rocket 

mayonnaise

Time:

20 minutes to visit local bakery 

7 minutes in the kitchen to make lunch for three 

Review: 

A colleague entered the kitchen while lunch was being prepared and commented that the sandwiches looked: 'so very exquisite and artistic'. The club even provided some fresh basil for a colleagues soup. Certainly made her week. 

Wednesday: Mel's Classic Combo 

Ingredients: 

4 x bagels

1 x packet of smoked salmon

1 x tub of cream cheese

1 x lemon

fresh rocket

pinch of black pepper

Time:

10 minutes in the kitchen to prepare lunch for four

Review: 

One colleague entered the kitchen to take her lunch out of the fridge and exclaimed: 'that looks great, all I have is a ham sandwich' and walked away sorrowfully clutching her ham sandwich. 

Tuesday: Patryk's Pop-up Peri-Peri baguette

Ingredients:

4 x freshly baked baguettes

1 x bag of fresh rocket

1 x packet of peri-peri chicken

4 x rashers of bacon (cut into small squares)

mayonnaise for dressing

Time:

20 minutes to visit local bakery

5 minutes to prepare bacon (night before)

10 minutes in the kitchen to make lunch for four

Review:

One colleague rushed over to the desk of a member of club sandwich to ask what was in the baguette. When described, the colleague replied: 'oooooooo nice'. Other colleagues were thrilled at the smell of freshly baked bread in the office, beats the usual smell of cup-a-soup.