Making the Perfect Melt: Turkey Avocado Melt

Smooth avocado pairs with juicy turkey, tomatoes, and the sharp cheddar cheese to make the perfect, warm and toasty Turkey Avocado Melt.

Making A Toasted Sandwich

Can I tell you a secret?

This sandwich is not my handiwork.

It's not even a joint effort.

This beauty is completely Tim's doing.

You see, (here's the secret) I can't make a grilled, toasted, or otherwise melty and delicious sandwich to save my life - unless you give me a panini press and all I have to do is stand there.

That I can do.

If the sandwich requires any sort of timing, flipping, or buttering, mine always end up burnt to a crisp or a soggy mess.

Lucky for us, Tim loves his hot sandwiches, and he has a perfected technique for each method.

How To Make The Perfect Melt

So, according to the master, here is how "The Melt" comes together.

Order and ingredients are key.

Start with a good hefty bread. A flimsy bread will cause the sandwich to fall apart or get soggy too easily.

Cheese goes on first to create a barrier between the bread and your more juicy ingredients (like meat and tomatoes), which come next. But, before layering on the other ingredients we give the cheese a little toasting to start the melding process off right. 

After starting your cheese melting, you add the meat and tomatoes and other ingredients that you want to warm up. 

One important note is that some ingredients, like lettuce, stay off of the sandwich until just before serving. No one likes warm and wilty lettuce.

You might be saying, 'But we're missing a slice of bread!'

That last guy comes later, after the bulk of the sandwich is warm and the cheese is melted.

Also, leaving the top off creates a slightly roasted flavor in ingredients like your tomatoes and peppers. Otherwise, you end up burning your top bread before the cheese even starts to feel the heat.

Tim's Turkey Avocado Melt Recipe

For this Turkey Avocado Melt, the ingredients are simple.

Smooth avocado pairs with juicy turkey, which is complimented by the slight acidity of tomatoes and the sharpness of cheddar cheese.

For all this simplicity, there's so much flavor going on here that you don't even need mustard or mayo.

You could add them if you like, but we prefer to make our spreads into dipping sauces for warm sandwiches like this one.

Tim was all over the BBQ sauce, while I stuck with Thousand Island dressing.

Using the sauce as a dip keeps the sauce cool, creating a nice contrast with the warm and toasty sandwich.

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Turkey Avocado Melt

Smooth avocado pairs with juicy turkey, tomatoes, and the sharp cheddar cheese to make a warm and toasty Turkey Avocado Melt.

Yield: 2 melts

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2 people

Author: Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere

Ingredients

• 4 slices wheat bread
• ¼ c cheddar cheese, shredded (or 2-4 slices)
• 4 slices deli turkey
• 1 small tomato, sliced
• ½ avocado, sliced

Instructions

• Layer the cheese on two slices of bread.
• Place both slices in a toaster oven or on a baking sheet in an oven under the broiler. Toast for 3-5 minutes, until the cheese starts to melt.
• Remove the cheese bread from the heat and layer on the turkey, tomato, and avocado. Return the sandwiches to the oven for an additional 3-5 minutes, until everything is heated through.
• Top each sandwich with a second slice of bread and return to toaster oven or oven for an additional 5-7 minutes, until top bread is nice and toasted.
• Remove sandwich, cut in half (because everything tastes better that way) and enjoy while warm!

This is one of the recipes from the early days of Curious Cuisiniere. We've updated our pictures since we first made it, but we've left an original here, in case you've found us in the past and are looking for that old, familiar image.

Sarah - Curious Cuisiniere

Sarah founded Curious in 2010 as a way to save her recipe creations and share culinary experiences. Her love for cultural cuisines was instilled early by her French Canadian Grandmother. Her experience in the kitchen and in recipe development comes from over 10 years working in professional kitchens. She has traveled extensively and enjoys bringing the flavors of her travels back to create easy-to-make recipes.

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