Triple-Decker Club Sandwiches with Lemon-Garlic Aioli

Lemon-Garlic Aioli Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 roasted garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Note: Roasted garlic is MUCH mellower than raw, fresh garlic. You can purchase it from

a supermarket antipasto bar if you don't want to roast it yourself! If you don't

have roasted garlic on hand and would like to substitute, use 1/2 teaspoon

garlic powder.

To Prepare Aioli:

-Place garlic cloves into a small bowl. Mash with a fork to form a thick paste. Stir in

mayonnaise and lemon juice.

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There are no hard and fast rules for these sandwiches! Use your favorite sandwich ingredients. Here is a list of suggestions:

    • Your FAVORITE bread. Don't use wimpy bread! You will need three slices per sandwich.
    • Your FAVORITE deli meats. Roasted turkey, Rosemary ham, Angus roast beef.
    • Your FAVORITE cheese, yet a mild one that will not compete with the rest of the sandwich. American, muenster, swiss will pair nicely with the bolder ingredients.
    • Bacon. Thick-sliced bacon, crisply cooked is best!
    • Lettuce, sliced tomatoes, sliced avocado, thinly sliced Granny Smith (or other crisp) apple.
    • Lemon-Garlic aioli or any of your favorite condiments.

To Assemble the Sandwiches:

-You are the boss when it comes to building this sandwich! You are going to start with

3 slices of bread, toasted or untoasted, the choice is yours.

-Spread lemon-garlic aioli (or your favorite sandwich condiment/spread) onto one slice

of bread.

-Place lettuce on top of the aioli. Add a few slices of tomato. Place a few slices of deli

meat on top of the tomatoes.

-Add a second slice of bread/toast. You may think that you can now call this a sandwich,

but you are not done yet!

-Place another leaf of lettuce onto the second layer of bread. Add a slice or two of bacon,

and a slice of cheese. Place a few thin slices of granny smith apple on top before you

add the last layer of bread/toast, or mash a few slices of avocado onto the last piece of

bread/toast before you place it on top of the sandwich.

-Finally, you must skewer these sandwiches with long cocktail toothpicks. The toothpicks

will hold everything together!

-Cut the sandwiches into halves or quarters and serve immediately.