Recently I’ve been getting a lot of views from a subreddit called 80s_sandwich, because of a recipe we posted last year (it had peanut butter and Miracle Whip in it). I thought I would see if I could find another sandwich recipe from the 80s, but it turned out to be really hard! I found a lot of sandwiches from the 50s and 60s, but only this one from the 80s. It really looks not that bad, but I’m really curious about what makes it a Santa Barbara sandwich. I’ve never been there, I’d assume it has something to do with the avocados, but I have seen many other recipes named after places that seem very wrong.

Here’s everything you need. I wish I could have used alfalfa sprouts like in the recipe picture, but I could not find them at all.

Like any sandwich, get everything out need out and cut.

Then you have to make the Monterrey Mustard Sauce. I was wondering how this would be because I don’t like regular yellow mustard. It’s just Miracle Whip, mustard, and green onion. The amounts in the recipe are probably enough for four or five sandwiches though, so adjust accordingly.

Looks great…

This sandwich is really just a BLT with cheese, avocado, and a special sauce, which I think is really saying that the horrible recipe years are coming to an end in the 80s. If I want to try a really horrible sandwich, it’ll have to be from an earlier decade. Sorry to anyone who loves the bad stuff! This sandwich was actually pretty good! Like I said, I don’t like regular mustard, and I liked it a lot more after mixing it with the Miracle Whip. Plus I’d never had avocados except for with sushi, and it turns out that I like avocado. Beyond that it’s a pretty regular good sandwich.