Turkey Bacon Avocado Sourdough Sandwich Recipe
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Turkey Bacon Avocado Sourdough Sandwich
Tender turkey, crispy bacon, creamy avocado, fresh vegetables, and toasted sourdough stacked into the kind of sandwich that makes an ordinary lunch suddenly look suspiciously impressive.
Turkey sandwiches have spent far too many years being treated like the responsible choice.
This one refuses to cooperate.
We're layering tender turkey with smoky crisp bacon, creamy avocado, juicy tomato, fresh lettuce, and a simple tangy spread, then putting the whole situation between slices of golden toasted sourdough.
It's creamy, crunchy, salty, fresh, and hearty enough to actually feel like lunch instead of something you ate while standing over the kitchen counter wondering where the afternoon went.
🥑 Turkey Bacon Avocado Sourdough Sandwich
Tender turkey, crispy bacon, creamy avocado, and fresh toppings stacked on golden toasted sourdough.
🥪 Ingredients
- 2 thick slices sourdough bread
- 4 ounces sliced roasted turkey
- 3 slices bacon, cooked until crisp
- 1/2 ripe avocado, sliced
- 2 slices ripe tomato
- 2 leaves crisp lettuce
- 1 slice sharp cheddar or provolone cheese, optional
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon butter or olive oil for toasting the bread
- Pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper
🔥 How to Make It
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Cook the bacon.
Cook the bacon until crisp, then transfer it to a paper towel-lined plate. Try not to eat one slice while assembling the sandwich. We know what happens. -
Toast the sourdough.
Lightly butter or brush the outside of the sourdough with olive oil. Toast in a skillet over medium heat until golden and crisp. -
Make the spread.
Stir together the mayonnaise and Dijon mustard. Spread it over the inside of both slices of toasted sourdough. -
Layer the turkey.
Pile the roasted turkey onto one slice of bread. If using cheese, add it over the turkey while the bread is still warm so it softens slightly. -
Add the good stuff.
Top with crispy bacon, avocado, tomato, and lettuce. Season the avocado and tomato lightly with salt and black pepper. -
Close and serve.
Add the second slice of sourdough, press gently, slice in half, and serve immediately.
🥑 The Avocado Rule
Use an avocado that gives slightly when pressed but isn't mushy.
Too firm and you'll have avocado slices trying to escape the sandwich. Too soft and you've basically made guacamole whether you intended to or not.
And always season the avocado with a tiny pinch of salt. It makes a surprisingly big difference.
🍞 Why Sourdough Works So Well Here
This sandwich has a lot going on: creamy avocado, juicy tomato, mayonnaise, turkey, and bacon.
Soft sandwich bread can get overwhelmed pretty quickly.
Toasted sourdough has enough structure to hold everything together, while its tangy flavor cuts through the richness of the bacon, avocado, and mayo.
Translation: fewer structural failures halfway through lunch.
🏆 Make Your Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich Better
🥓 Crisp the Bacon
This sandwich already has plenty of creamy ingredients. Crisp bacon gives it the crunch and smoky flavor it needs.
🥑 Season the Avocado
A pinch of salt and black pepper wakes up the avocado and keeps it from disappearing into the other ingredients.
🍅 Use Ripe Tomato
Choose flavorful tomatoes and blot excess moisture with a paper towel before adding them to the sandwich.
🍞 Toast the Sourdough
Lightly toasted bread adds crunch and helps keep the juicy ingredients from making your sandwich soggy.
🤤 Easy Ways to Change It Up
The turkey-bacon-avocado combination already has plenty going for it, but sandwiches were invented so we could keep adding things.
- Add sharp cheddar, Swiss, provolone, or pepper jack
- Swap Dijon mayo for chipotle mayo
- Add thinly sliced red onion
- Add pickled jalapeños for heat
- Use baby spinach or arugula instead of lettuce
- Add a fried egg and call it breakfast
- Drizzle with hot honey for sweet heat
🐿️ Squirrelly Girl Warning
This sandwich contains bacon and avocado, which means there's a strong possibility you'll start adding both to every sandwich you make for the next six months.
We accept no responsibility for your suddenly unreasonable expectations of lunch.
🥪 Keep Exploring the Squirrelly Girl Sandwich Series
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🐿️ Want to Make the Sourdough Too?
The filling gets all the attention, but the bread is doing a lot of heavy lifting. If you're ready to bake your own sourdough at home, start with Squirrelly Girl Sourdough Starter.
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