Listen, sometimes your culinary life is a Michelin-star moment, and sometimes it’s “what can I make without putting on real pants?” This recipe combo falls somewhere gloriously in-between.
I snagged this recipe from Café Fernando, with one minor adjustment: I swapped rye bread for wheat because, well, that’s what the pantry gods gave me. (If you’re out here running a bread boutique with seven options, congrats. I was not so blessed.)
The Sandwich Situation
- Bread: Wheat, toasted lightly, holding its own.
- Filling: Smoked turkey + smoked gouda, because apparently I believe in double-smoking things for maximum drama.
- The Spread: A mashup of avocado, Dijon, olive oil, and vinegar. Basically guac’s overachieving cousin.
- Wildcard: Tahini. And let me tell you, tahini in a sandwich is like adding Beyoncé to your garage band. It just elevates.
The result? Creamy, smoky, tangy, nutty. It’s giving “healthy-ish deli order you can actually recreate at home without crying.”
The Cacık Companion
Think of cacık as tzatziki’s chill Turkish cousin who shows up with ice cubes and zero drama. Yogurt + cucumber + garlic + mint = a bowl of pure summer sanity. The olive oil and cayenne drizzle at the end? Chef’s kiss.
Also, ice cubes in soup are one of those things that sound weird until you’re sweating through your shirt, and then suddenly it’s Nobel Prize–worthy innovation.
The Vibe Together
On a hot day, this is the ultimate one-two punch: hearty sandwich, cooling cacık. Heavy meets light. Rich meets refreshing. Basically, your tastebuds get to experience balance while your body thanks you for not firing up the stove.
Kristen’s Verdict
Would I make it again? Absolutely.
Would I hunt down rye bread for next time? Maybe, but wheat worked fine.
Would I still put tahini in my sandwiches like a reckless goddess? You bet.
This meal is the definition of “good on a hot summer day,” but honestly, I’d eat it year-round. Because once you’ve put ice cubes in yogurt soup, you’re officially living outside the culinary rulebook, and there’s no going back.
