Basic Veggie Sandwich
These 'guidelines' for a basic veggie sandwiches should land you on a variety of delicious lunch options that have a good mix of flavor, color & texture, and can travel with you or a loved one for school or work!
Ingredients
- whole wheat or sprouted bread of choice I use Dave's
- hummus, sliced avocado or salad dressing [note#2]
- greens of choice [note#1]`
- thinly sliced tomato I use Roma as I find they hold together well and have less moisture than bigger tomatoes (like steak tomatoes, for example)
- pickles
- mustard
Other Additions
- sliced cucumber
- sliced jalapenos or banana peppers
- sliced bell peppers
- sliced mushrooms
- other favorite fresh veggies [note#3]
Instructions
- Toast your bread! [note #4]
- Add your sauces or spreads onto the bread first, before stacking your ingredients up.
- Cut your sandwich in half, eat it right away or pack it for a traveling lunch.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- My ranking of greens - I typically use spinach because it's what I have on hand, but my ranking of lettuce types goes: 1. butter lettuce, 2. iceburg, 3. romaine. I'm ranking these based on their ability to hold together, with enough moisture to not feel dry, but not so moist that it'll impart moisture into your bread over time. And let's be honest, romaine is just water in lettuce form!
- You're essentially looking to make a really good salad and put it in between two pieces of bread.
- I think of these listed ingredients as 'basic' veggie sandwiches ingredients. You can certainly add in other things like grilled veggies/mushrooms, tofu, tempeh, seitan, etc. but they will require more effort, be more calories (veggies/mushrooms excluded) and, in my opinion, don't necessarily increase how much you'll enjoy the sandwich, so sticking to just fresh veggies is going to be healthier, less, calories, and still taste great.
- I think toasting bread is absolutely necessary for a good sandwich. Even if you are not a fan of toast, toasting it for the shortest amount of time just to 'firm' it up will help your sandwich to hold together, where soft sandwich bread will absorb moisture, get soggy and fall apart (especially if you are making and packing your lunch in advance!)