Izmir Kumru - Turkish Sandwich

Name: Izmir Kumru - Turkish Sandwich
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 sandwiches
Ingredients: 2 rolls kumru bread or sandwich bun; 90 g kasar cheese; 70 g sucuk; 70 g beef or turkey salami; 15 g softened butter; 1 tomato; 2 pickled gherkin; ketchup and mayonnaise

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
2 sandwiches
Calories
494 kcal
Course
Main Course, Snacks
Cuisine
Turkish

Izmir Kumru - Turkish Sandwich

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Izmir Kumru - Turkish Sandwich is a very popular street food originating from Çesme, a beautiful Aegean small beach town in İzmir.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 rolls kumru bread or sandwich bun (preferably with sesame seeds)
90 g kasar cheese (thinly sliced)
70 g sucuk (casing removed and thinly sliced)
70 g beef or turkey salami (thinly sliced)
15 g softened butter
1 tomato (thinly sliced)
2 pickled gherkin (thinly sliced)
ketchup and mayonnaise (to your taste)

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Instructions

Cut your sandwich bread in half lengthwise and spread the softened butter.
Grill the bread pieces on a skillet or a heavy-based pan until they are nicely browned and crisped, for about 5 minutes. Set them aside.
Cook the sliced sucuk pieces and salami until crispy and slightly curled on the edges in the same pan.
Remove the sucuk and salami from the pan and transfer them onto a plate. Keep the grease from the sucuk and sausages. They will add flavor to the cheese and prevent them to stick to the pan.
Place the sliced kasar cheese onto the pan and then let them grill until they are lightly browned with the grease from the sucuk and salami.
Flip the cheese slices with a metal spatula and grill for a few more minutes.
When they are lightly browned on both sides, carefully remove the cheeses from the pan and place them on top of the bottom half of the kumru bread.
Add the sucuk and salami, and then top them with sliced tomatoes along with sliced pickles.
Garnish with a squeeze of ketchup, and mayonnaise if desired.

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Notes

If you can't find kumru bread, use a sandwich roll with sesame seeds that is lightly crusty but yielding enough to keep your sandwich fillings safely contained.
To get your cheese grilled properly get your grill pan really hot, and make sure there is enough fat to grease the cheese as it cooks.
Make sure the tomatoes are ripe and sweet, and you use the right type of cheese. Kasar cheese sears and retains its shape for a short time when given a blast of heat If you can't find kasar cheese, substitute it with provolone or Gruyère.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 494kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 5g (2%) Protein 25g (50%) Fat 41g (63%) Saturated Fat 20g (100%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 11g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 111mg (37%) Sodium 1142mg (48%) Potassium 316mg (9%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 1276IU (26%) Vitamin C 8mg (9%) Calcium 332mg (33%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2sandwiches

Amount Per Serving

Calories 494 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	494kcal	25%
Carbohydrates	5g	2%
Protein	25g	50%
Fat	41g	63%
Saturated Fat	20g	100%
Polyunsaturated Fat	2g	12%
Monounsaturated Fat	11g	55%
Trans Fat	0.2g	10%
Cholesterol	111mg	37%
Sodium	1142mg	48%
Potassium	316mg	7%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	2g	4%
Vitamin A	1276IU	26%
Vitamin C	8mg	9%
Calcium	332mg	33%
Iron	1mg	6%