Bel-Air Club Sandwich

I made these for dinner last week and they were very tasty! I wasn't sure about the egg but it really works well. I cut back the fat in the original recipe by reducing the amount of cheese, not frying the eggs in oil and I use olive oil mayo because it's much lower in fat and tastes great. I also used a lot less aioli per sandwich than the original recipe calls for and there's still plenty. And, rather than white bread we used Oat & Nut bread which was delish. So the recipe below is my version. And, I took a picture of these sandwiches and seriously cannot find it! Sad!

Heaping 1/3 C mayonnaise
2 tsp minced fresh chives
2 tsp mince fresh parsley
2 tsp mince fresh tarragon (I used a pinch of dried)
Scant 1/8 tsp onion powder
Kosher salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste


4 eggs
12 slices white bread, crusts removed, lightly toasted
2 oz thinly sliced turkey (about 12 slices)
2 oz thinly sliced smoked ham (about 12 slices)
4 slices Swiss cheese
8 slices bacon, cooked crisp
Tomato, thinly sliced
Romaine lettuce leaves

Combine mayonnaise, chives, parsley, tarragon, onion powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl; set aioli aside. Fry eggs until cooked, seasoning with salt and pepper; set aside.

Assemble sandwiches: Lay three slices of bread and spread each with aioli.  On one slice arrange turkey, ham and Swiss; top with second slice of bread, aioli side up. Top with one egg, 2 slices of bacon, and tomato slices then season with salt and pepper. Top with lettuce and remaining bread slice, aioli side down. Cut in half or fourths using skewers to secure sandwich together. Repeat for other sandwiches.

Serve with french fries.


Makes 4 sandwiches.


Original recipe from Saveur has been tweaked.