California Turkey Melt - Gluesticks Blog

A delicious California Turkey Melt inspired by my favorite sandwich from the restaurant I worked at in college. Thank you, Foster Farms for sponsoring this trip down memory lane!

I worked as a server in a local family restaurant for 3 years during college. They served a variety of comfort meals, salads, and desserts, but I especially enjoyed the sandwiches. My FAVORITE being the turkey melt. The bonus to being a server was having access to the computer and being able to modify the sandwich to my heart's desire! I'd substitute chicken breast for certain meals, omit items I didn't like for others, change out the bread, or add a side of guacamole--just because.

I had the cooks add avocado to my turkey melt and swap out cheddar cheese for American cheese and created something amazing! The California Turkey Melt! I've been making this for years now and it is absolutely delicious. I make it with parmesan butter, which makes the grilled sourdough even better.

California Turkey Melt

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2 slices sourdough bread

2 T. butter

1 ½ tsp. parmesan cheese

Turkey {Foster Farms All Natural Sliced Turkey}

1 slice American cheese

¼ avocado, sliced

The butter is simple. Add the parmesan cheese to softened butter, stir, then spread on sourdough bread. This makes enough butter for 2 sandwiches.

Preheat pan on medium heat. Stack bread, cheese, turkey, avocado, and the last slice of bread and grill until brown on both sides.

I don't know what kind of turkey the restaurant used, but it was delicious and wasn't your typical deli meat. I really like Foster Farms All Natural Sliced Turkey because it looks like it has been carved straight from the turkey! Thinly sliced, 98% fat free, low sodium, all natural and raised without hormones, steroids, nitrates or nitrites.

Foster Farms All Natural Sliced Turkey is anything but basic just like my sandwich is anything but basic. If you have a favorite sandwich recipe, using Foster Farms All Natural Sliced Turkey, you can enter it into the "Don't Call Me Basic" sandwich contest on Instagram!