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I made this last week as a quick weekend meal. I used homemade pesto. It was sooooo good. I’m planning to bring it to a girls weekend next! Thanks for an easy, throw together, awesome sandwich!
Jennifer
This one goes in my personal sandwich hall of fame. We threw together a video of this sandwich on a whim a few months ago and it’s now up to 4 million views, so apparently it’s not just me that likes the bite of red onion with pesto mayo, juicy tomato, turkey, and greens on pillowy sun-dried tomato focaccia in a huge, heavily sauced handheld form.
I’ll just say, it’s worth the trip to Trader Joe’s.
In This Post: Everything You Need For This Turkey Sandwich
- Take Me To The Turkey Sandwich Recipe
- How To Make This
- Lindsay’s Notes
- Watch How to Make This Sandwich
- FAQs
- Reviews
How To Make This Sandwich
Step 1: Toast and Cut The Focaccia
Toast your bread at 400 degrees for 5-8 minutes (it’s just better). Then, keeping it sideways, cut the bread with a serrated knife horizontally through the middle.
Take the top piece off and set it aside. Keep the crumbly side facing up!
Step 2: Spread a Layer of Pesto Mayo
I use the Costco pesto mixed with mayo here, but this basil sauce is also A+!
Step 3: Add Your Sandwich Materials
I like turkey, tomato, sprouts or greens, and red onion.
Step 4: Dollop with a Little More Mayo
It seems weird, but I just dollop a bit more mayo right on top so you don’t have to tip your top piece of bread upside down and lose all the crumblies.
Step 5: Place the Top Piece Back On and Squish It Down
Nice and secure!
Step 6: Cut and Serve
That clean slice through the center is so satisfying!
Lindsay’s Notes
This is my soul sandwich.
I have eaten approximately 73 of these sandwiches over the last three months. As it turns out, the combination of pesto mayo, sun-dried tomato focaccia, turkey, red onion, tomato, and some greens really means something to me on a deep level. Please write this recipe on my gravestone.
Besides being craveable, munchy sandwich goodness, it is also there for me (and my family) when I have zero energy left, which just makes me love it even more.
This is our go-to for red alert / everyone is hungry / running out the door type of nights.
I always think I’m just going to eat one wedge, but then somehow I eat another? And half of another? It’s the layers, the textures, the flavors. The sharp bite of the onions against the creamy pesto mayo. The juicy tomato with the heartiness of the turkey and bread. Ugh.
It’s practically a lifestyle.
If you love a good Trader Joe’s sandwich hack, I highly recommend trying this Focaccia Grinder Sandwich, Mushroom Sandwich or Scallion Pancake with Eggs!
Watch How To Make This Sandwich
Trader Joe’s Sun-Dried Tomato Focaccia Turkey Sandwich
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Pillowy sun-dried tomato focaccia gets piled with pesto mayo, turkey, juicy tomato slices, and greens. This sandwich is a beauty and practically a lifestyle!
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of Trader Joe’s sun-dried tomato focaccia
- one 7-ounce package deli turkey
- 1 large tomato, thinly sliced
- one handful of greens – sprouts, microgreens, spinach, etc.
- a few pieces of thinly sliced red onion
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup pesto (I like the Costco brand pesto)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Toast the focaccia in the oven for 5-8 minutes.
- Mix the pesto and the mayo together in a small bowl to make a pesto mayo.
- Keeping the bread flat on a cutting board, turn your serrated knife sideways and slice horizontally through the center of the loaf. (You don’t want to flip the top and lose those yummy crumbles.) Keeping the top piece flat, set it aside.
- Layer the sandwich with pesto mayo, turkey, tomato, greens, red onion, and finish with dollops of pesto mayo. I dollop the top layer of pesto mayo directly on top of the greens and onions so that I don’t have to flip my top piece upside down to spread it on the bread.
- Gently press your top piece back on top of the sandwich. When it’s nice and secure, use a large knife to cut through the sandwich. I usually cut it down the middle and across 3 times for a total of 6 pieces. Serve and enjoy! This is sandwich goals.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sandwich
- Method: Layer
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: turkey sandwich, trader joe’s sandwich recipe, focaccia sandwich
Frequently Asked Questions For This Sun-Dried Tomato Focaccia Turkey Sandwich
Any deli meat would be great in this sandwich. I also think it would be really good with bacon!
Not long! The sandwich will start to get soggy – especially the greens. If you don’t need the full loaf, just cut a chunk of bread off instead and build your smaller-size sandwich that way!
Yes! Just layer in your favorite veggies or a meat alternative in place of the turkey.
The focaccia is not gluten-free or dairy-free, so I think you might have to hunt for either a loaf of gluten-free, dairy-free focaccia, or make some yourself! You’d also need to find (or make!) a vegan pesto to use in place of the regular pesto, since traditional pesto is made with Parmesan cheese.
People have told me they like it with mozzarella cheese, bacon, steak, balsamic… the sky is the limit!
Hi!
The last couple of times I have tried to print your recipes, the paper just comes out blank. Any ideas on why this might be happening?
Many thanks,
Linda Sheline
Delicious! And took no time to make. Totally worth fighting the Trader Joe’s crowd for the bread.
WOW! I made this for a lunch for my friends and they could not believe how fantastic it was! Everyone thought it tasted just like something from a restaurant! (Me too!!)
I can’t wait to try the grinder one because I really really thought that one would be better, but I was afraid to serve it to them because I thought the turkey would be a better bet!
Delicious! Made it as written and added some salami because I needed to use it up.
We make these regularly now, sometimes with different bread. Really amazing sandwich.
This is a great sandwich! I make it with the focaccia at my local grocery store, sub pesto for some pepper jelly, and add havarti cheese. Delicious!
Have seen this multiple times on the site and finally made it for Mother’s Day brunch. It was absolutely delicious. 10/10 no notes.
So glad it was enjoyed!
THIS is the BEST sandwich ever!! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!
I don’t know why, but I never really make “fancy” sandwiches (more than meat, cheese and mayo or mustard on wheat bread) for myself. This looked so good I had to try it. I didn’t want to make the special trip to TJ’s, so I used a similar focaccia from Wegmans and followed the rest of the recipe pretty exactly. OMG, best sandwich I’ve ever made, and I fear I’m now committed to fancy sandwiches. Great recipe!
I made this for my husband to take to work. He loved it! Trader Joe’s didn’t have the sun-dried tomato focaccia so I had to use their onion focaccia but he said it was still delicious. I am vegetarian so I want to try it with mozzarella and maybe drizzle balsamic vinegar on it. It was is quick and easy, took me maybe 10 minutes total (including toasting time).
Wow, this definitely lived up to the hype! The sun-dried tomato focaccia was not in stock, so I subbed the French onion one. Didn’t read the directions thoroughly so ended up heating the fully prepped sandwich rather than heating the bread alone. Still turned out fabulous! My six y/o amd three y/o shockingly ate it with tomatoes and spinach without picking it apart! A huge win for our family.
Can I use my own foccacia ? Bagel seasoning and shredded Asiago should give a similar flavor. I really think the fam will love the sandwich, but we don’t have a Trader Joe’s near us. Thanks for the recipe.
Of course!
DELICIOUS BUT NEEDS BALSAMIC GLAZE
So good!! Going into our regular rotation for sure!
We love this sandwich at my house and so easy to customize to the preferences of toddlers! I’m a vegetarian so I add panko breaded/pan fried slices of zucchini for some “meat”. Delicious all around!
This is so so good. My husband, a self proclaimed sandwich connoisseur, LOVED this. It’s a keeper for sure.
Another winner to add to our dinner rotation! DH, DS (8yo), and DD (6yo) gobbled it all up. Thank you for this easy and delicious recipe!
10/10. Low effort. Super delicious and easy to make.
This was such a great weekend dinner. After a busy day of chores and running around, this came together very quickly. Between the pesto/mayo smear and the focaccia, it was very flavorful. You could tweak this so many ways depending on what you have in the fridge.
Tried making this for some of my friends and they LOVED it! One of my friends despises mayo but really liked this recipe. My partner said this is the best sandwich he’s had in years.
That’s absolutely delicious! Trader Joe’s never disappoints with creative flavor combos, and the sun-dried tomato focaccia paired with turkey sounds like the perfect balance of savory and fresh. Definitely a sandwich I’d love to try for a quick but gourmet-style lunch!
I felt compelled to comment because we DEVOURED this. Perfect quick dinner for before or after the kids’ weeknight activities.
This is fantastic! So so good. Love all the flavors and the texture is perfect. Thanks for another amazing quick dinner option!
10/10. So good and my kids loved it.
This sandwich is SO GOOD!!! So simple to make but the ingredients go together so seamlessly! I made is for a lunch with friends and everyone approved! 10/10.