Turkey Sandwiches Three Tasty Ways & Eid Tea Party Menus!

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Cooked alot recently I have. You too right? Yeah. I hear you. Now and then it is a thrill, some other times it is tiring. No matter where end of the scale I may reside, if you give me some real smoked turkey meat and put some crusty bread in my hands I will be a very happy camper. We are smoked turkey lovers and how options endless are they. It gives the classic kid made (kid made) Roll Ups a little more flair, to Buffalo Turkey Croissants on a mild spicy and traditional South Asian Chutney Sandwich. Especially that one is near and dear to me, as Eid is around the corner and I am going to be reeealllyyyyyyyyy thinking how on earth are we going to use up all that chutney in the fridge now that pakora season is over?

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Eid & Sandwiches

Sandwiches: Eid, has always been. Cucumber egg, chutney — something You’re either going to have sandwiches, either some one is coming “for chai” or you won’t eat lunch for a month and start getting hungry, like VERY peckish, in the very afternoon . I remember all my life my mom making mt thick pillow like sandwiches and putting it in a giant plastic container in the fridge like oh my entire life sandwich digging. At some point, we would set out the sandwiches into these pretty platters the sevaiyan (goof about preparing an essential pie for eId), would be wrestled into shiny crystal bowl a home baked cake on one dish and some biscuits in a small plate. It was so we lived in a constant state of welcoming people over for dinner

Eids Past and Present

In Eid’s past I have hosted open houses, Mehndi parties, and lunches alike. I prepare days in advance falling into a rhythm I learnt as a child when Eid meant having people over. This Eid will be different. But it can still have that air of celebration, that sense of abundance and blessing, because if there is anything we have learnt in this time it is the value of treasuring who and what we have.

I love that I can recreate that with these simple sandwiches. They take minutes to put together and are quick to eat as well. The Turkey Cream Cheese Rolls are my daughter’s favourite and those are her little hands you see doing everything, but the chopping. The Buffalo Mayo and Cilantro Chutney ones are tributes to two of our spicy loves: a good hot sauce and a zesty green chutney.

Turkey Sandwiches Three Ways

My two girls agree on very little, but a high quality smoked turkey is one of them. Right up there are full roasted turkeys too, but those I do on Thanksgiving Turkey is a great protein choice for our South Asian foods – it’s lean, nutritious and adapts well to our style of cooking. And our love for making sandwiches, ‘just in case’.

Sample Eid Menu Ideas:

Need a little help on what to go with these easy turkey sandwiches? Sample menu ideas of what you can serve with the Simple Turkey Sandwiches coming soon? Pick and choose them out. Deviled Eggs (yet another Mama Jafri geyser) and Vanilla Cake next on the blog. Everything else is linked, for your perusing pleasure. Eid at home to be so much fun, I hope I could contribute at least pixel bit of delicious inspirations for you.

Turkey Sandwiches Three Ways

Ingredients

Turkey Cream Cheese Roll Ups

  • 2 Tortillas (large)
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • Sprinkling of your favourite spice mix – Cajun, Tandoori, Salt + Chili Powder + Cumin
  • ¼ cup minced cucumber
  • 6-8 slices Smoked Turkey (or Plain)

Turkey Buffalo Sandwiches

  • 3 tbsp mayo
  • 2 tbsp buffalo hot sauce (if using other omit ketchup)
  • 1 tsp ketchup
  • ½ tsp cayenne
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder (optional)
  • salt and pepper
  • 6 mini croissants
  • cheese slices
  • greens for croissant sandwich
  • 6 slices deli turkey meat, cut in half for easier filling!

Cilantro Chutney & Turkey Sandwiches

  • ½ tomato
  • 2 green chilies
  • 1 cup roughly chopped cilantro
  • 4-5 mint leaves (optional)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • salt
  • butter
  • 8 slices of bread
  • 8 slices of Turkey Deli meat

Instructions

Turkey Cream Cheese Roll Ups

  • Spread half the cream cheese on a tortilla
  • Sprinkle over half the cucumber and your favourite seasoning
  • Layer on half the turkey, roll up, and cut into spirals. Repeat for a second set of rolls.

Turkey Buffalo Sandwiches

  • Combine the first 6 ingredients for the sauce
  • Cut croissant across making sure not to separate it into two pieces and slather on some buffalo mayo on both ‘sides’
  • Add the turkey, greens, and cheese. Repeat until your croissants are used up. Extra sauce can be served on the side or refrigerated for two weeks!

Cilantro Chutney & Turkey Sandwiches

  • Blitz the first 7 ingredients, using a tiny splash of water to make it blendable.
  • Butter both sides of the bread, spread the chutney, add the turkey, cut into tiny sandwiches for prettier presentation

Notes

As long as you start with a great protein like turkey, these sandwiches are utterly customizable. Make more or less of each as per preference. You can also make them with regular sandwich bread (crusts removed of course!). To make a roll up with sandwich bread roll it out with a rolling pin and then proceed.