The BEST Triple Decker Club Sandwich

So you think you love club sandwiches, do you? You don’t know good until you’ve had the BEST Triple Decker Club Sandwich.

What makes this club sandwich recipe the BEST you might ask? Well, a few things! Starting with the dreamy garlic basil mayo that we spread on the bread. Yowza!

We have a few more tips down below for making your club sammie the BEST including an unexpected sandwich topping that sends this sandwich through the roof!

Recommended Equipment

• Tomato Knife: worth every penny for cutting tomatoes with ease
• Mandolin: for slicing the apple extra thin (yes, apple! keep reading…)

Before You Begin…

Quickly make that delicious garlic basil mayo so it has a little time to sit and meld flavors. It comes together easily and adds an incredible burst of flavor to the sandwich.

What is a Club Sandwich?

A club sandwich, also called a clubhouse sandwich, is a sandwich of bread (occasionally toasted), sliced cooked poultry, or fried bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, cheese and usually three slices of bread.

It is often cut into quarters or halves and held together by cocktail sticks.

What Goes in a Club Sandwich?

As with most sandwiches, club sandwiches can be customized to your liking, but generally club sandwiches have turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and cheese. We are leveling up the traditional club sandwich with this recipe though with a few more toppings. Here is what you will need:

• Bread: a high quality white bread or multigrain bread
• Mayonnaise: any brand works great
• Green Leaf Lettuce: you could also use romaine
• Tomato: hothouse, vine ripe, or heirloom tomatoes are preferred
• Deli Roasted Turkey: take the time to stop at the meat counter and get some of the good turkey
• Deli Ham: you can get smoked ham, black forest ham or honey ham…whichever you prefer
• Granny Smith Apple: Trust me on this one! It adds a pop of sweetness and tang. So good!
• Smoked Cheddar Cheese: we always buy Tillamook but you can buy any good high quality brand of cheese
• Applewood Smoked Bacon: or you can buy brown sugar bacon and cook it until it’s nice and crispy
• Avocado: adds creaminess and just yumminess
• Salt and Pepper: add a little to the tomato slices and/or the avocado

Garlic Basil Mayo

• Mayonnaise: whatever your favorite brand is
• Basil: must be fresh
• Garlic: you can just throw the clove in whole
• Lemon: fresh lemon zest

The measurements and details for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post. You can also save or print the recipe th

Creamy Avocado Cilantro Lime Dressing

Our creamy avocado cilantro lime dressing is fresh, tangy, a teeny bit spicy and delicious not only on salads, but also on tacos, rice bowls, or as a dip for veggies!

I’m slowly but surely gathering up all of my favorite salad dressing recipes… for my mom. Haha! I mean, I’m doing it for all of you as well, but this stems from a comment my mom made that I’m not completely ruminating on. She said she doesn’t know how to make a good salad. AND, FURTHERMORE, she doesn’t really eat salad in the winter because she associates it with summer. 

Oh heck no. 

Salad is one of the greatest things of my life, so I absolutely have to help her out! Salads are the easiest recipe because literally anything goes. You wanna add roasted sweet potatoes? DO IT! You want to mix cottage cheese in? IT’S DELICIOUS!

So, first up, Cilantro Lime Avocado Dressing because it’s healthy, and so bright and zesty! And look at that green color! All the heart eyes!

Ingredients for Avocado Cilantro Lime Dressing

This recipe uses all natural ingredients and is gluten free and dairy free. Here is what you will need:

• Avocado: make sure it is ripe by gently grabbing the top and bottom between your thumb and index finger and giving it a slight squeeze, it should have a little give to it
• Cilantro: grab a handful of the leaves and pull them from the stems
• Lime Juice: you definitely want fresh limes for this
• Jalapeño: remove the seeds and use more or less of the jalapeño to determine the heat you want
• Tomatillo: have a tangy and almost citrus-y flavor
• Garlic: fresh garlic, adds a little bite to the dressing
• Apple Cider Vinegar: adds acid and flavor
• Honey: mellows out all the acid and tanginess
• Ground Coriander: adds a slightly sweet, lemony flavor
• Olive Oil: adds flavor and healthy fat
• Kosher Salt: adds flavor
• Water: thins the dressing out, you can add as much or as little as you want to control the creaminess

The measurements for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Avocados for Life

Someone recently asked me what my favorite food is. That is quite possibly the hardest question to ask a food blogger! I could maybe narrow it down to a top 10 food. And if I was forced to choose, avocados would definitely be on the list. I am obsessed with them!

You can eat avocados for every meal, and I do! Have you seen our post about avocado toast? Heaven! I love to throw them on sandwiches for lunch and we even have an avocado taco recipe that is so deli

This citrus jicama avocado salad has all the textures you want in a salad and the homemade salad dressing is so fresh and flavor packed.

We just made the yummiest salad with leftovers! I wanted a side to go with our carne asada tacos, and I didn’t want to make black beans or spanish rice like we usually do. So I decided to make a fresh salad with some leftover produce in the fridge. I love the crunch of the jicama and the creaminess of the avocados! And the homemade salad dressing is bright and so citrus-y!

I had seen a few similar recipes by simply recipes and Jessica Gavin but didn’t have mango so I decided to wing it with the produce we had. We ate it fresh but found it tasted better at the end of the meal so letting it sit is key!

Ingredients for Jicama Avocado Salad

You’re going to be hitting the produce section hard for this one, and the rest of the ingredients you probably already have at home. Here is what you will need:

For the Salad

• Jicama – slice it thin and then julienne it
• Avocados – sliced thin
• Oranges – remove the peel with a knife and then cut slice it into wedges
• Red Onion – I go back and forth on whether to include this. If you’re an onion lover, then keep it, but if you don’t have one on hand, it’s ok to leave out.
• Cilantro – give it a good chop
• Feta – adds a nice salty taste and really amps up the flavor of the salad

For the Dressing

• Orange Juice – fresh squeezed is preferred
• Lime Juice – fresh is best, of course
• Olive Oil – the base for the dressing
• Apple Cider Vinegar – adds some extra tang and zip
• Salt – boosts the flavor
• Cayenne – adds the tiniest bit of heat

The measurements for each ingredient can be found at the end of this post in the recipe card.

What is Jicama?

Jicama is a bulb shaped root vegetable that is actually in the turnip family. It has a brown papery exterior that usually gets peeled and the interior is starchy and white. It has a similar taste to an apple but is less sweet and it’s texture is super firm and crisp like an uncooked potato.

How to Julienne Jicama

Peel the entire bulb with a vegetable peeler and then cut it in half . Place half of the jicama so it’s flat side down, and then slice it with a very sharp knife into 1/4 inch slices. Then take 2 or 3 slices and slice them the opposite way into 1/4 inch slices so

Citrus Oven Baked Salmon over Arugula Cucumber Salad

This citrus oven baked salmon salad is bright and fresh with crunchy roasted chickpeas and a delightful zesty dressing that is going to have you coming back for more!

This is the recipe that changed our lives!! Our very first week of being totally unpacked in our new place, it was time to get back in the kitchen and cooking again. I’ve felt so out of it with the stress of moving and when our oldest daughter mentioned she really wants to learn to like fish so she can incorporate some healthier foods into her diet, I timidly said yes.

I’ve hated salmon since the day I was born but I do secretly wish seafood wasn’t such a nemesis of mine so I jumped in. In the past I’ve liked it ok, but this citrus baked salmon salad absolutely sold me! It’s all about the flavors so do not substitute other seasonings unless you’re crazy.

I adapted this recipe from Tiffany Angela.

Ingredients for Salmon Salad

I’m going to recommend not substituting any of these ingredients because each one has an important role in bringing all the flavor to your plate! I’ve divided the ingredients into categories – dressing, salmon, chickpeas and the salad. Don’t get overwhelmed! None of the ingredients are weird or har