Dream Sandwiches
Every month we sit around and get crazy ideas for the next Melt special. It’s a whole lot of fun. Mixed up ingredients, inspired by various themes, cuisines, or ethinic food. Sometimes just the stuff that we get a craving for in the middle of the night. So now, we want to know…
What’s your dream sandwich?
Don’t forget to give it a name. Here’s a few ideas from fans to get you started…. Make up your own ingredients, or combine ingredients from our list of Add-Ons…
Neopolitan Sandwich
Throw some roast beef and sliced ham together with some swiss cheese on a hoagie roll. Simple. Delish. Put whatever toppings you want on it or serve it with a dipping sauce if you like.–Trent
Chili Cheese
Chili Cheese Fries in a grilled cheese! with onions!–Samantha Diaz
The Anvil
Barbecue Bacon Meatloaf (ingredients: beef, bread crumbs, cheddar, egg, seasoning, onion, garlic, wrapped in bacon, topped with bbq sauce), Cheddar cheese,
fried onion straws, mustard based coleslaw–Dave
Cheese Cracker and Onion
turkey patty,
jalapeno, peppadew and havarti cheese,
roasted pablano and jalapeno peppers,
sweet and spicy jalapeno “jelly,”
garlic peppercorn mayo– Davey Cakes
The Dirty Dawg
Grilled cheese topped with the following:
Sliced hotdog,
Chili
, Cole Slaw,
Onions
, Few Fritos for topping.–Delaney
Okay, so you might think this sounds a little odd but, here goes….
Nacho cheese doritos
, Ham,
Turkey,
Cream Cheese,
maybe beer battered with the cream cheese as a dip. It doesn’t sound good but, it honestly is—Shannon H
The Broccoli Buddy
Roasted broccoli,
Mushrooms,
Grilled Onions
, Sharp Cheddar Bread–Jill S
The Loafer
Texas Toast
, American and Cheddar Cheese
, Meatloaf Slice,
Garlic Mashed Potato Spread,
Grilled Onions–TKG
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Make one with baked brie, and call it the Florida Foo-Foo. Grilled brie sandwiches are very tasty down here.
My dad invented this sandwich: grainy mustard, Jarslburg cheese, and lots of pickled cucumbers and onions on Italian bread.
The Monte Cristo
Turkey, ham, havarti, American cheese, on egg battered bread. Cooked until golden and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Serve with a side of mixed berry preserves.
That one is on the menu. It’s already freakin’ amazing!!
The Cure
(curing hunger one munch at a time)
With melted American, sharp cheddar and pepper jack cheeses
Add All of the meats in the menu, Perogies, slaw and another layer of cheese
Thenrepeat again with a second layer
Good bye melt challenge hello The Cure challenge
can’t wait to try Melt!!
The Manliest Sandwich Ever
A flame-broiled ribeye steak, gorgonzola cheese sauce (has sour cream in it), grilled onions, and pepper jack cheese.
It will be sure to rock his Father’s Day.
Bacon…my favorite vegetable.
Jalepeno peppers stuffed with herbed cream cheese and wrapped with BACON.
The Danwich:
Grilled Chicken, fresh avocado, bacon, sun-dried tomato pesto, roasted red peppers, smoked gouda,
The Devil’s Grilled Cheese:
Give your tastebuds a workout with pepper-jack and smoked gouda cheeses, spicy chorizo sausage, habanero dipping sauce, and the trending Scorpion Strike BBQ Sauce, made from the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper, the hottest pepper on the planet, weighing in at a scalding 1.5 million Scoville units. Adam Richman, if you are tough enough to come back and try this combination if and when this grilled cheese comes into existence, I will be there eating it side-by-side with you!
That sounds awesome.. love the name as well!
The three little pigs:
Bacon, pepperoni, honey ham, American and cheddar cheeses with dried oregano
The Steak Wake
american,Sharp chedder, pepperjack, provolone, and swiss cheeses. Then the grilled steak with bacon and the two fried eggs. Put it all on the garlic bread with some chipolte sauce. Make it real nice and gooey.
I like the idea of steak wake. But with bbq sauce.
I have two.
“The Alps” Grilled rye and Swiss with prosciutto or pancetta.
“The gut punch” Grilled sourdough with co-jack or a cheddar-mozz blend, bacon dipped in BBQ sauce, and onion rings.
South of the Border or Illegal Immigrant
Sharp Cheddar, Tomato, Onions, Jalapeno Peppers, Fresh Avacado, Chorizo Sausage, Fresh Salsa, Creamy Chipotle Dressing
Instead of fries and cole slaw, serve with guac and chips.
That sounds Muy Bueno!
^^^^That. Is. Genius. Melt must make this a sandwich.
The Pittsburgh Airport—Mozzarella Cheese, turkey, bacon, tomato and bleu cheese dressing
Best for a starter:
White or Italian bread. Double mozzarella. Batter it, deep fry it, slice it into strips. Its like a grilled cheese had a baby with a cheese stick
The Moo Melt
Roast beef, horse radish sauce,mayo,green peppers, onions,mushroom,swiss and provolone cheese
Served with cole slaw and fries
twelve grain bread, goat cheese, jalapeno jack and mild cheddar
serve with dried cranberries in it or cranberry sauce on the side..it’s soo good!!
^^ for the above call it..the cheesy canadian dream.
white for the cheese and red for the cranberries! haha
(clearly im canadian!)
“It’s So Gooda Gouda”
With Gouda, Sun-dried Tomatoes, Spinach,and Roasted Garlic w/ choice of Garlic Portabellas, Grilled Chicken, or Grilled Steak.
This is great for the Vegetarian, the health nut or the meat eater!
the bread is pizza, then between that is american cheese, perogies, ham, turkey, and honey mustard
THATS a SANDMICH right there!!!!!!! SOOO GOOOD!!!!! :3
In the south we use Texas Toast for making grilled cheese sandwiches. It’s bigger and holds up very well. Good Luck!
Goat cheese, lettuce, tomatos, avocados, and mixed berry preserves! Its supper simple, but so good!
>>> B.L.Tease.
Bacon. Lettuce. Tomato. Jarlsberg. Sauteed Portobellos. Caramelized Red Onions. Aioli dipping sauce (on the side).
my 2nd favorite…
>>> FiesTADA!
Ground Beef. Cheddar Cheese. Taco Sauce. Ole’
The BiG BLUE
Burger Topped with a herb aioli , Applewood Bacon, Mushrooms and Blue Cheese crumbles and serve it on a Foccocia Bun…
Little Piggie:
BBQ pulled pork, sharp cheddar cheese & Havarti, fried vidalia onions, sauteed red bell peppers, bread & butter pickles…summer time favorite
Sounds fantastic
Make something with LOBSTER!!!!!
YUM!
The Amish Trail Blazer:
Smoked Troyer Trail Bologna seasoned with pepper, spices, and grilled to perfection, along with melt-in-your-mouth and melt on the sandwich Guggisberg Baby Swiss Cheese, with a spiced mustard spread, and grilled on hearty Amish made bread. A nice taste from the country farm to the grill to the plate to the mouth.
The Natty Melt:
Smoked Turkey, smoked Gouda, bacon, sliced tomato on sourdough with creamy chipotle dressing.
What about around Halloween time…… roasted chicken, havarti cheese, red wine poached pears, autumn greens, cinammon aioli inside spicy pumpkin bread!
Bloody Mary?
Pumpkin Carver?
Would totally ge this with a pumpkin ale!!
The Mushroom Cloud
Portabella Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Spinach, Balsamic Vinegar, Havarti Cheese and Feta Cheese, Sea Salt and a little Sugar, on Sourdough.
Pair with one of my favorite Kubrick films- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
“Murray Hill Beef”
Cleveland take on the classic Chicago Italian beef. Roast beef, provolone, spicy giardiniera and sauteed sweet peppers. Then the entire sandwich is dipped in the beef broth.
The Caprese Melt:
Mozzarella
Basil
Yellow, Green, and Red Tomatoes
Balsamic and Olive Oil
YUM
Grilled turkey breast, sundried tomato spread, jalapeno cream cheese, topped with lettuce, cucumber, and red onion.
The Tony Montana Cristo Melt, or the Miami Melt or the Top of the World Melt
-A Classic Cuban with Sliced Roasted Pork, Ham, Gruyere, and Pickles (maybe fry these?), Battered and Fried Monte Cristo style, and “Libre’-lly dusted with powdered sugar. sides of a spicy whole grain mustard or Stadium mustard (gotta give it a Cleveland spin!) and a Key Lime-type preserves for dipping. Or a Mojo-style dipping sauce to keep it Cuban.
The First Grader
Brie and Blueberry Jam; it’s so simple, but so good.
The best way to serve this is as an appetizer on a lightly grilled baguette (or mini baguette); slice it in 1.5 inch pieces and serve with a toothpick in each slice.
It’s also great if you replace the Blueberry Jam with Fig Preserves or Cranberry Sauce.
The Tsar
Ingredients:
Good Rye Bread
Pumpernickel
Any white bread (sacrificial)
Butter
Corned Beef
Russian Dressing
Cole Slaw, cold (Not too wet or sweet. Preferred embodiment includes subtle amounts of horseradish and crushed pineapple)
Good Melting Swiss Cheese (substitute provolone for a Potemkin Sandwich)
Execution: Butter one slice each of rye and pumpernickel breads. Assemble (bottom to top) rye, cheese, corned beef, cheese, pumpernickel. Grill on both sides.
Separately: Toast another slice of rye bread and slice of white bread. Apply meager portion of butter on one side of rye toast, Russian dressing on other side.
Assemble: Put grilled corned beef/cheese rye side down. Spread cole slaw on top (pumpernickel side). Put on other toasted slice of rye bread with Russian dressing side down. Carefully invert on hot grill for 15 seconds to heat the top slice of rye, but not so long to steam the cole slaw. Invert sandwich again onto white toast on serving plate. (Sacrificial white toast keeps bottom of sandwich from getting soggy from steam condensing on plate)
Slice and run to table. Serve with an IPA, and a radish (trust me).
The Lunchbox SPECIAL
Thick grilled white bread
Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Thick slice of fried bologna
Grilled onions
Served with a side of slaw and
Sun dried tomato or mustard aioli dipping sauce
I will be the first in line for this one!
Das Wurst der Meister (Sausage Sandwich of Champions):
Bratwurst, muenster, swiss, napa vodka kraut, grilled onions, honey mustard on sourdough.
A Cuban sandwhich, hands down MATT!! Make this sandwhich of the month during Hispanic Heritage month!! Matt, you know you gotta try this some time, give it a twist.
Bison Melt!
Any sandwich is instantly awesome when bison is added to the mix.
The Lydia (A name of a sandwich I had today from my work’s cafeteria):
Provolone, banana peppers, tomatoes, salami and pepperoni all on a nice pretzel bun. Well, the Lydia didn’t have the salami or pepperoni on it, but I love it better if it did have some meat on it. All in all, this should be one great sandwich!
The Quebecer/Quebecois Dip
Think French Dip + Poutine. Roast beef, cheese curds (lots of), baguette dipped in poutine gravy (like a wet french dip), then grilled. Double extra gravy on the side, so you can dip your sandwich and your fries!
I might even add this to my rotation (ws monte cristo, gyro melt, the dude abides) if you made it!
Really, thought, I just think Melt should be the place that brings poutine to Cleveland.
With all the awesome Cleveland-style ethnic food already on the menu (parmageddon, muni stadium magic, etc.) I think a sandwich themed with stuffed cabbage or stuffed peppers could be awesome. Throwing extra carbs in the form of rice onto a sandwich sounds right up Melt’s alley.
Do it.
The Nutty Monkey
For the sweet tooth!
Cinnamon swirl bread topped with generous smears of nutella, peanut butter, sliced or smashed banana and honey walnut cream cheese, melted into a gooey-licious mess! Mmmmm. Serve with a tall glass of cold milk.
You are a diabolical genius! that sounds sooo good.
turkey, pastrami, russian dressing, carmelized onion, and munster cheese
Has anyone ever proposed a shepherd’s pie sandwich? Layer it the same way and serve it as a knife and fork sandwich.
great idea! that was my favorite meal with my grandma
The Triple Bypass
A Double Decker grilled cheese sandwich, one layer topped with mozzarella sticks and marinara sauce and the other layer is topped with with chili cheese fries.
FRENCH TOAST GRILLED CHEESE
my favorite sandwichs that i make are grilled cheese french toasts and i would love if the melt started making them, because i live right by the new one!! (:
Chipotle Chicken Charmer
Grilled chicken; bacon; American and pepper jack cheese; grilled peppers, onions and garlic; jalepenos;sun-dried tomatoes; lettuce; spinach; lots of honey chipotle sauce on it and either the creamy chipotle dressing or sun-dried tomato pesto for dipping. yummmmmmm
Pastrami, corned beef, vodka kraut, slaw, french fries,provolone,and russian dressing. Burger: burger, pastrami,kraut, provolone.
The sweet and smokey!
Smoked cheddar and smoked gouda with apples and carmelized onions!! It’s delicious!
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
Bacon (smart), crumbled sausage, sliced steak, cheddar, provolone, pepper jack, grilled onions, grilled jalapenos, 2 fried eggs, and fresh avocado served with fresh salsa
“Germans in Mexico”, for the Electric Six song of the same name—
Toasted dark pumpernickel rye bread, smeared with german pub cheddar spread on one side, guacamole on the other. Queso fresco crumbles under swiss cheese melted under a broiler. Topped generously with chopped onion/jalapeño/cilantro.
Any one of the sandwhiches with GLUTEN FREE bread!!!!! please and thank you!
QCBG
*Queen City Bad Girl*
-thick toasted white bread
-gliers HOT goetta
-bacon
-lettuce
-goat cheese
-SRIRACHA
-raspberry jam
-maple syrup
The Luau
Pulled pork, pineapple, bacon, mozarella, monterey jack cheese, green onions, with sweet and sour sauce, with light siracha sauce.
I love turkey! I think you should make a sandwich with turkey, grilled cucumber aioli, and a cranberry cream cheese…amazing!
pumpkin cheesecake(from the stand at the westsidde market) perogies browned in olive oil & butter, add on brie, bacon & your yummy carmalized onions-call it the Fitz
Taste of Ukraine
Now I know that the Parmageddon has Polish Village covered, but what about Ukrainian Village? That’s where a little Chicken Kiev meets grilled cheese comes into play. Here’s my take on the other big neighborhood (and better one, might I add) of Parma.
grilled chicken OR kolbasa, napa vodka kraut, grilled onions, roasted garlic, havarti, muenster, russian dressing
The Slovak- Pork Tenderloin browned in bacon fat, then slow-roasted to perfection; topped with haluski kapusta, bacon, swiss and apple sauce for dipping. Absolutely amazing.
The HamDog: (I know it’s a rip off but it sounds great and I’m not getting to Georgia anytime soon.)
This beast is a hot dog wrapped in a beef patty. Deep fried, covered with chili, cheese and onions, and served on a hoagie bun topped with a fried egg and two fistfuls of fries.
make a french toast sandwich cause day old bread is the best for making french toast so if you make it in to like a fajita and pack it with cream cheese I know that’s a little weird to have a fajita with out sour cream try it with cream cheese but anyways pack it with cream cheese diced tomato’s saute peppers and onions in ether olive oil or vegetable oil then add jalapenos.
The Mandwich
Sloppy Joes, Steak, Bacon, Four cheese (cheddar, pepperjack, gouda, nacho cheese sauce) Fries, Coleslaw, caramelized onions. BOOM!
The Asian Rueben:
Char-siu BBQ Pork and/or Roasted duck breast -
Crab Rangoon filling (Cream Cheese, Chives, crab)
Kim Chee
Fried Wanton strips for some crunch
Make something with tater tots
Name: As American as….
American Cheese
Apple Slices
Pecans
Crunchy Brown Sugar & Vanilla or Toffee
Caramel dipping sauce
@Keith –
This one sounds good, but make it with a sharp yellow cheddar & grill the apple slices before assembly. mmmm…
The Mushroom Cloud, above, also sounds heavenly…
Blue cheese, roasted red peppers, sun dried tomatoes, sweet slaw, roasted veggies, steak, lettuce, tomatoes and homemade blue cheese sauce on the side for dipping. Wow! Love it. Want it!
NAME : The blue heffer.
How about gluten free sandwiches? Using Udi’s would be a great choice, since it grills up nicely.
The Fabulous Fried Food Frenzy!
3 crispy chicken strips
3 mozzarella sticks
2 fried raviolis or fried perogi (both would be delicious)
crispy onion straws
stuck between 2 layers of melty cheddar and good and toasted
*don’t forget to beer batter and deep fry it!
ELVIS’ Peanut Butter and Banana
fresh made peanut butter, sweet cream cheese, Bacon, deep fried, had it last night, awesome
Homemade turkey giblet dressing – provolone – cranberry jelly/relish on grilled sourdough or italian – add on turkey or bacon?
Call it the Overstufft, the Napper, or combine – Overstufft Napper!
Chicken Club Melt
Fried Or Grilled Chicken Breast with Bacon, Tomato, Pepper Jack Cheese, Lettuce and Ranch for Dipping! So good!!
Avocado, bacon, grilled onions, with swiss and cheddar cheese. California Cruiser? I’m not good with names, I only know what tastes good.
The Southern Delight
Chicken, bacon, fried green tomato, pimento cheese.
the new york triple decker! grilled rye, top layer pastrami,cole slaw,thousand island dressing and meunster cheese. bottom layer, corned beef sauerkraut, brown mustard, and swiss cheese! a real taste of new york!
I am pretty sure that many of these turfs and add-ons don’t exist in your repertoire but they should.
THE REBEL YELL
Pulled pork in a mustard/vinegar base barbeque sauce
Fried pickles
Pimento cheese
Cabbage slaw
It will make your pie hole pucker!
My dream sandwich at Melt would not be for me but for my 2 year old. Just a grilled cheese on thinner slices of bread (he can’t fit your regular in his mouth) put on the plate cut up like an air plane…I’ll even show you guys how if you don’t know how. It would give me more time to chow down on all your awesomeness.
When I was young, my dad used to make Peanut Butter and Cheese Sandwiches on Amoroso Italian Bread.
Here’s the kicker, it ONLY tastes amazing if you use New Yorker brand white American Cheese. Which, alas, you cannot get out here! :’(***
The Flip
Italian roast beef, sauteed peppers and onions, Horseradish mayo, Provolone cheese. Served with au jus.
or
Ham I Am
Honey ham, carmelized onions, grilled pineapple slice, baby brie.
Would love to see a melt with chicken and fried greens!!
PB&J with ricotta cheese and applebutter
Ooooh Mommy Umami
-This one is relatively simple, but the flavor is intense enough to warrant simplicity.
Start with a generous smear of pesto. Add feta cheese with tomato (sun-dried for more intense flavor or fresh for more juiciness,) and just enough roasted garlic for good flavor, but not to overpower. (You can stop here for vegetarian.)
Have about half of the meat be smoked turkey, and top it off with salami for a nice umami finish.
The Plain Jane
Herbed cream cheese
Tomato
Lettuce
Pickle
Avocado
The New Englander…
Cinnamon Raison Bread (toasted)
Apple Butter spread
Thinly sliced Granny Smith apples
Raost Turkey
Sharp Cheddar
A Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese Melt….
I found a recipe for Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese online. I thought it sounded genius so maybe make a sandwich out of it somehow… I’m assuming it’s like mixing buffalo chicken dip and mac and cheese… then add lettuce and either Cheddar or Bleu cheese.
If you wanna add a kick, maybe jalepenos… (My favorite sandwich at Melt is The Big Popper! Gotta love spicy!!) or maybe just a red/green pepper combo!
The Southern Hospitality
White Bread, Fried Green Tomatoes, Bacon, Lettuce, Swiss Cheese and Ranch or Honey Mustard.
(Sells like crazy here on UT’s campus in Knoxville!)
The Lynyrd Skynyrd
White Bread and Pimento Cheese Spread. Friend Pickle Spears on the side.
Miss piggy meets Kermit!
Southern style tangy BBQ sauce, Pulled Pork, Pickles melted in creamy white American cheese slapped between garlic Italian bread!
Italian Mistress’ Sandwich
Butter 2 thick slices sourdough bread as u would a traditional grilled cheese. Place one slice butter down in skillet or choice of weapon and then add a layer of pepperoni to ur liking, add mozzerella , prinkle good amount of garlic powder on pepperoni on cheese, repeat with onion salt, add more pepperoni! Place other slice of bread butter side up on. Grill till nice dark golden (crispy) cheese is melted and serve with side of marinara!
The morning after
Waffles, eggs cooked to order, breakfast sausage patties, cheesy hashbrown casserole, maple syrup, and american or cheddar cheese
I would love a philly cheese steak.. grilled chees any cheese a lot of cheese. on grilled bread.and steak
THE BAM BAM
has. chicken breast, bacon, a ton of cheese and butter, maybe grilled onions. different but almazing
I had this one custom made a while back when they had garlic mashed potatoes with something…
STEAK NIGHT
Grilled Steak, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Cheddar Cheese, and Bacon. All the great tastes of a steak and baked potato on one sandwich. IT WAS AMAZING.
Michael Symon Fat Doug Melt
Burger, with pastrami, coleslaw, swiss and mustard. Best Burger ever!
The Pink Fisherman
Lay some smoked slices of salmon with cream cheese, smoked gouda, roasted yellow peppers, and smoked Bacon between two slices of garlic bread. Then batter and deep fry it tempura style. Booyah
How about one with a “baby burger” (really thin hamburger), bacon, LOTS of cheddar cheese, crispy onion rings, some creamy coleslaw, and bbq sauce? All on garlic grilled Texas toast. I’d eat it.
I’d call it the “Mmm…Good”
i think spaghetti and meatballs smothered in provolone between two slices of italian bread sounds good!
Take the Big Popper and add in a burger patty cooked to order, then replace the cheddar cheese with swiss and add grilled onions. And of course beer-batter and fry it!
The Cagoots
Cagoots is Italian for squash or something, but to us it was always Fried Zucchini:
Fried Zucchini (cut in rounds, not spears), Sliced Tomato, Provolone, Mozzarella, Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Italian Bread
Benedict Brunch
thick slice of canadian bacon or ham
sautéed garlic spinach
poached or fried egg
Hollandaise sauce
choice of cheese!
yummo.
veg options….portobello or tomato and avocado slices…
“The Bodybuilder”
Mozz. cheese
Grilled chicken
tomato
spinach
roasted red pepper
honey balsamic dressing
The Three Little Pigs and a Chicken
Ham
Bacon
Pork Cutlet
2 Over Easy Eggs
Prov, and Smoked Gouda
I made it after a long day and night of drinking….it WILL be a new special!!!
The Trent Richardson
2 mini pancakes
2 Over Easy Eggs
3 Sausage patties
3 Bacon strips
American Cheese
SURF AND TURF
FRIED FISH
SLICED STEAK
WHATTEVER TOPPINGS AND CHEESE U’D
LIKE TO ADD