Fast and Gourmet: No. 7 Sub... and my Sub

I love discovering new restaurants, shops, specialty food stores, anything that introduces me to a new culinary experience. Nothing can please me more than when this happens during my lunch hour. Lets call a spade a spade, food is my passion, and when I get a little action during my regular work day, well, my day just goes from an average of 5 to a 10. My coworker recently took me to a new sandwich shop called No 7 Sub, this gem is about the size of my kitchen and does takeout only. I had one of the best sandwiches ever, the Cilantro Chicken, with a pickle, which was out of this world. I have to briefly talk about this pickle, because I've never had anything quite like it, it almost tasted like Kimchi, it was spicy and just so delicious. The sandwich had the perfect combination of flavors, the main ingredients were shredded chicken, avocado, feta cheese on a freshly baked sub bread. It really was perfect, and perfection really should not be messed with, however, one of my favorite things to do is try to recreate something I really love, so I tried. Did I succeed?? Yes.. was it as good as the sandwich I had from No 7 sub?? Not really... But it was pretty close, so close that my husband asked for seconds and thirds, and even the baby ate his little sandwich to the last bite.

Here's how I made my version, I bought a whole roasted chicken at the supermarket and shredded the white meat with 2 forks, this gave me perfectly cooked moist white meat.

I added the following:

1/4 finely chopped red onion
1/4 finely chopped green onion

bunch of Italian parsley - finely shopped( which is probably where I went wrong, the sandwich had cilantro and since I'm not a big fan, I decided to substitute with parsley, totally different flavor, next time i will try it with cilantro)

1 whole avocado ( mashed and salted, with a squeeze of lemon juice)
1/3 lb crumbled feta cheese

mix everything together until smooth. Add Salt to taste.

Slightly toast a sub, smear with a little mayo, and pack generously with the meat. Enjoy!!!

you can try for yourself, but for the real thing, head to No 7 Sub http://www.no7sub.com/