Subway Sandwiches has a really great sandwich, and it’s not even on the menu.

It’s called their "Club sandwich with vinaigrette dressing," and, I’m tellin’ ya, it’s a slice o’ Heaven.  The vinaigrette dressing is somewhat like an Italian salad dressing, although French, if that makes sense.  It’s kind of vinegar-y, but not too much.

I should also make a few qualifying remarks.  I get it with just meat, lettuce and onions; no cheese or other fixings.  So if you get yours with cheese and a bunch of fixings, and it just doesn’t go with the vinaigrette dressing, don’t blame me.

Also, if you like onions, you’re aware that onions have quite an impact on the overall flavor of a sandwich, and that their taste can vary wildly from one area of the country to another.  It might even vary between Subways in the same town.  So, if you’re into onions and everything seems perfect but the taste is a little ‘flat’, try another Subway if there’s one nearby.

I’d suggest the following:

• Get the vinaigrette dressing ‘to go’ in a little cup.  I’ve had them ruin sandwiches by putting on too much, so this’ll allow you to put on just the right amount.
   
• Get it on the ‘honey oat’ bread.  If you already have a favorite Subway bread, go ahead and try it on that, but if something seems off, try it on the honey oat.  I’ve had it on three or four types, but the second I tried it on honey oat, I said, ‘That’s it!"
   
• Have it toasted after the meat goes on, but before the fixings.  This really brings out the bread flavor.
   
• If you take part of it home and want to re-heat it later, heat it at 300 degrees for about 20 minutes from a cold start, depending upon how long your oven takes to warm up.  You just want it warm, not cooked.  Take the fixings off first.

The big mystery is how wildly different the Subway vinaigrette is than the stuff in the grocery store.  I tried four different brands and none of them were even close.  As such, I get an extra tub while I’m there and store it in the fridge, just in case I end up with a club sandwich from a different source.

If you like BBQ chips, you’ll dig how they go with the vinaigrette dressing.  Great combo.

Bon appétit!