Whether its breakfast, lunch, or dinner, sandwiches play a huge role in my average week.
(Whensandwiches like thisexist, how can I stop?)
Eating sandwiches every day must be repetitive, you say?
How do I fend off food boredom, you ask?
I slap some life back into my sandwich routine with big, bold bundles of fresh herbs.
The first time I ate an herb-boosted sandwich, I was visiting my mom.
Lunch Part 1 was a ham and cheese sandwich on a white roll.
But there was a surprise.
Fresh herbs arent conventional sandwich filler in the typical American sandwich.
It’s more common to add an extra layer of Swiss before even considering lettuce, let alone herbs.
Leave it to my Thai mom to turn a ho-hum ham and cheese into a brand new flavor experience.
I mean adding them to the layers of meat and cheese as their very own element.
They should parade about between the slices of bread as boldly as lettuce does.
This small trick can give even the most bland Subway sandwich the complexity of a Vietnamese banh-mi.
If omitted, the whole sandwich suffers a distinctly less flavorful fate.
With it, all of the flavors pop in harmony.
(Fresh mint is more bright, cool, and sweet rather than toothpaste-y.)
Transform a party platter of sliced wraps or sandwiches by tucking a leaf of basil into each serving.
With the wide variety of fresh herbs available in the produce aisle, the combinations are endless.
Its the easiest way to wake up a mundane sandwich without having to reinvent the meal.
