Healthy Gourmet Vegetarian Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick wholegrain bread
- 2 tsp basil pesto
- 1 cup baby spinach, rocket or butter lettuce leaves
- 2 small tomatoes, sliced
- 1/4 cup fat-free semi-sundried tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1/4 cup marinated artichokes (97% fat-free), drained and chopped
- 1/4 small red capsicum, thinly sliced
- 8 basil leaves, roughly torn
- 4 slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese
Method
- Spread 2 slices of bread with pesto.
- Place half of the remaining ingredients on each slice before finishing with the remaining slices of bread.
- Cut sandwich in half.
Variation:
Replace Swiss cheese with 4 baby boccincini, thinly sliced. Replace pesto with Baba ghanoush (eggplant dip) or hummus.
Serving Suggestion:
Toast in a sandwich maker until heated through and golden brown.
Healthy tip!
Choose plain water or soda water in place of a sugary drink.
Nutrition Information
| per serving | per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1671 kJ | 582 kJ |
| 399 Cal | 139 Cal | |
| Protein | 25.1 g | 8.7 g |
| Fat, total | 20 g | 7 g |
| — saturated | 10.8 g | 3.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 25.4 g | 8.9 g |
| — sugars | 6.6 g | 2.3 g |
| Sodium | 547.1 mg | 190.5 mg |
| Fibre | 8.8 g | 3.1 g |
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Comments (1)
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It smells great when you open your lunchbox and is delicious to eat!!
Mias Mum
Posted on: 26 Feb 14
