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Grilled Vegetable Sandwich

By Jolinda Hackett, About.com

Vegetarian sandwich recipe made from fresh broiled or grilled vegetables and served on toasted bread with cream cheese. If you prefer a vegan sandwich, you could also use a non-dairy vegan cream cheese. This vegetarian sandwich recipe can be served hot or cold. Recipe and photo courtesy the Wheat Foods Council.

Ingredients:

  • 1 small zucchini
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 4 to 5 large fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 medium tomato, sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • dried basil to taste
  • 2 tbsp vegetable cream cheese
  • a few leaves spinach
  • 4 slices bread. lightly toasted

Preparation:

Cut zucchini length-wise into 4 (1/4-inch thick) slices. Cut pepper in fourths, remove seeds. Coat both sides of zucchini, pepper and mushrooms with cooking spray.

Place zucchini and peppers on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until tender. Add mushrooms and broil for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from grill; sprinkle with salt, pepper and sweet basil leaves.

Spread cream cheese on toast. Layer zucchini, pepper, mushrooms, and tomato on two slices of toast; add spinach if desired. Top with remaining toast slices. Cut each sandwich in half.

Servings: 2

Calories/Serving: 232

Nutrition: Each serving provides approximately: 232 calories, 9 g protein, 39 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 6 g fat (3 g saturated), 9 mg cholesterol, 58 mcg folate, 3 mg iron, 638 mg sodium.

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