Marshall Field's Special Sandwich®

Marshall Field's Special Sandwich. Some things cannot be improved upon.

One fresh, crispy head iceberg lettuce
Three to five thin slices of freshly roasted turkey breast (white meat only), room temperature
Three-fourths cup thousand island dressing (recipe to follow)
One thin slice of aged Swiss cheese
One fresh slice of Jewish or other mild (but flavorful) rye bread
One to two teaspoons butter, softened
Two slices of your favorite bacon
Slice of hard-boiled egg
Slice of tomato
Olive and parsley garnish


Butter rye bread and place on a large cold serving plate. Cover bread with
Swiss cheese slice, followed by one or two slices of turkey. Take a nice
large outer lettuce leaf from the head of iceberg and set aside. Slice the
iceberg lettuce in a few large sections and arrange a section on top of the
turkey and Swiss cheese.

Cover the open-face "sandwich" with big lettuce leaf. Top with several
slices of turkey. Pour a very ample amount of dressing over the lettuce,
allowing it to puddle slightly all around the plate. Place a slice of bacon
and an olive on either side of sandwich mound. Place tomato slice and egg
slice atop mound with parsley sprig.

Serve immediately.

Yield: one Special Sandwich

Thousand Island Dressing One cup real mayonnaise One-half cup Heinz chili
sauce Two tablespoons sweet pickle relish Two large green olives, pitted and
finely chopped One-half teaspoon dried tarragon Dash Tabasco Dash
Worcestershire sauce One hard-boiled egg, finely chopped (optional) Salt and
pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Serve.