Fruity Peanut Butter Lettuce Wraps
Every year since 2003, Jif holds a contest for the most creative peanut butter sandwich made by kids. 2010’s winner, ten-year-old Rachel from Clovis, California, combined crunchy peanut butter with Fuji apples, chicken breast, grapes, honey, and light mayonnaise. She then rolled the mixture inside lettuce leafs for a fun, slightly healthier take on chicken Waldorf sandwiches.
PB, Strawberry, and Basil Sandwich
The Southern Peanut Growers held a contest called PB&J My Way in March 2010, and the peanut butter, strawberry, and basil entry was one of the top three finalists. The recipe, which uses French baguettes as the sandwich base, is incredibly simple but yields a highly unique, robust flavor.
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Scotty’s Brewhouse’s The Shewman Special
Take the New Jersey Breakfast, sub out the Canadian bacon for a hamburger patty, add a hefty dose of jalapeños, and you’ve got the super-spicy Shewman Special, one of the most popular burgers at Scotty’s Brewhouse, which has multiple locations in Indiana. The menu boasts that Indianapolis Monthly called it one of the top twenty-five burgers in the area.
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Peanut Butter and Tomato
As intriguing and heart attack–inducing as the combination of bacon, cheese, and peanut butter sounds, sometimes simplicity is best. Just like pickles and peanut butter, and even PB and mayonnaise (which I deemed too disturbing to include here), people speak fondly of the peanut butter and tomato combo. The Peanut Butter Boy likes his toasted, with a little kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper sprinkled on top.
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The Fluffernutter
I was all about PB&J as a kid, but people who grew up on the East Coast consider marshmallow fluff a quintessential part of their childhoods. According to them, the best way to eat it is alongside peanut butter in a sandwich. Not quite as decadent as the Nutella-PB sandwich, but it sure comes close.
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As much as I love peanut butter, I just can’t see pairing it with grilled cheese or pickles, though I salute anyone who attempts such cutting-edge combinations. But I am intrigued by the concept of a savory peanut butter sandwich. Perhaps some spinach and carrot sticks mixed with red pepper jelly and crunchy peanut butter … Hmm, that just might work! Today’s lunch just became a lot more exciting.
