Sandwiches & Burgers American

The Blunderbuss "Blazio" Boom Boom

Ham, turkey, cheddar, tomato, lettuce, pickles, mayonnaise and Dijon are stacked on toasted bread in a sandwich named for one of Sarah’s friends from Missouri. It is basically a sturdy deli sandwich wearing a gaming handle and shouting through a megaphone.

The Blunderbuss "Blazio" Boom Boom

What It Is

This is a hot deli-style ham, turkey and cheddar sandwich finished with fresh lettuce, tomato, pickles, mayo and Dijon.

Origin

The recipe is a Dinner by the Minute personal creation associated with a friend from Missouri. The source lists St. Joseph, Missouri as its origin, but that refers to this recipe’s personal connection rather than a historical sandwich category.

Fun Fact

Layering cheese between warm deli meats helps it melt without requiring the entire sandwich to be heated long enough to destroy the lettuce. Sometimes sandwich engineering actually matters.

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Temp
220°F (105°C) warming oven plus toaster
Total
20 min
Servings
2 sandwichs
(2 if company's coming and you're only pretending to like them)
Difficulty
easy
Nut-Free High-Protein
Diet
Nut-Free, High-Protein
Away Mission
285 min walk
(Scotty says she cannae take much more of this, Captain)
#cheddar #deli-sandwich #gamer-food #ham #missouri #turkey

Ingredients

  • 2 slices ham
  • 4 slices turkey breast
  • 2–3 iceberg lettuce leaves
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2–4 tomato slices
  • 2–3 pickles
  • 4 slices white bread
  • 3 oz cheddar cheese
  • Optional: salt, pepper, paprika or sage

Steps

  1. Lightly toast the bread.
  2. Spread mayonnaise and Dijon on one side of each slice.
  3. Build the warm layers with turkey, ham, cheddar and tomato, keeping lettuce for later.
  4. Warm the open sandwiches in a 220°F (105°C) oven for about 5 minutes, just until cheese begins to melt.
  5. Add fresh lettuce to the top bread slices.
  6. Close the sandwiches and serve with pickle spears.

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Notes

The source’s diet labels include gluten-free despite specifying white bread. It is gluten-free only if gluten-free bread is substituted.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 sandwich
Calories 1280
Burning this off: one beer-league hockey game, including the fighting.
% Daily Value*
Fat 54.0 g 72%
Saturated + Trans 17 g 85%**
Cholesterol 360 mg
Sodium 1980 mg 86%**
Carbohydrate 61.0 g
Fibre 18.0 g 64%
Sugars 14.0 g 14%
Protein 136.0 g
Potassium 2610 mg 56%
Calcium 900 mg 69%
Iron 29.0 mg 161%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
**This dish means well. Some numbers above are having a bit of a moment. Delicious? Absolutely. A daily habit? Let's not. Eat it, enjoy it, then maybe take the stairs.

Substitutions

Use whole-grain, rye or gluten-free bread. Swap cheddar for Swiss, provolone or pepper Jack. Add paprika, sage, dill or pepper.

Storage

Best eaten immediately. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 24 hours, though fresh lettuce will wilt.

Freezing

Do not freeze assembled.