RECIPE: A Waffle Sandwich (Wafflewich) For National Waffle Day

August 24, 2015 at 12:31 pm · Filed under Bread-Crackers-Sandwiches, Food Fun, Food Holidays, Recipes

For special occasions, a waffle sandwich is true food fun. There’s an immediate special occasion: August 24th is National Waffle Day.

Andrea Correale, CEO of Elegant Affairs Caterers, sent us two yummy sandwich recipes to celebrate the day. Both replace the bread with waffles. The result: a wafflewich!

Waffle sandwiches require the extra step of making fresh waffles. Frozen waffles don’t taste anywhere as good.

To assauge any waffle guilt, check out our recommended whole grain pancake and waffle mixes.

Don’t miss the recipe for the BLT Wafflewich, below.

RECIPE #1: HAM & CHEESE WAFFLEWICH

When a wafflewich includes cheese, the sandwich is even better if you place it in a panini press to melt a bit.

Ingredients Per Sandwich

2 waffles, freshly made from a waffle mix or your own recipe*

3 slices ham per sandwich (Andrea prefers hickory honey ham)

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Enjoy your ham and cheese on a waffle. Photo courtesy Elegant Affairs Caterers.

3 slices cheese per sandwich (Andrea prefers sharp Cheddar; we like Emmental)

Mustard

Optional: lettuce and tomato

Sides: baby carrots or other crudités, coleslaw, pickles†, pickled vegetables, candied jalapeños

*For big eaters, you can make a triple decker sandwich (three waffles). If your waffle recipe contains sugar—which is normal for breakfast waffles—cut it back to 1/2 teaspoon or none at all.

†We added sweet and spicy pickle chips to the sandwich before grilling in the panini press. Check out our article on the best pickles.

Preparation

1. COOK the waffles in a waffle maker.

2. PLACE the ham and cheese, lettuce, and tomato between two waffles, with the pickle chips if desired (or, serve the pickles on the side). We added Dijon mustard between the ham and cheese layers.

3. PLACE the waffle sandwich in a panini press and cook until the cheese is gooey. Remove and serve immediately with the sides.

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A twist on the BLT: a BLT Waffle Sandwich. Photo courtesy Elegant Affairs Caterers.

RECIPE #2: BLT WAFFLEWICH

You can make this a vegetarian sandwich with Morning Star Bacon Strips or Lightlife Smart Bacon, and/or Baconaise bacon-flavored mayonnaise (one of our favorite mayos). These products get their bacony taste from natural smoke flavor and other seasonings.

You can also add sliced avocado, chicken, or turkey.

Ingredients Per Sandwich

3 slices cooked bacon (Andrea prefers hickory smoked bacon)

Sliced tomatoes

Lettuce (we prefer iceberg or romaine for the crunch)

Optional: sliced avocado, chicken or turkey

Mayonnaise (we prefer flavored mayonnaise)

Optional: long toothpicks (we like these festive cellophane frill toothpicks)

Sides: coleslaw or potato salad, chips (corn/tortilla, lentil, vegetable, etc.)

Preparation

1. PILE the bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and the optional avocado, chicken, or turkey on the bottom waffle. If using iceberg lettuce, we find it helpful to slice it in slabs from the head, so the lettuce will lie flat on the sandwich.

2. SEASON with salt and pepper as desired.

3. SPREAD the top waffle with mayonnaise. Place the top on the sandwich and anchor with toothpicks as necessary.

4. SERVE with sides.

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