Best Emerils Dagwood Sandwich Recipes

DAGWOOD BUMSTEAD

Steps:

• Building the Sandwich.
• Lay out five slices of bread.
• Layer two with green leaf lettuce.
• Layer each of the remaining three with one of the following: shredded romaine, red leaf lettuce, or Boston lettuce.
• Layer the first green leaf sandwich half with three slices jack cheese, next add turkey and top with four tomato slices.
• Cover with another slice of bread and place on spindle.
• Layer second green leaf sandwich half with three white American cheese slices, add pastrami slices and top with slice of bread.
• Place on spindle.
• Layer shredded romaine sandwich half with three slices of provolone cheese; on top of cheese, shingle two slices of salami, next fold one ham slice and place on salami.
• Then shingle two slices of pepperoni, fold and add one ham slice; top with yellow peppers and bread slice.
• Place on spindle.
• Layer red leaf sandwich half with three slices cheddar, two slices tomato, fold and add roast beef; top with bread slice.
• Place on spindle.
• Layer Boston lettuce sandwich with three slices tomato, add four pieces bacon and top with bread.
• Place on spindle.
• Garnish top of completed sandwich with cherry tomato skewered by a toothpick or miniature flag of favorite team.

THE DAGWOOD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Layout the 3 bread slices.
• On first slice spread mayonnaise, layer cucumber slices, cheddar cheese, 1/2 of the lettuce, 1 tomato slice, ham and top with spreaded mustard.
• Add second piece of bread on top.
• Spread horseradish and relish.
• Layer onion, second tomato slice, swiss cheese, second half of the lettuce and turkey.
• Add third piece of bread (spread bottom with mayonnaise if desired).

MAKE-AHEAD DAGWOOD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• With long serrated knife, cut bread in half horizontally. Spread cut side of each bread bottom with half of the spreadable cheese. Overlapping slices, arrange remaining ingredients except pesto in order listed over each bread bottom. Spread cut side of each bread top with half of the pesto, and place over arugula.
• Place each whole loaf in large food-storage plastic bag; seal and refrigerate topped with cast-iron skillet or other heavy weight up to 24 hours.
• When ready to serve, cut each loaf into 6 equal sandwiches. Secure sandwiches with toothpicks or small skewers.

EMERIL'S DAGWOOD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise and mustard in a small bowl. Season with chopped garlic and Essence.
• Arrange 5 bread slices on a large cutting board. Spread 2 tablespoons of the mayonnaise mixture evenly on each slice.
• Layer the meat and cheeses evenly among the bread slices in this order: pepperoni, Swiss, turkey, provolone, roast beef, cheddar, pastrami, pepper jack, and salami. (Fold the meats so that the sandwiches will stack evenly on top of each other.) Top each of the sandwiches with tomato slices and the remaining bread slices.
• Spread about 1 tablespoon of the mayonnaise mixture on top of each sandwich and lay 2 bacon halves on top of each sandwich.
• Place 1 cherry tomato and 1 pickle slice through each skewer.
• Carefully build the Dagwood Sandwich by stacking all 5 sandwiches on top of each other. Separate the sandwiches by placing 2 lettuce leaves in between.
• To keep the sandwich tower from falling over, fit the skewers into the sandwich tower all the way through the center. To serve, pull off the desired amount of bread, meat and cheese, and serve with potato chips on the side.