Another delayed Sandwich of the Week. Feeling like the back is now appropriately rested and we can be back on the weekend schedule next week. Only next week is Memorial Day Weekend, which really throws the whole system into flux. So we’ll see how that all plays out.

The sandwich: House-roasted turkey, fresh mozzarella, broccoli rabe, hot peppers, olive oil and balsamic vinegar on a roll from Milano Market, 89th and 3rd in Manhattan.

The construction: See “the sandwich.”

Important background information: Everything about Milano Market practically shouted that it would serve delicious sandwiches. In the window sat piles of fresh-looking loaves of bread and inside hung various cured meats.

I saw no list of specialty sandwiches so I began mentally concocting something pork-free (as per my promise) while a couple of experienced looking deli men took orders from the people on line in front of me. A kid with a wispy mustache, no older than 18, asked if he could help me. A prodigy perhaps?

Apparently not. When I listed the ingredients I wanted on my sandwich, he was incredulous. I needed to repeat every one. Some of them twice. “Broccoli rabe… on the sandwich?” he asked. “Hot peppers… on the sandwich?”

Look, bro: We can work together and create a great sandwich here but I can only take you halfway. Yeah, I recognize this might not be some plain old ham and cheese but excuse me if I’m trying to conceive something new and special.

Oh, what? You thought I was content to just sit back and write about this sandwich game? No way. I’m in it.

What it looks like:

How it tastes: Maddeningly inconsistent.

I’ll get back to that in a sec, but first off, this sandwich could have been aesthetically improved if the broccoli rabe were placed on the bread before the turkey. Its hunter green clashes with the olive green of the hot peppers. Plus I think that could’ve helped the young sandwich artist eyeball the hot-pepper placement a little better, since it was problematic on this sandwich.

On the bites when there was an appropriate proportion of turkey, mozzarella, bread, pepper, broccoli rabe and vinegar, this sandwich was amazing. Transcendent.

The turkey itself was a little dry and nothing really to write home about, but it gives meaty bulk to the sandwich and prevents the rest of the flavors from overwhelming the mouth. And the combination of creaminess from the cheese, spice and crunch from the peppers and tang from the vinegar with the moisture, texture and subtle flavor of the broccoli rabe — damn.

Only I got maybe three bites like that, tops. There was too much turkey on the sandwich, and way too few hot peppers. And nothing was evenly distributed.

Keep working, kid.

Oh also I’m pretty sure there was no olive oil.

What it’s worth: That’s the other thing. Somehow this sandwich cost $12. Could that be right?

How it rates: 81 out of 100. I urge you to try out this same combination of ingredients, though. There’s potential for a great, great sandwich here.