Cheese Savoury Sandwich Recipe - Dragons and Fairy Dust (2024)

Cheese savoury sandwich filling is a delicious mix of cheese, onions, carrots and mayonnaise. It is popular sandwich in North East England.

Looking for a delicious sandwich filling for your lunch? Not sure what to make? What if I told you that this cheese savoury sandwich filling was both tasty and easy to make? You can have a delicious lunch ready in minutes. Read on to get the recipe and impress your family.

I can clearly remember my first encounter with a cheese savoury sandwich. I went to grab a sandwich between lectures after starting at university on Newcastle. Greggs, a local bakery that started in Gosforth in the 1950s, was nearby. Inside I found a large range of sandwiches for sale.

One of the sandwich selections was cheese savoury, which I had never tried before. It is a cheesy crunchy tangy sandwich, quite unlike anything I had eaten before. It was delicious and this sandwich filling is now a firm favourite.

Read more: Traditional recipes from North East England

Most of the sandwiches were in stottie cakes, a flat round bread cut into quarters. It is local to Newcastle. I have to admit to wondering what a stottie was. Now stotties are well known outside of the North East, thanks to Greggs the bakers.

Read more: Stottie cake recipe

Cheese Savoury Sandwiches

Cheese savoury sandwiches are a sandwich filling that is only found in and around Newcastle. It is a shame as the sandwich is a real treat and would brighten up anyone’s lunch box. I have been experimenting and managed to recreate this sandwich filling at home.

One thing that people in the North East are good at is creating tasty filling recipes using basic ingredients. Most of these recipes probably came from the days when men worked in the steel yards and the pits. Times were hard and a little had to go a long way.

Recipes like Pan Haggerty and Leek Pudding are examples of these types of frugal recipe. I can imagine the cheese savoury stottie being enjoyed by men hard at work on the ships. They would have it for their bait, a geordie word for packed lunch.

Read more: Leek Pudding

What ingredients are in Cheese Savoury Sandwiches?

A traditional northern cheese savoury sandwich consists of cheese, carrots, onions and mayonnaise. A good tangy cheese is ideal for this sandwich filling. I chose a mature cheddar but you could also mix cheddar and red Leicester for a more tangy taste.

You will also need a little bit of salt and pepper for seasoning.

How to make the sandwich filling

Making this cheese savoury sandwich filling is very easy. It does require a lot of grating so make sure you have a good grater on hand or use a food processor.

First grate the cheese.

Now grate the carrot. The carrots add a sweetness and crunch to the filling without it being obvious. It is a great way to sneak some vegetables in if you have reluctant vegetable eaters in your family.

Finally grate the onion. Keep a box of tissues handy in case your eyes water.

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and add the mayonnaise. Add enough mayonnaise so that the filling is moist but not too runny.

Season with salt and pepper. Adjust the seasoning to match your taste.

Spoon the sandwich filling onto the buttered bread.

Can I use salad cream instead of mayonnaise?

Yes, of course you can. Salad cream has slightly more vinegar in it than mayonnaise so the resulting flavour will be more tangy. Experiment and find out which taste you prefer.

What sort of bread should I use?

Traditionally you will find cheese savoury sandwiches in stotties. My cheese savoury sandwiches use brown baps which works just as well. The filling is delicious in any type of bread so use whatever you have on hand.

Just make sure you make a large batch of the sandwich filling as it will disappear fast!

What should I serve with the sandwiches?

Cheese savoury sandwiches are delicious served on their own. If you want you can add a little salad to the side of the plate or even crisps and a gherkin like they do in America.

This filling would also be ideal for parties, it would leave your guests wondering how you made it. Make the sandwiches look elegant by making finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off. Cheese savoury sandwich filling is a great way of sneaking some vegetables into your children’s lunch box without them noticing.

How long will the sandwich filling keep?

The cheese savoury sandwich filling can be kept in plastic box in the fridge if you do not use it all at once. It will keep for up to a week.

Cheese Savoury Sandwich Recipe

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What are your favourite sandwich fillings? Do let me know below.

You might also want to try this toasted cheese sandwich which makes a lovely lunch on a cold day.