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The National Sandwich Idea contest was held between 1956 and 1981. It was sponsored by the Wheat Flour Institute. Each year 20 sandwich recipes, created by Food Service professionals, were chosen as the top sandwich recipes from hundreds of entries.
The Canadian Mushroom Sandwich was the number #1 recipe chosen in 1973.
It was created by Fred Novotny, then president of "The Peppermill," Towne House Inn Inc from Morton, IL.
The Canadian Mushroom Sandwich consists of Canadian bacon, mushrooms, melted Swiss cheese and green (bell) pepper rings on a Kaiser roll.
6 enriched Kaiser rolls
Butter, softened
1 tbsp chopped, uncooked bacon
2 tbsp chopped onion
6 tbsp canned sliced mushrooms
1 tsp freshed snipped parsley
18 slices Canadian-style bacon, 1/8-inch thick
6 slices (1 oz each) Swiss cheese
6 thinly sliced green (bell) pepper rings
Paprika
6 cherry tomatoes for garnish
6 olives for garnish
Split and butter rolls.
In a skillet, saute chopped bacon, onion, mushrooms and parsley for about 5-minutes.
Arrange 3 slices Canadian-style bacon on each bottom half of roll and top with cooked mushroom mixture and 1 slice of cheese.
Place 1 green pepper ring on each cheese slice; sprinkle
with paprika inside of green pepper ring.
Place sandwiches on baking sheet and broil 6-inches from heat until cheese melts, about 3 to 5-minutes.
Serve sandwich open faced with top of buttered roll on side.
Garnish with cherry tomato and olive on skewer.
Makes 6 sandwiches.
Source: Tri City Herald newspaper, July 26, 1973
The Canadian Mushroom Sandwich was the number #1 recipe chosen in 1973.
It was created by Fred Novotny, then president of "The Peppermill," Towne House Inn Inc from Morton, IL.
The Canadian Mushroom Sandwich consists of Canadian bacon, mushrooms, melted Swiss cheese and green (bell) pepper rings on a Kaiser roll.
6 enriched Kaiser rolls
Butter, softened
1 tbsp chopped, uncooked bacon
2 tbsp chopped onion
6 tbsp canned sliced mushrooms
1 tsp freshed snipped parsley
18 slices Canadian-style bacon, 1/8-inch thick
6 slices (1 oz each) Swiss cheese
6 thinly sliced green (bell) pepper rings
Paprika
6 cherry tomatoes for garnish
6 olives for garnish
Split and butter rolls.
In a skillet, saute chopped bacon, onion, mushrooms and parsley for about 5-minutes.
Arrange 3 slices Canadian-style bacon on each bottom half of roll and top with cooked mushroom mixture and 1 slice of cheese.
Place 1 green pepper ring on each cheese slice; sprinkle
with paprika inside of green pepper ring.
Place sandwiches on baking sheet and broil 6-inches from heat until cheese melts, about 3 to 5-minutes.
Serve sandwich open faced with top of buttered roll on side.
Garnish with cherry tomato and olive on skewer.
Makes 6 sandwiches.
Source: Tri City Herald newspaper, July 26, 1973
