Anthony's Christmas Flashback 

Ingredients: 

4 x fresh panini rolls

wedge of English brie

roasted-buttered turkey 

red-currant sauce with port 

fresh rocket 

Time: 

10 minutes to visit local bakery

15 minutes to prepare lunch for four

Review:
'The gourmet club is back.' Looks like we were missed over the weekend. 

John-Paul's Sesame Shredded Chicken Baguette

Ingredients: 

2 x sesame baguettes

1/2 rotisserie chicken 

coleslaw 

jar of jalapeno peppers

Time: 

10 minutes to visit local bakery 

5 minutes to shred chicken 

15 minutes to prepare lunch for four 

Mel's Feta-Spinach-Pepper-Hummus wrap

Ingredients: 

4 x wholemeal wraps

1 x jar of roasted red peppers

1 x bag of baby spinach 

1 x tub of hummus 

1 x pack of feta cheese

Time: 

15 minutes to visit grocery store

15 minutes to prepare lunch for four 

Review: 

'You guys get better every week'. We do try. 

Patryk's Bacon, Mushroom & Pesto Special 

Ingredients: 

bacon 

mushrooms and onions fried in soy sauce

tomatoes 

pesto 

Time:

15 minutes to prepare bacon, mushrooms and onions

10 minutes to prepare lunch for four

Patryk treated all club sandwich members to a sweet treat in celebration of the Polish day 'Tłusty Czwartek'. 

'Tłusty Czwartek' translates 'Fat Thursday' and is a traditional feast marking the last Thursday before Lent .

Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating, when people meet in their homes or cafés with their friends and relatives and eat large quantities of sweets, cakes and other meals usually not eaten during Lent. 

Patryk treated us to the most popular of all-national Polish dishes served on that day; pączki. 

Thursday: John-Paul's Ploughman's Sandwich

Ingredients: 

1 x freshly baked seeded loaf 

baby plum tomatoes 

cress

bag of rocket

sandwich pickle

mature cheddar cheese

gherkins (optional)

sliced apple on the side

Time: 

20 minutes to visit local grocery store and bakery 

20 minutes to prepare lunch for four 

Price: 

£3.00 per serving

Wednesday: Mel's Minted Tikka Pitta

Ingredients: 

1 x packet of chicken tikka pieces

6 x pitta breads

1/2 iceberg lettuce

handful of fresh mint (torn)

1/2 cucumber (sliced)

Time: 

15 minutes to prepare lunch for four

Price: 

£1.70 per portion

Review/comments: 

'This food is so good you should have a blog.' Oh we do, we do.

Tuesday: Patryk's Peppered Steak Panini 

Ingredients: 

1 x packet of peppered steak

bag of bistro salad

coleslaw

jalapeno peppers

4 x fresh ciabatta rolls

Time: 

15 minutes to visit bakery and deli

10 minutes to prepare lunch for four 

Cost: 

£1.50 per portion

Monday: Anthony's Pulled Bird 

Ingredients: 

1/2 chicken from the rotisserie 

peri-peri sauce 

coleslaw

4 x fresh rolls

Time: 

15 minutes to visit local deli for chicken and bread 

10 minutes to shred the chicken 

5 minutes to prepare rolls for four 

Review: 

'You guys inspire me' - quote from a fan. 

Price: 

£5 in total. £1.25 per portion. 

Thursday: John-Paul's Milanese Special

Ingredients: 

12 x slices of salami milanese

block of emmental cheese

jalapeno peppers

2 x tomatoes on the vine

olives on the side 

4 x seeded panini

Time: 

15 minutes to local supermarket

30 minutes disputing the receipt of said supermarket 

10 minutes to prepare lunch for four 

Review: 

Colleagues were impressed with the presentation and referred to club sandwich as the 'gourmet sandwich club'. The reputation is building. 

Thursday: Déjà vu by Jean-Paul 

Ingredients: 

1 x packet of finest Scottish smoked salmon

1 x fresh lemon (squeezed) 

bag of rocket 

cream cheese 

4 x sesame seeded bagels

Time: 

10 minutes to local grocery store 

10 minutes to prepare

Review: 

One colleague commented that the sandwich looked 'lush' and their face was green with envy. 

Wednesday: Mel's Melbourne-inspired Smashed Avo Bagel 

Ingredients: 

smashed avo - 1 x avocado, juice of 1 lime, 1 x spring onion, 1 red chili mashed together

4 x slices of chorizo

small helping of cream cheese 

sun-dried tomatoes 

rocket 

4 x sesame seed bagels

Time: 

10 minutes to prepare smashed avo

10 minutes to prepare lunch for four

Review: 

A shocked colleague passed by the kitchen and commented: 'Wow! What happened to a good old bacon sandwich?' club sandwich continues to broaden people's minds. 

Tuesday: Patryk's Sweet-Chilli-Peri-Peri

Ingredients: 

4 x fresh bagels

1 x block of sweet chilli cheese

1 x pack of peri-peri chicken

splash of peri-peri sauce

bag of rocket

Time: 

10 minutes to local bakery 

10 minutes to make lunch for four 

Anthony's Jambon et Fromage

Ingredients: 
2 x seeded freshly baked baguettes
bag of peppered salad
2 x tomatoes on the vine
4 x slices of jarlsberg cheese
4 x slices of honey roast ham
dijon mustard

Time: 
10 minutes to visit local bakery
10 minutes to prepare lunch for four

Review and comments: 
'What's on the menu for the gourmet sandwich club today?' A colleague with a can of soup. 

Wednesday: Anthony & Patryk's Peri Peri Classic

Ingredients: 

3 x fresh ciabatta roll

peri peri chicken

bag of rocket

mayo 

Time: 

10 minutes to visit local bakery 

10 minutes to prepare lunch for three

Tuesday: Patryk's fancy feta

Ingredients: 

3 x red onion and chive bagels

3 x slices of proscuitto

1/3 pack of feta (crumbled)

bunch of rocket 

fresh basil

pesto

Time: 

10 minutes to bakery

10 minutes to prepare lunch for three

Review: 

'This bagel was worth coming back to work for.' Anthony Kendrick

After a short hiatus where club sandwich founding members took a break to indulge in a few Christmas sandwiches at home. As well as a short research trip to Melbourne to keep our club fresh and representative of the latest urban food trends; club sandwich is back with a vengeance. Look out for some new sandwich recipes and the introduction of salads for a hearty and healthy 2016.