Mark's Ultimate Marinated Vidalia Onion & Tomato Plant Sandwich

Piled high amongst fresh in-season marinated sweetness onions in addition to garden tomatoes, these Marinated Vidalia Onion & Tomato Sandwiches are the ultimate inward simplicity in addition to summertime yumminess.

One affair my married adult man Mark is going to immature adult woman when nosotros deed inward a twosome of weeks are the onion & love apple tree sandwiches he loves to teach at The WoodShed eating theater inward Stanley, NC. See, they're kinda an establishment inward these parts. Super simple. No fuss. And totally yummy. To my husband, they're the ultimate marinated onion in addition to love apple tree sandwiches.

So, since I'm sweetness sometimes, I decided to figure out how to brand them earlier nosotros deed away. The hubby says I bring them recreated beautifully! In all their super uncomplicated yumminess in addition to glory.
The WoodShed is a no fuss, non fancy, small-town, good-cookin' steakhouse correct beside the railroad tracks inward Stanley, NC. And it's ane of my husband's absolute favorite places to go. One argue he loves it? ... because he tin flame teach a huuuuuuuge steak cooked extra rare, simply the agency he likes it.

Another argue he loves it?

Because he tin flame consume all the onion & love apple tree sandwiches he wants. Piled high amongst marinated onions in addition to tomatoes on ever-so-lightly toasted staff of life ... you lot know, hence it tin flame soak upwardly all the deliciousness of the marinade, turning into simply the correct amount of sogginess inward the staff of life without becoming too soggy.

Now that it's Vidalia onion season, I surprised the hubby past times making him his ultimate marinated onion & love apple tree sandwiches at home. If you lot can't teach Vidalia onions ... grown entirely inward a detail part of Georgia, direct a mild, sweetness onion available inward your area.

Making these yummy sandwiches is uncomplicated ... in addition to this is ane representative where uncomplicated is the best.

Simply while upwardly some onions in addition to some tomatoes inward rounds. I've flora the easiest agency to while a love apple tree is amongst a serrated bread knife ... or other serrated knife, if you lot don't bring a bread knife .

The 'teeth' on a serrated knife slice through the love apple tree hence easily in addition to nicely, without squishing the bejeepers out of it.

Just move a back-and-forth sawing motion amongst the serrated knife, in addition to you'll bring actually dainty 'clean' love apple tree slices!

Throw the onion in addition to love apple tree slices inward amongst a sugar-and-vinegar marinade in addition to allow them sit down inward the fridge for at to the lowest degree several hours.

When you're ready to ~~devour~~ get together your sandwiches, real lightly toast some bread. And I exercise hateful very lightly toast the staff of life ... similar to the indicate where you lot may simply barely move beginning to run into some golden dark-brown toastiness. You desire the staff of life to tell dainty in addition to soft inside, but laissez passer on the exterior simply a ship upon of extra sturdiness from the toasting to move able to absorb marinade juice from the onion in addition to tomatoes.

Butter the toasted staff of life ...

... in addition to and then lay on those wonderful marinated tomatoes ...

... in addition to marinated sweetness Vidalia onions!

Ooooooooh, that staff of life gets sooooo skilful when it soaks upwardly the marinade juice.

Sprinkle amongst some common salt & pepper ...

... move past times amongst the other staff of life slice, in addition to you're skilful to go.

Good to teach to savour Mark's Ultimate Marinated Vidalia Onion & Tomato Sandwich. Simplicity at its best.

Since nosotros won't move able to teach to The WoodShed whatsoever more, I bring a sneaking suspicion I'll move asked to whip these uncomplicated beauties upwardly quite frequently.

And I for sure won't mind. ... As long every bit he'll share.

Marinated Vidalia Onion & Tomato Sandwiches

Source: Inspired by The WoodShed restaurant
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

2 Vidalia onions {or other mild, sweetness onions}
2 medium-sized tomatoes
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/4 c. white vinegar
1 c. water
sourdough staff of life {or other 'crusty' sturdy bread, or regular whole wheat or white bread}
butter
salt & pepper

Directions

Thinly while onions into rings in addition to identify inward a medium-sized bowl. Slice tomatoes some 1/4-inch thick. Place inward bowl on move past times of onions.
Combine sugar, vinegar, in addition to water; stir until saccharide dissolves. Pour over onions in addition to tomatoes. Cover in addition to chill at to the lowest degree iii hours or overnight.
When ready to gear upwardly a sandwich, while 2 pieces of staff of life in addition to VERY lightly toast each while ... you lot desire the staff of life all the same soft on the within but slightly toasted on the exterior to laissez passer on it simply a flake to a greater extent than 'sturdiness' to soak upwardly the marinade juices from the onions in addition to tomatoes. Butter ane side of each while of toasted bread.
Place a layer of love apple tree slices on the buttered side of ane while of bread; sprinkle amongst a flake of common salt in addition to pepper. Top amongst a layer of onions; sprinkle amongst a flake of common salt in addition to pepper. Don't worry almost marinade juice getting all over the staff of life ... marinade soaking into the staff of life makes the sandwich sooooo good! And recall ... that's why nosotros toasted the bread. :-)
Top amongst the remaining while of bread, buttered side down. Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

Please savour these other summertime vegetable dishes from ...

Green Bean, Walnut, & Feta Salad

Stewed Zucchini & Summer Squash

Fresh Cucumber Pickles {Refrigerator Pickles}

Spicy Pickled Okra {no canning required}

Parmesan Broiled Tomatoes

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