Vegetarian Avocado Sandwich

Ready to serve in minutes, this vegetarian avocado sandwich is fresh, healthy and extra tasty! Perfect for a quick lunch during a busy day!

Quick and easy to make and perfect for a light and healthy lunch, this vegetarian avocado sandwich is far from dull. Made with creamy feta and crunchy salad ingredients, this is the perfect bite when you are short on time.

INGREDIENTS & SUBSTITUTIONS

Avocado: Avocado makes for a perfect healthy sandwich spread. Use a ripe avocado that is easy to mash with a fork.

• Seasonings: Garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Lemon juice: Use fresh lemon juice rather than bottled for the best flavor. The lemon flavors add a burst of freshness and the acid cuts through the creamy avocado.
• Bread: Any type of bread works great for this vegetarian sandwich. You can also make these with tortillas for easy to eat wraps.
• Feta cheese: This Greek cheese is creamy and briny and adds a great flavor. You can also use goat cheese.
• Salad ingredients: Tomato, cucumber, red onion, alfalfa sprouts and arugula.
• Mustard: Dijon mustard adds a great tangy flavor, for a milder taste, you can use wholegrain or yellow mustard

HOW TO MAKE AVOCADO SANDWICH

1. Mash the avocado with the seasonings and spread on one piece of the bread.
2. Top the avocado with the feta, cucumber, tomato and red onion.
3. Top with the sprouts and arugula.
4. Spread the other slice of bread with the mustard and close the sandwich.

TIPS FOR MAKING THE SANDWICH

1. Use a sturdy bread type. Make sure the bread is thick and not airy so that it can hold all the contents of the avocado sandwich.
2. Spread the avocado and mustard to the edges of the bread. This will ensure that you don’t have dry pieces of bread that are a bit boring to eat!
3. Use the freshest and best quality ingredients you can. This is a simple sandwich, so using good quality ingredients makes all the difference. At the very least, your avocado should be ripe so that you can mash it smoothly.
4. Toast the bread. Lightly toasted bread will add more texture and flavor to each bite, as well as making it more sturdy to hold all of your ingredients in place.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can you make it ahead of time?

This vegetarian avocado sandwich is best enjoyed soon after it is made so that it is nice and fresh, though you could make one in the morning, then keep it chilled and wrapped in the fridge to enjoy for a quick lunch, or add to lunch boxes. It’s best not to leave it for longer than 24 hours as the bread can start to get soggy.

Can you make it vegan?

This sandwich is vegetarian, but it contains feta, so is not plant based. To make this sandwich vegan, simply omit the feta, or swap it for a dairy-free cheese.

What else can you add?

We love this sandwich just as it is, but you can easily mix up the salad ingredients to make it to your taste, bibb lettuce or scallions would work great. You can also make it heartier by adding some boiled eggs or egg salad, or try it with a layer of hummus. If you have leftover cooked shredded chicken, then that also makes a delicious addition.