A quick sub sandwich is my favorite lazy weekend lunch. Nothing fancy, but made fresh in just minutes. The stars of my house sub sandwich are the meats and the spicy dressing. I almost always include sandwich pepperoni on my subs, though sometimes it is a bit hard to find. It’s like pizza pepperoni only bigger and sliced thinner. It adds great flavor to any sandwich. The dressing mix really amps up the sandwich. No plain-ole mayonnaise here, that’s for sure. This is nothing but flavor!
If you’re more in the mood for an oil and vinegar for your house sub sandwich, try my Italian hoagie dressing. It’s really really good, if I say so myself. It isn’t spicy like the dressing on these subs, but you can remedy that by adding a few spicy banana peppers on top.
I recently discovered Blue Plate mayonnaise, which I think is the best around. If you can’t find it locally you can pick it up online for a fair price.
Instead of pre-mixing the sauce with the lettuce, you can transfer the sauce to a squeeze bottle and just squirt away on top of the sandwich just before you serve it!
I store my leftover homemade sauces in squeeze bottles. If refrigerated, I set them out an hour before using so they come to room temperature. You don’t want to put cold sauce on hot wings!
You’ll also love my copycat Jersey Mike’s sub sandwich.
House Sub Sandwich
Ingredients
For the sandwich build
- 4 ounces deli sandwich meats or more your favorite
- dash Cajun seasoning
- 2 slices Swiss cheese
- 6 inch sub roll sliced horizontally. A half loaf of French bread works great too.
- ⅔ cup dressing mix from below
- 2-3 slices tomato
For the dressing mix
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Creole mustard
- ½ teaspoon Louisiana hot sauce more or less, to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- ⅔ cup iceberg lettuce shredded or chopped
Instructions
For the sandwich build
- Heat a griddle or skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sprinkle the sandwich meat with the Cajun seasoning. Add to the pan and heat on both sides. Remove.
- Add cheese and meat to the bottom slice of the French bread.
- Add the dressing mix and sliced tomato, bread top, and serve.
For the dressing mix
- Whisk together all but the lettuce.
- Place lettuce in a small bowl. Add dressing and mix.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
