The Case of the Monte Cristos Sandwich

So the very first time (and only time) I ever tasted this sandwich was probably around 4 or 5 years ago. It was from this restaurant inside The Priates of the Carribean ride in Disneyland. This amazing deep fried sandwich filled with gooey cheese and meat then topped off with some powdered sugar and blueberry jam on the side... yeah, that shit was bomb!

Somewhere around 4 or 5 years later, my babe and I were having a Food Discussion and the Monte Cristo sandwich came up. I practically died when he said he's never had one in his life. After a few glasses of wine (more say a bottle or two) I decided to make him a regular traditional Monte Cristo sandwich and a vegan version for myself.

The sandwich had a million different flavors dancing around inside my mouth. The sweet from the blueberry jam and the salty taste from the Tofurkey... It was honestly a sweet, salty and savory all in one. I was pleased. :D


I served this shit with a vegan version of mac and cheese made with raw cashew "Alfredo" and shredded Follow Your Heart cheese.

--INGREDIENTS--
- 2 slices of thick cut bread
- 1 tsp. jelly (Blueberry or blackberry preferred but any flavor will do)
- 1 tsp. Vegannaise
- 1 tsp. Dijon Mustard
- 2 thinly sliced tomatoes
- 2 thinly sliced vegan cheese (I used Follow Your Heart)
- 2-3 slices of vegan deli meats (I used Tofurkey Hickory flavor)
- 1 c. Bisquick mix
- 1/2 c. soy, rice, or hemp milk
- Earth Balance Butter
- Safflower or vegetable oil

--ASSEMBLE--

1. Mix Vegannaise and Dijon mustard together, then spread evenly on one side of one slice of bread. Spread jelly evenly on the second slice of bread

2. Lay cheeze, deli meat, and tomatoes, then assemble sandwich together by using toothpicks to keep it in tack. Cut sandwich in half.

3. In another bowl mix Bisquick and "milk" until smooth and no remaining lumps in the batter.

4. Heat a bit of butter and oil to a frying pan. Dunk sandwich in batter until coated evenly then place onto heated pan and brown both sides of sandwich until golden brown. Repeat with other half of sandwich. Top off with sprinkled powdered sugar.