This week chef, restaurateur and TV presenter John Torode has joined forces with Hotels.com to reveal how to perfect the world’s favourite hotel dish – The Club Sandwich.

During the Masterclass  the star chef  gives a step-by-step guide and his secret tips to viewers on how to transform chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, hard boiled eggs, dijonnaise and toast into a delicious culinary creation.

The video has been created to mark the launch of the Hotels.com Club Sandwich Index which uses the most common dish on a hotel menu as a measure of affordability, to give holiday-makers an indication of the costs associated with their holiday destination.

In the Index, Paris was found to be the most expensive city in the world to order a Club with the average cost coming in at £20.43, while in the second most expensive city, Geneva, the sandwich costs an average of £20.10, followed closely by £18.83 for a Club in Oslo.

John Torode said: “For me the Club Sandwich tells you all you need to know about a great hotel. Hotels.com has surveyed 750 hotels in more than 25 countries to give you an indication of the price point of a great Club Sandwich.”

 

John Torode’s top tips:

1.       Stacking is important so when you go to eat it, it doesn’t falls apart

2.       Don’t butter your Club Sandwich, use mayo, and lots of it

3.       The most important thing is, it’s got to be cold. A Club Sandwich should be a cold dish and served with hot chips

4.       Don’t squash down the middle of the sandwich or the filling will fall out. Push down on the edge of the sandwich to hold it in place

 

Ingredients (cold):

Bacon, poached chicken, lettuce, tomato, hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard

 

Instructions:

1.       Thinly sliced the chicken, egg, tomatoes and iceberg lettuce

2.       Toast the bread and mix the mayonnaise and mustard to create Dijonnaise and spread the Dijonnaise on one side of each slice

3.       Add the bacon on top of the first slice, followed by the chicken, layered in opposite directions

4.       Add the second slice of toast Dijonnaise side down and top with another spreading of Dijonnaise before topping with the lettuce, tomatoes and egg

5.       Add the final slice on top, Dijonnaise side down

6.       Press down the edges of the sandwich to hold the ingredients together. Place four toothpicks to hold the sandwich together, one in each corner

7.       Cut away the sides of the sandwich and serve with hot chips

 

Well now you can make your own perfect club sandwich heres the Hotels.com list of Club Sandwich prices around the world

The Hotels.com Club Sandwich Index (CSI):

 

Country / City	Average Club Sandwich Price (£)
France – Paris	£20.43
Switzerland – Geneva	£20.10
Norway – Oslo	£18.83
Japan – Tokyo	£17.07
Italy – Rome	£14.95
Finland – Helsinki	£13.99
Sweden – Stockholm	£13.67
Australia – Canberra	£12.20
Denmark – Copenhagen	£11.65
UK – London	£11.55
Hong Kong	£11.33
South Korea – Seoul	£11.15
Germany – Berlin	£10.97
Brazil – Brasília	£10.97
USA – New York	£10.45
Holland – Amsterdam	£10.27
Russia – Moscow	£10.11
Spain – Madrid	£10.00
Canada – Toronto	£9.91
Ireland – Dublin	£9.61
Singapore	£9.13
China – Beijing	£8.94
Colombia – Bogota	£8.70
Argentina – Buenos Aires	£6.61
Mexico – Mexico City	£6.29
India – New Delhi	£5.91

 

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Pot Noodles are and have been a staple in every single mans cupboard for years, maybe because they are quick require no preparation or cooking skills other than boiling the kettle or maybe because they are just damn tasty either way my cupboard always has a few and I’m sure yours does whether you admit it or not!

Up until now Pot Noodles have been meat free, but that’s all about to change with the launch of Pot Noodle GTI. Each pot has real meat in the pot and now doesn’t even require the boil of a kettle! simply peel back the lid, nuke, stir and scoff! ….. Its just the right amount of food before a night out.

There are four flavours – if you’re a smooth Italian on the road then Spaghetti Bolognese is for you. If you like it hot and spicy and wheel spins are your thing, then grab the Tikka Masala. If it’s all about the spoiler and exhausts then get stuck into the Mexican mayhem of Chilli Con Carne, and finally if you like a smooth sweet ride then  Sweet and Sour is the one for you.

 

To celebrate the launch of Pot Noodle GTi, the Pot Noodle GTi hummer is going on a tour of the country. The Hummer will roll into each city at 1pm on the dates in question, and Pot Noodle GTi fans will participate in a series of challenges, which are all about getting ready for the ultimate night out and the person with the highest score on the day will be crowned the Pot Noodle GTi winner, receiving an Ultimate Night Out worth a grand for them & their mates! The winner & their mates will get fully fuelled up with Pot Noodle GTi, get picked up and taken to a top night club, and receive free entry, reserved seating, and a bar tab to keep partying into the small hours. While you’re down there, you can sample the Pot Noodle GTi, and also jump into the Pot Noodle GTi hummer for a pre-night prep session – a fashion blitz, a brand new haircut, a styling, or to check out your chat up lines! You might even be lucky enough to get a pair of the limited edition Pot Noodle GTi lucky pants… You’ll have to head on down to find out how!

Head over to www.facebook.com/potnoodle for more info and check out the tour dates on the map below, and get down there early and register for the competition as only the first 15 people will qualify to enter which takes place between 3-4pm at each venue.

With an ever increasing urge to cook more healthily without compromising on taste, the need to create tasty dishes  that don’t add to the ever increasing waistline, I’m often searching for inspired new recipes that don’t take hours to prepare. Many of us use mayonnaise as a condiment to accompany a main meal, but Hellmann’s Mayonnaise is brimming with some of the best quality ingredients which make it a deliciously versatile ingredient to cook with too.

At the heart of Hellmann’s Mayonnaise are three simple ingredients – free range eggs, vinegar and rapeseed oil, which naturally contains Omega 3 and mono-and polyunsaturated fats. Combined, this gives Hellmann’s Mayonnaise a smooth creamy taste. Free from preservatives, Hellmann’s Mayonnaise is easy to cook with and to proove that Hellmanns have come up with some low calorie recipe’s using their Mayonnaise.

The food experts at Hellmann’s have devised a series of uncomplicated nutritious recipes to inspire people to get creative with their dishes by using Hellmann’s Mayonnaise as a healthy and tasty ingredient, to satisfy even the most discerning eater.

 

Mash potato is a  favourite dish of mine– it’s easy to prepare and goes with almost everything.  When made with butter however, it has 85% more saturated fat than when it is made with Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise, I made this today and it works exceptionally well  :

LOVED-UP MASH (85% less saturated fat than when made with butter)

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

700g cooked potatoes

25ml milk

6 dollops* Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise

*A dollop is one level tablespoon of Hellmann’s mayonnaise (15ml)

 

Method:

Cook potatoes in boiling water.

When the potatoes are cooked mash them.

Add milk and mayonnaise.

Mix well and serve.

 

Serving suggestion:

Delicious served with chicken and mixed vegetables.

Heres a few more of Hellmanns recpies :

 

PARADISE PASTA SALAD

Serves 4

Ingredients:

400g Italian short pasta (rigatoni, penne, farfalle, fusilli)

150g cherry tomatoes

100g tuna in spring water (drained weight)

60g fresh rocket

100g fresh mozzarella

50g green olives

A few basil leaves

7 dollops* Hellmann’s Light Mayonnaise

*A dollop is one level tablespoon of Hellmann’s mayonnaise (15ml)

 

Method:

Cook the pasta ‘’al dente’’ in boiling water and cool.

Clean and cut the cherry tomatoes, the fresh rocket and the basil.

Cut fresh mozzarella into cubes and add the green olives.

Mix all the ingredients together with the mayonnaise and tuna and serve.

 

 

FISHY DELISHY

Serves 2

Ingredients:

200g white fish

125ml of your favourite tomato pasta sauce

1 clove of garlic, crushed

1 tbsp chopped parsley

2 dollops* Hellmann’s Light Mayonnaise

1 courgette, thinly sliced

*A dollop is one level tablespoon of Hellmann’s mayonnaise (15ml)

 

Method:

Take the tomato sauce and pour into an ovenproof dish.

Scatter over courgettes and place fish on top.

Mix the garlic, parsley and mayonnaise together and spread over the fish.

Bake at 180’C for 20-25 minutes or until fish is cooked.

 

Serving suggestion:

Delicious with a mixed green salad and penne pasta.

 

For more inspiration visit www.hellmanns.co.uk.