Turkey Avocado Sandwich
by Katie Webster
July 2, 2018 (updated 5/15/23) Jump To Recipe
This Turkey Avocado Sandwich is the sandwich of my dreams. It’s made with honey oat bread, honey mustard, smoked turkey, avocado and sprouts. It’s just the thing to pack for lunch or to make for a quick dinner.
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Why We Love This Recipe For Turkey Avocado Sandwich
In this recipe, I combine layers of thinly sliced turkey and cheddar with a little red onion, a giant snarl of sprouts and creamy fresh avocado. The avocado is such a great accompaniment to the smoky turkey and the sharp cheddar cheese. It’s satisfying, nutritious and so tasty.
Recipe Highlights
- Bring this sandwich with you for a picnic, to school or work or assemble it on the spot.
- Takes only 15 minutes to throw this sandwich together
- Loaded with sprouts and avocado, it’s a little better for you than your average sandwich
Key Ingredients For This Turkey and Avocado Sandwich
- Honey Wheat Bread: To me the best bread for a turkey sandwich is this honey wheat bread. You can also use honey oat bread instead (preferably hand-sliced) or really whatever you like best.
- Garlic Mayonnaise: You can also use plain mayonnaise.
- Honey Mustard
- Smoked Turkey: Your favorite smoked sliced turkey is great here.
- Deli Sliced Cheddar: Cheddar tastes the best in this avocado turkey sandwich. And the already sliced cheese has a thickness that’s much more pleasant for a sandwich.
- Avocado
- Red Onion
- Alfalfa Sprouts: I like to make this only when I find fresh beautiful sprouts. Other small sprouts like broccoli or radish sprouts would also be good here.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Spread condiments onto bread
Cut the onion and avocado before you start assembling the sandwiches. That way you have everything you need to set up your assembly station! Use a large cutting board to set up your pro sandwich assembly. Lay out all eight slices of the bread if you can fit them all at once. (If not you can start with the four base pieces and then add the top pieces at the end.) Spread the mayonnaise over four slices of bread, and the honey mustard on the remaining four slices, dividing evenly.
Step 2: Layer with veggies, cheese, and turkey
Top the slices with mayo with turkey and cheddar, dividing evenly. Layer on avocado slices, onion and sprouts. Close the sandwiches, honey-mustard side down. These sandwiches are nice and full, so I recommend cutting them in half. Once halved, wrap each with parchment. Refrigerate the turkey and avocado sandwich or keep cold until ready to enjoy. They can be made up to 2 hours ahead.
Note: if your pieces of bread are irregularly shaped, make sure that you open the pieces from face to face so that when you close up the sandwiches the slices will line up best.
FAQs and Expert Tips
I recommend making these no more than 2 hours in advance because the avocado in these sandwiches will brown over time. While this is harmless it’s not so pretty. To avoid that you can drizzle them with lemon or lime which helps prevent them from browning. But the acidity of the lemon or lime will change the flavor of the sandwich. You could also make the sandwiches without the avocado, then pack a knife to slice the avocado and add it just before serving.
Mix mayonnaise with a little bit of garlic and salt. A little bit goes a long way!
You could use chicken instead of turkey. You could also add lettuce leaves, tomato and maybe some dill pickle chips.
More Sandwich Recipes to Try
- This Veggie Reuben is a local restaurant-inspired recipe I love to make.
- For barbecue lovers, I have both this Maple Chipotle BBQ Beef Sandwich recipe and also this Slow Cooker Maple Chipotle Pulled Chicken Recipe as well. It’s hard to choose which is best!
- These epic Turkey Ham and Bacon Club Sandwiches are calling my name!
- If you love burgers I have several you should try: This Za’atar Chicken Burger is amazingly juicy and this Southwest Bean Burger is anything but boring. And there is also this Black bean burger with green tea aioli that is super garlicky and yummy! Oh, and I almost forgot this Beef and Portobello Mushroom Burger with Swiss cheese added to the meat and mushrooms.
- If you want more veggie-heavy sandwiches try my Veggie Panini, this Watercress Sandwich and my Chickpea Tuna Salad. They’re delicious.
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Happy Cooking! ~Katie
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Turkey Avocado Sandwich
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
This Turkey Avocado Sandwich is the sandwich of my dreams. It’s made with honey oat bread, honey mustard, smoked turkey, avocado and sprouts. It’s just the thing to pack for lunch or to make for a quick dinner.
Ingredients
- 8 thick slices honey oat bread, preferably hand-sliced
- 4 tablespoons garlic mayonnaise or mayonnaise
- 8 teaspoons honey mustard
- 8 ounces Smoked Turkey
- 4 slices deli sliced cheddar, about 2 ounces
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 2 thin slices red onion, separated
- 1 cup fresh alfalfa sprouts
Instructions
- Lay bread on work surface. Spread mayonnaise on four slices and the honey mustard on the other four slices, dividing evenly.
- Top the mayo with turkey and cheddar, dividing evenly. Layer on avocado slices, onion and sprouts. Close sandwiches honey-mustard side down. Slice in half and wrap with parchment. Refrigerate or keep cold until ready to enjoy. Can be made up to 2 hours ahead.
Notes
The avocado in these sandwiches will brown over time. If they are packed into the sandwiches it will take several hours for the avocado to brown. While this is harmless it may be not-so-pretty. To avoid that you can drizzle them with lemon or lime which helps prevent them from browning. But note that the acidity of the lemon or lime will change the flavor of the sandwich.
If you can, you can also make the sandwiches without the avocado, then pack a plastic knife to slice and add them in just before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: sandwich
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 434 cals
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 51g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 24 g
Katie Webster
Katie Webster studied art and photography at Skidmore College and is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute. She has been a professional recipe developer since 2001 when she first started working in the test kitchen at EatingWell magazine. Her recipes have been featured in numerous magazines including Shape, Fitness, Parents and several Edible Communities publications among others. Her cookbook, Maple {Quirk Books} was published in 2015. She launched Healthy Seasonal Recipes in 2009. She lives in Vermont with her husband, two teenage daughters and two yellow labs. In her free time, you can find her at the gym, cooking, stacking firewood, making maple syrup, and tending to her overgrown perennial garden.
I really enjoy a good sandwich and this one tops the list! The crunchy sprouts and creamy avocado take it to the next level!
Such a delicious sandwich!!
This has become my go-to sandwich! I make it at least once a week!
Anything with avocado is on my must make list!!!
It always is a win for me too!
You gotta love a good sandwich! This Turkey sandwich looks so healthy and light! Yum!
Thank you so very much! Have a great week Shanika!
Lunch in the summertime is always a struggle with my kids. Thanks for the new and delicious idea!
You can’t go wrong with a great sandwich!
MY GOODNESS your photos are AMAZING!!!! I am in awe!! This delicious turkey sandwich with avocado is just what I need!!
You’re so sweet to say so, I have such a hard time with sandwiches for some reason- so that is a big compliment!
This sandwich is perfect and you had me at avocado! Looks simple to make too!
Avocado is such a treat, isn’t it?
Perfect! I slice the onions just before eating because it tastes bad when it starts to oxide.
I totally agree. They can get really strong.