Turkey Subs with Cherry Salsa

Sweet cherry salsa helps make a party out of ordinary subs! With this recipe, you can move the party to your house. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

September 28, 2006

Cherry Salsa

1 1/2

cups dark sweet cherries, pitted, coarsely chopped

peach, peeled, pitted and chopped

1/4

cup chopped green bell pepper

tablespoons cherry preserves

teaspoons balsamic vinegar

cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

tablespoon chopped roasted garlic

1/4

cup finely chopped fresh parsley

loaves (1 lb each) French bread

leaves leaf lettuce

to 20 slices smoked turkey, (1 lb)

slices provolone cheese (8 oz)

slices Colby cheese (8 oz)

slices crisply cooked bacon (8 oz)

cucumber, thinly sliced

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In medium glass or plastic bowl, mix all salsa ingredients until well blended. Refrigerate until serving time.
2

In small bowl, mix mayonnaise, garlic and parsley. Cut bread loaves horizontally in half. Spread mayonnaise mixture on cut sides of loaves. Layer lettuce, turkey, cheeses, bacon and cucumber on bottoms of loaves. Top with tops of loaves. Cut each loaf into 12 pieces. Serve with salsa.

Make these sandwiches up to 4 hours ahead of time and refrigerate. Cut the loaves into slices just before serving.
Use only fresh dark sweet cherries for the salsa. The juice from canned or frozen cherries will discolor the salsa.
Is sliced roast beef the deli special this week? Go for it! Beef or ham make great turkey “sub”-stitutes!