The Perfect Salad Sandwich

I am searching for the perfect salad sandwich. Bread has and always will be one of my weaknesses.....the browner the better. Finding protein free sandwich fillers can prove to be quite challenging and I have yet to find a selection of great vegetarian or vegan salad fillings. If you have any or know where to find them please share......

In the meantime this delicious whole wheat hummus salad sandwich comes quite close. A whole wheat bun, smothered with hummus and layered with fresh watercress, thinly sliced cucumber, grated carrot, avocado and crispy onion sprinkles. YUM!

Salad Sandwich Ingredients

1 Whole wheat bun
Handful of fresh watercress
6 Slices of thinly sliced cucumber
1/2 Grated carrot
1/4 Sliced avocado
Handful of crispy onion sprinkles
Prepared Hummus

Method:

1. Cut open a whole wheat bun of your choice.
2. Smother a thick layer of hummus on each side.
3. Layer the remaining ingredients.
4. Close and serve.

Try this Delicious Homemade Hummus

 

Hummus 

Ingredients

1 I tin of organic chickpeas drained and rinsed or 250-300 g well cooked chickpeas
60-70 g of lemon juice (or less and top up with a little water)
1 garlic clove, peeled
2 peeled strips of lemon zest (no pith)
2 tbsp hulled organic tahini
1 tsp of agave or honey
2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
cracked pepper
Celtic or Himalayan salt

Preparation

1. Grind the garlic and lemon zest in a food processor until fine.
2. Scrape down and process again.
3. Add all ingredients except olive oil and blend  1-2 mins.
4. Scape down sides and around the base of the blade, add olive oil, and blend another 2-3 mins.
5. Check seasoning and add more salt and pepper if needed.

Corn Taco with Bean Pate Spread

Today Melissa and Kelsey have two corn tacos. They are going to fill them with the lettuce and carrot shreds and the bean pate spread at school to prevent the corn tacos from going soggy before break. They also have an apple slinky and some pineapple stars to finish the lunchbox off.

Kids Lunchbox: Breadsticks and red pesto dip

I discovered some bread sticks with no preservatives or sugar added and decided to include them in the kids lunchbox today as a treat.They have a small container filled with red pesto dip to soak the sticks in. Yummy! Nectarine slices, fig halves and some seedless black grapes to finish off the meal. Fruit remains an easy, quick and delicious way to ensure vitamin and mineral intake on a daily basis.

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Lunch box ideas: Oat Cakes with avo dip

More lunch box ideas: Today we had some oat cakes with avo dip (mixed with lemon juice to prevent browning). As is quite evident both Melissa and Kelsey have a sweet tooth and vege boxes just don't pack the same punch. Today strawberries, sliced plums, figs, dried preservative free mango and a large bag of popcorn graced the cooler box together with the oat cakes and avo dip. All the homemade dips have been popular so far...anyone have more great dip ideas?

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Corn Nachos and Basil Pesto

A Bratz lunchbox filled with corn nachos and some basil pesto to dip them in. Basil Pesto must be my favorite sauce and I use it drizzled over pasta, smothered on bake potatoes as well as spread onto corn thins and rice cakes. Managed to find the last few hanepoot grapes and also included some strawberries and a few slices of pineapple. Found the Bratz lunchboxes at hypermarket only R12.00 each. Gavin has now banned me from purchasing any more lunchboxes as I can't resist practical lunchbox designs and I have accumulated quite a few excellent buys.

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