How to Diversify Sandwich Fillings
Make cheese sandwiches more interesting., Spice up the usual peanut butter., Add honey to sandwiches., Make a roasted vegetable sandwich., Make a falafel sandwich., Use leftovers.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Make cheese sandwiches more interesting.
While cheese sandwiches are an easy mainstay for lunchboxes, they can be made a lot more interesting than just simple cheese.
Here are some ideas:
Change the cheese.
If you've been eating only one kind of cheese, branch out and try other cheese varieties, especially those with stronger flavors, and cheese types you've never tried before.
Red pepper, cress, or radish to mild cheese for a piquant taste.
Chives and tomato to ricotta cheese.
Sprouts and a spread to cheese.
Cottage cheese with blackcurrant jam.
Cheese with lettuce, tomato and green or red pepper.
Cheese and celery.
Mixed cottage cheese and cream cheese, with sprouts added.
Cheese with chives and tomato.
Add banana and jam. -
Step 2: Spice up the usual peanut butter.
Peanut butter is another sandwich mainstay that can do with a lift.
Some suggestions include:
Lettuce and cucumber with peanut butter.
Lentil sprouts and parsley with peanut butter.
Semi-dried, oiled tomatoes or red peppers with peanut butter. , Honey can make an interesting spread choice, with some additions:
Honey with cocoa, Milo, malt powder.
Honey with chopped raisins.
Warning:
Very sweet! Honey with poppy seed or sesame seed.
Honey, jam, and apple slices. , This can include any vegetables that are your absolute favorites and it will taste delicious in Italian style breads, such as ciabatta.
Good choices for inclusion include pepper, zucchini (courgette), potato, pumpkin, eggplant, artichoke hearts, sweet onion, and tomatoes.
Read How to roast vegetables for more information. , Use a pita, pre-cooked cooled falafels, salad ingredients, tabouli, hummus, and a squirt of mint-yogurt.
Delicious cold as well as warmed! Read How to make falafel for instructions. , Leftovers make excellent sandwiches, including turkey, ham, chicken, vegetables, cooked grains, mashed potato, etc.
Add condiments such as sauce and pickles for added flavor and moisture. -
Step 3: Add honey to sandwiches.
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Step 4: Make a roasted vegetable sandwich.
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Step 5: Make a falafel sandwich.
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Step 6: Use leftovers.
Detailed Guide
While cheese sandwiches are an easy mainstay for lunchboxes, they can be made a lot more interesting than just simple cheese.
Here are some ideas:
Change the cheese.
If you've been eating only one kind of cheese, branch out and try other cheese varieties, especially those with stronger flavors, and cheese types you've never tried before.
Red pepper, cress, or radish to mild cheese for a piquant taste.
Chives and tomato to ricotta cheese.
Sprouts and a spread to cheese.
Cottage cheese with blackcurrant jam.
Cheese with lettuce, tomato and green or red pepper.
Cheese and celery.
Mixed cottage cheese and cream cheese, with sprouts added.
Cheese with chives and tomato.
Add banana and jam.
Peanut butter is another sandwich mainstay that can do with a lift.
Some suggestions include:
Lettuce and cucumber with peanut butter.
Lentil sprouts and parsley with peanut butter.
Semi-dried, oiled tomatoes or red peppers with peanut butter. , Honey can make an interesting spread choice, with some additions:
Honey with cocoa, Milo, malt powder.
Honey with chopped raisins.
Warning:
Very sweet! Honey with poppy seed or sesame seed.
Honey, jam, and apple slices. , This can include any vegetables that are your absolute favorites and it will taste delicious in Italian style breads, such as ciabatta.
Good choices for inclusion include pepper, zucchini (courgette), potato, pumpkin, eggplant, artichoke hearts, sweet onion, and tomatoes.
Read How to roast vegetables for more information. , Use a pita, pre-cooked cooled falafels, salad ingredients, tabouli, hummus, and a squirt of mint-yogurt.
Delicious cold as well as warmed! Read How to make falafel for instructions. , Leftovers make excellent sandwiches, including turkey, ham, chicken, vegetables, cooked grains, mashed potato, etc.
Add condiments such as sauce and pickles for added flavor and moisture.
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