A health conscious, yet still indulgent sandwich you can make fast! A vegan version of one of my favorite sandwiches from my childhood. Toasty, melty, and healthy. Yum 🤤
FRESH GREENS & “CHEESE” SANDWICH
✔ 15 Minutes ✔ Weight Loss Friendly ✔ Oil Free ✔ Serves 1
INGREDIENTS
• 2 slices bread of choice, toasted
• Staple Vinaigrette as a dipping option - get the recipe here
Filling, desired amounts:
• Mustard greens
• Romaine or green leaf lettuce
• Sprouts of choice
• Cucumber, sliced
• Fresh herb of choice, dill, parsley, or basil pair well
• Salt and pepper to taste
“Cheese”
• 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked in hot water for 5 minutes then drained
• 1 and 1/4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1/4 cup tapioca flour/starch
1 Prep and chop your veggies.
2 Add all the cheese ingredients into a high speed blender and blend on high for 1 to 2 minutes until completely smooth. Pour the cheese mixture into a medium frying pan over medium heat. Begin to stir constantly with a spatula scraping the sides often. After a few minutes it will begin to clump up into a more glue like, stretchy consistency. Remove from heat as soon as this occurs.
3 Toast your bread, then slather some cheese on each piece and assemble your sandwich with your desired filling from above. Enjoy!
NOTE: You will have leftover cheese. You can spread this on quesadillas, a salad, on a pizza or anywhere you want some melty cheese. Another tip is to blend this up (don't heat it) and store it in a glass container with a lid, using only a ittle bit at a time on the stovetop for individual portions throughout the week. If you choose to do this, it will last in the fridge for 5 days.
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